Water Design Associate Director: Lead UK Projects

Penguin Recruitment Ltd; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Penguin Recruitment Ltd is seeking an Associate Director - Water Design in the Leicester/Tamworth area to lead delivery of water non-infrastructure projects for a major UK water utility framework.

The role requires attendance one to two days per week at the Tamworth office and offers strategic leadership across technical delivery, team development and client engagement within a growing consultancy.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Chartered Engineer with a recognised professional institution.
• Significant experience within the UK water sector.
• Proven leadership experience across multidisciplinary design teams.
• Strong understanding of UK water industry standards and regulatory frameworks.
• Excellent communication, leadership and commercial awareness.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior leadership across water non-infrastructure design projects
• Oversee multidisciplinary engineering teams delivering civil, mechanical and electrical design solutions
• Act as a senior technical authority across project portfolios
• Maintain strong client relationships and represent the organisation at technical and programme reviews
• Support business development, proposals and framework delivery
• Guide and mentor senior engineers and design leads

Skills

Leadership

Client engagement

Multidisciplinary teams

Communication

Education

Civil Engineering degree

Chartered Engineer

Job description

Penguin Recruitment Ltd is seeking an Associate Director - Water Design in the Leicester/Tamworth area to lead delivery of water non-infrastructure projects for a major UK water utility framework.

The role requires attendance one to two days per week at the Tamworth office and offers strategic leadership across technical delivery, team development and client engagement within a growing consultancy.