Discipline Manager (Water Features)

WS Atkins & Partners Overseas Engineering Consultants; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 360,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary

Life insurance coverage

Medical insurance

Annual leave balance

Company gratuity scheme

Discretionary bonus program

Annual flight contribution

Transportation & housing allowances

Employee Wellbeing Program

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Discipline Manager - Water Features to lead planning, design and delivery of decorative water systems across hospitality, landscape and large-scale developments. You will guide multidisciplinary teams, ensure code compliance, and optimize water usage and energy efficiency throughout concept to commissioning.

The role requires 10–15 years in water feature design and project delivery, strong leadership, and proficiency in AutoCAD, Revit and BIM tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in mechanical/civil/water engineering or landscape architecture.
• 10–15 years in water feature design, engineering and project delivery with leadership experience.
• Proven experience delivering complex water feature projects in hospitality, mixed-use, landscape or master-planned developments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the water features discipline across multiple projects and design stages.
• Oversee design of fountains, interactive water features, waterfalls, ponds, lakes, water walls and aquatic systems.
• Ensure compliance with codes, safety standards, environmental regulations and client requirements.
• Coordinate with landscape architects, civil, MEP, structural engineers and other stakeholders.
• Review and approve design calculations, specifications, drawings and reports.
• Develop innovative sustainable water feature solutions optimizing water use and energy efficiency.
• Manage discipline resources, budgets, schedules and deliverables.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring and guidance to engineers and designers.
• Conduct design reviews, value engineering and risk assessments.
• Coordinate with suppliers, contractors and manufacturers on equipment and technical requirements.
• Support procurement through technical evaluations, tender reviews and contractor assessments.
• Monitor construction and provide technical support during installation, testing, commissioning and handover.
• Maintain strong client relationships and act as primary technical authority on water features.
• Drive continuous improvement and adoption of best practices within the discipline.

Skills

Water features discipline leadership

Hydraulic systems & pumps

Water treatment & piping networks

Control systems

AutoCAD

Revit

BIM platforms

Hydraulic modelling tools

Project management

Budgeting & scheduling

Stakeholder management

Leadership & mentoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical/Civil/Water Engineering or Landscape Architecture

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

BIM platforms

Hydraulic modelling tools

Job description

Job Description Overview

The Discipline Manager - Water Features is responsible for leading the planning, design, coordination, and delivery of water feature systems across landscape, hospitality, mixed-use, public realm, and large-scale development projects. The role provides technical leadership to multidisciplinary teams, ensuring innovative, sustainable, and operationally efficient water feature solutions that meet client, regulatory, and project requirements. The Discipline Manager oversees design quality, resource management, stakeholder engagement, and project execution from concept through construction and commissioning.

Your role

• Lead and manage the water features discipline across multiple projects and design stages.
• Oversee the design of decorative fountains, interactive water features, waterfalls, ponds, lakes, water walls, and special aquatic systems.
• Ensure designs comply with applicable codes, safety standards, environmental regulations, and client requirements.
• Coordinate with landscape architects, civil engineers, MEP engineers, structural engineers, and other stakeholders.
• Review and approve design calculations, technical specifications, drawings, reports, and construction documentation.
• Develop innovative and sustainable water feature solutions that optimize water usage, energy efficiency, and operational performance.
• Manage discipline resources, budgets, schedules, and project deliverables to ensure timely completion.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to engineers, designers, and project teams.
• Conduct design reviews, value engineering exercises, and risk assessments.
• Coordinate with suppliers, specialist contractors, and manufacturers regarding equipment selection and technical requirements.
• Support procurement activities through technical evaluations, tender reviews, and contractor assessments.
• Monitor construction activities and provide technical support during installation, testing, commissioning, and handover phases.
• Maintain strong client relationships and act as the primary technical authority for water feature-related matters.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, technical innovation, and adoption of best practices within the discipline.

About you

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Water Engineering, Landscape Architecture, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 10-15 years of experience in water feature design, engineering, and project delivery, including leadership experience.
• Proven experience delivering complex water feature projects within hospitality, mixed-use, theme park, public realm, landscape, or master-planned developments.
• Strong technical knowledge of hydraulic systems, pumps, filtration systems, water treatment, piping networks, and control systems.
• Experience in the design and operation of fountains, lakes, waterfalls, interactive water features, and aquatic systems.
• Familiarity with international water feature design standards, health and safety regulations, and sustainability requirements.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering and design teams.
• Proficiency in engineering and design software such as AutoCAD, Revit, BIM platforms, and hydraulic modeling tools.
• Strong project management, budgeting, scheduling, and resource planning capabilities.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, leadership, and presentation skills.
• Ability to identify and resolve complex technical challenges throughout the project lifecycle.
• Professional Engineer (PE), Chartered Engineer (CEng), PMP, or equivalent professional certification is an advantage.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. This includes:

• Tax-free salary.
• Life insurance coverage.
• Medical insurance.
• Annual leave balance.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Annual flight contribution.
• Transportation & housing allowances.
• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and technology. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital.

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At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.