SuDS Design Manager — Hybrid Work & Lead Projects

AECOM; Croydon; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Career development opportunities

AECOM University

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Design Manager to join our Water Team across the UK, delivering blue-green infrastructure and drainage projects from feasibility to construction. You’ll lead multi-disciplinary design activity, manage budgets, and mentor junior staff while coordinating with clients and stakeholders.

A hybrid working model supports flexible, high-impact delivery. You’ll build on notable projects, contribute to standards, and help drive sustainable drainage solutions across communities in the UK

Qualifications

• Experience in the delivery and design of sustainable drainage or nature-based solutions in a management or technical leadership role.
• Experience in the outline and/or detailed design of flood risk management, flood risk assessment or drainage schemes.
• Experience of leading project teams or sub-teams and mentoring and training junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise and leadership across all design stages, including feasibility studies, outline and detailed design, reports and specifications, while ensuring designs comply with applicable standards, regulations, safety and quality requirements.
• Lead the technical delivery of complex tasks and projects, taking responsibility for programme and budget management, reviewing work produced by others and ensuring timely, accurate and high-quality outputs.
• Work proactively to identify, address and resolve engineering, design and stakeholder issues, providing effective solutions and supporting the successful progression of projects.
• Manage day-to-day interactions within AECOM design teams and with external parties, clients and stakeholders, maintaining clear and effective communication throughout project delivery.
• Liaise directly with clients and external stakeholders to develop scopes, prepare and price proposals, communicate project progress and support the successful delivery of project objectives.
• Provide technical leadership and support the development of colleagues, including reviewing work and mentoring and coaching junior team members.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Chartered/Incorporated or working towards this

Job description

AECOM is seeking a Design Manager to join our Water Team across the UK, delivering blue-green infrastructure and drainage projects from feasibility to construction. You’ll lead multi-disciplinary design activity, manage budgets, and mentor junior staff while coordinating with clients and stakeholders.

A hybrid working model supports flexible, high-impact delivery. You’ll build on notable projects, contribute to standards, and help drive sustainable drainage solutions across communities in the UK