Design Manager; Water Recycling East

About the role

Design Manager (Water Recycling East) – Balfour Beatty (@one Alliance)

Location: Peterborough (Hybrid Working)

We ask candidates within the Anglian Water region to be in the office 3 days per week. If you are based outside the region, we're happy to discuss a suitable hybrid arrangement.

Balfour Beatty play a key role as part of the (6) Anglian Water's @one Alliance:
Overview | Linked In @Anglian Water’s one Alliance. The Alliance is a ground‑breaking collaboration between Anglian Water and eight industry‑leading partners:
Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska and SWECO. And together, we deliver around 40% of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme.

As we progress through AMP8 – our most ambitious asset management period to date – we’re delivering nature-based and sustainable infrastructure, from wetlands to urban drainage schemes, setting new benchmarks for environmental performance.

As a Design Manager (Water Recycling East), you’ll lead a multi‑disciplinary engineering team delivering a diverse portfolio of water recycling projects across the East region. You'll drive innovative and sustainable solutions that improve wastewater treatment performance, reduce carbon, and enhance natural capital while helping to shape the future of water infrastructure across the region.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead design delivery across a portfolio of water recycling and wastewater projects.
• Develop and manage Engineering Project Plans covering scope, programme, cost, risk and resources.
• Direct multi-disciplinary teams, including process, mechanical, electrical and civil engineers, to deliver high‑quality design solutions.
• Collaborate with suppliers, subcontractors and internal stakeholders to integrate designs effectively.
• Drive affordability, value and low‑carbon, environmentally sustainable solutions.
• Ensure compliance with CDM regulations and lead a strong health, safety and wellbeing culture.
• Lead, mentor and develop a high‑performing engineering team.
• Support innovation, standardisation and the use of digital engineering, including 3D modelling.
• Work closely with wider alliance functions including delivery, procurement and construction teams to achieve successful project outcomes.

What you’ll bring:

• Degree qualified in Engineering or a related discipline.
• Chartered Engineer status, or working towards professional chartership.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams and delivering design on capital infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of CDM regulations and design responsibilities.
• Experience with in the water sector or wider infrastructure environment.
• Strong capability in managing risk, programme delivery and project affordability.
• Excellent leadership, collaboration and decision‑making skills.
• A passion for sustainability, innovation and continuous improvement.

If you're ready to lead high-profile projects, develop talented teams and make a real environmental impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

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