Water Sector Design Lead (Non-Infrastructure)

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

Job summary

Penguin Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Principal Design Manager to provide technical leadership across water non-infrastructure projects in the UK. The role involves leading multidisciplinary teams across civil, mechanical, electrical and process engineering, ensuring safe, efficient delivery and high technical standards.

Attendance at the Tamworth office is required one to two days per week. You will coordinate design programmes, manage client interfaces with a major water utility framework,

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering or related engineering discipline.
• Chartered Engineer or working towards chartership.
• Strong experience within the UK water sector.
• Proven experience delivering design programmes across multiple projects.
• Strong understanding of UK design standards, CDM regulations and water industry specifications.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead design delivery across a portfolio of water non-infrastructure projects.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams across civil, mechanical, electrical and process disciplines.
• Develop and manage design programmes across multiple projects.
• Review and approve design deliverables to ensure compliance with industry standards and client specifications.
• Act as the primary design interface with the water utility client.
• Support project managers with budgets, resources and design risk management.
• Mentor engineers and design leads within the team.

Skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Design delivery

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Chartered Engineer or working towards chartership

Job description

Penguin Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Principal Design Manager to provide technical leadership across water non-infrastructure projects in the UK. The role involves leading multidisciplinary teams across civil, mechanical, electrical and process engineering, ensuring safe, efficient delivery and high technical standards.

Attendance at the Tamworth office is required one to two days per week. You will coordinate design programmes, manage client interfaces with a major water utility framework,