Lead Civil Design Manager - Water

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Job Description Ready to shape the future of water infrastructure?

Join our dynamic Water team as a Lead Civil Design Manager and work on high-impact projects ranging from potable water and sewage treatment works, covering all stages of design and delivery—from feasibility to construction, operation, maintenance, and asset management.

We’re at the forefront of delivering exceptional water programmes and projects through long-term partnerships with leading clients, including Wessex Water, Thames Water, Welsh Water, Severn Trent Water, Southwest Water, and international contractors.

Local & High-Profile Projects Our Southwest & Wales team is engaged in some of the UK’s most high-profile, industry-leading infrastructure projects, as well as international programmes. Recent projects include:

Avonmouth Water Recycling Centre (WRC), Bristol:
Major upgrade delivering improved effluent quality to river Avon (110m).Durleigh Water Treatment Centre (WTC), Bridgwater:
Wessex Water’s largest AMP6 supply water project. Wessex Water’s first ever project to be delivered to strict BIM Level 2 digital standards.

Yeovil Pen Mill Water Recycling Centre (WRC), Yeovil:
The largest of 14 major WINEP phosphorus-removal schemes executed across the region to meet strict new Environment Agency limits (0.5 mg/l Total Phosphorus).Wessex Water primary designer :
Ongoing framework delivery as part of the AMP8 commitments.

We also advise national and government clients such as the Environment Agency and DEFRA, providing design guidance and legislative support that keeps us at the forefront of the UK water industry.

Here’s what you’ll do:

Lead:
Drive technical delivery of water, wastewater, and flood infrastructure projects, managing multidisciplinary teams to deliver innovative, value-added solutions throughout the design lifecycle. Lead design review meetings and be the technical interface for the client.

Manage:
Oversee key packages of work from concept to handover, interfacing with AECOM teams, clients, and suppliers to create seamless technical solutions.

Collaborate:
Work closely with clients and AECOM partners to ensure stakeholder buy-in for solutions, contributing to AECOM’s wider technical capability and innovative approach.

Develop:
Perform line manager duties and support the development of junior team members, managing their input to projects and mentoring them.

If you're passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality, AECOM welcomes you. Join our team, where we don’t just deliver infrastructure solutions, we protect human health and the environment. Follow our AECOM Water page on Linked In to stay updated on the impactful projects we’re delivering across the UK.Come & Grow with Us. Become part of our dynamic Water business, which boasts around 700 experts across the UK &…