Water Design Manager

Our dynamic and multidisciplinary Water Team in England & Wales is seeking a Design Manager to join our expanding team. We are engaged in high-profile, industry-leading infrastructure projects spanning the full lifecycle - from feasibility and design through to construction, operation, maintenance and asset management.

This position offers the opportunity to play a pivotal role in the delivery of blue-green infrastructure, drainage and flood risk projects in the UK and overseas. Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, you'll work alongside engineers, hydraulic modellers, environmental scientists and technical specialists to deliver high-quality outcomes for the communities we serve.

Some of our recent projects and achievements include: acting as lead design consultant for Severn Trent's £76m Mansfield Strategic Flood Resilience Project - the largest Sustainable Drainage (SuDS) retrofit project in the UK. Drafting Severn Trent's Retrofit SuDS Design Manuals. Authoring the draft National Standards for Sustainable Drainage Systems, published in England by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

• Provide technical expertise and leadership across all design stages, including feasibility studies, outline and detailed design, reports and specifications, while ensuring designs comply with applicable standards, regulations, safety and quality requirements.
• Lead the technical delivery of complex tasks and projects, taking responsibility for programme and budget management, reviewing work produced by others and ensuring timely, accurate and high-quality outputs.
• Work proactively to identify, address and resolve engineering, design and stakeholder issues, providing effective solutions and supporting the successful progression of projects.
• Manage day-to-day interactions within AECOM design teams and with external parties, clients and stakeholders, maintaining clear and effective communication throughout project delivery.
• Liaise directly with clients and external stakeholders to develop scopes, prepare and price proposals, communicate project progress and support the successful delivery of project objectives.
• Provide technical leadership and support the development of colleagues, including reviewing work and mentoring and coaching junior team members.

Become part of our dynamic water business, which boasts around 700 experts across the UK & Ireland. You will join a local team of high-performing engineers ranging in experience from apprentice to director level, within a larger global Water Team. There are excellent opportunities to develop your project and client management skills, enhance your technical expertise, and progress your career.

You'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, technical practice networks, AECOM University, volunteering days and our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle.

If you're passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality, we'd love to hear from you. Follow AECOM Water on Linked In to discover more about our projects and the difference we're making across the industry.

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering.
• Chartered/Incorporated or working towards this with a relevant institution e.g. ICE, CIWEM.
• Experience in the delivery and design of sustainable drainage or nature-based solutions in a management or technical leadership role.
• Experience in the outline and/or detailed design of flood risk management, flood risk assessment or drainage schemes.
• Experience of leading project teams or sub-teams and mentoring and training junior staff.

At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our teams. If you're an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable adjustment to complete the application process, please contact us at Reaso

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