Design Manager - Water

Design Manager | Water & Wastewater | Belfast Vickerstock are pleased to be partnering with an established engineering contractor as they continue to strengthen their in-house design and engineering capability supporting major water and wastewater infrastructure programmes across the UK.They are seeking an experienced Design Manager with a strong water industry background to lead the multidisciplinary delivery of projects across civil, mechanical, electrical and process engineering.

With an immediate workload supporting ECI projects for Severn Trent and United Utilities, this is an opportunity to become involved at the point where some of the most important project decisions are made - influencing design strategy, buildability, programme and value before leading projects through detailed design and delivery.

Why this opportunity?

Lead multidisciplinary design across major UK water and wastewater programmes

Immediate involvement in ECI projects with Severn Trent and United Utilities Influence projects from tender and optioneering through to detailed design and construction

Coordinate Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Process Engineering disciplines

Work directly alongside project delivery and construction teams

Play a key role within a growing in-house engineering function

Develop your career against a strong long-term AMP8 project pipeline

Your new role as Design Manager As Design Manager, you will take responsibility for coordinating multidisciplinary engineering design across water and wastewater projects, ensuring solutions are technically robust, commercially considered and capable of being successfully constructed.

You will be responsible for:

Leading multidisciplinary design delivery across water and wastewater infrastructure projects

Coordinating Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Process Engineering teams

Managing design programmes, deliverables and technical interfaces

Leading design input during ECI, tender and optioneering stages

Working closely with project, commercial and construction teams to develop practical and buildable engineering solutions

Managing design development through to detailed design and construction

Chairing design reviews and multidisciplinary coordination meetings

Managing technical risks, design changes and project interfaces

Ensuring design outputs meet client requirements, relevant standards and project programmes

Liaising with clients, consultants, suppliers and other key project stakeholders

Supporting value engineering and identifying opportunities to improve project outcomes

Providing technical leadership and guidance to engineers throughout project delivery

What you will need to succeed as Design Manager Significant engineering or design management experience within the water or wastewater sector

Strong understanding of multidisciplinary water infrastructure design and delivery

Experience coordinating Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and/or Process Engineering disciplines

Experience managing design from tender or ECI through detailed design and construction

Strong project coordination, programme and stakeholder management skills

Previous experience within a contractor, consultancy or design & build environment

Ability to balance technical requirements with buildability, programme and commercial considerations

Chartered Engineer status would be advantageous but is not essential

What's in it for you?

In return, you can expect:

Competitive salary and benefits package
25 days annual leave plus statutory holidays

Company pension scheme

Health cash plan and Employee Assistance Programme Flexible and hybrid working where appropriate

Professional development and Chartership support

Cycle to Work scheme and wider employee wellbeing benefits

Long-term opportunity within a growing multidisciplinary design function

For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, or similar Design Management and senior engineering positions within the water sector, please contact Brian Mitchell at Vickerstock Recruitment.

Discipline(s):
Construction Job type:
Permanent