Water Infrastructure Design Lead - BIM & Low-Carbon

Binnies; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day fortnight

Pension

33 days leave

Volunteering day

Parental leave

Private medical cover

Qualifications support

Annual bonus

Job summary

Binnies, part of the RSK Group, is seeking a Project Design Manager in Peterborough to lead design and technical delivery for water and water recycling projects. You will guide a multidisciplinary team, ensuring innovative, sustainable, low-carbon solutions while meeting safety and regulatory standards.

You will drive digital design adoption, coordinate with stakeholders, and deliver right-first-time outputs that align with project goals and client expectations.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering or equivalent qualification, chartered or working towards chartered status.
• Strong design management experience within water or environmental infrastructure sectors.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver high-quality, sustainable design outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and technical delivery of clean water and water recycling projects across infrastructure and non-infrastructure schemes.
• Develop Engineering Project Plans covering design scope, programme, cost, risk and resources.
• Collaborate with discipline leads to define design approaches, set standards, and ensure design integration across civil, mechanical, electrical and process disciplines.
• Drive innovation and digital design, moving towards fully attributed 3D and BIM-enabled models.
• Champion sustainable design with low-carbon thinking and whole-life value considerations.
• Engage with suppliers, partners and stakeholders to review and integrate third-party inputs effectively.
• Ensure all design work meets CDM and health & safety requirements and delivers high-quality outputs.

Skills

Design management

Multidisciplinary teams

Engineering leadership

Stakeholder communication

Digital design

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

BIM

3D modelling

CAD

Job description

Binnies, part of the RSK Group, is seeking a Project Design Manager in Peterborough to lead design and technical delivery for water and water recycling projects. You will guide a multidisciplinary team, ensuring innovative, sustainable, low-carbon solutions while meeting safety and regulatory standards.

You will drive digital design adoption, coordinate with stakeholders, and deliver right-first-time outputs that align with project goals and client expectations.