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Lead Design Engineer / Design Manager, Water

Manchester, gb💼 Full-time🗓 2026-10-01 → 2026-10-05

Core

Lead technical delivery and design of water, wastewater, and flood infrastructure projects, managing multidisciplinary teams from concept to handover.

Role type

Lead Design Engineer / Design Manager (Water Infrastructure)

Builds

Potable water networks, sewage treatment works, flood mitigation schemes, and sustainable drainage systems (SuDS).

Domain

Water and wastewater engineering, flood risk management, civil infrastructure.

Required skills

Technical delivery of water/wastewater projects, leading multidisciplinary design teams, concept to handover management, feasibility studies, options appraisal, detailed design, mentoring junior engineers.

Preferred skills

Experience with treatment schemes and pipeline design, Chartered or Incorporated status (ICE, CIWEM), experience with design and build contractors.

Technologies

Civil engineering design tools, project management software.

Responsibilities

Drive technical delivery of water and wastewater engineering projects, oversee key packages of work from concept to handover, collaborate with clients and partners to ensure stakeholder buy-in, perform line manager duties and mentor team members. (via careerplan.io/jobs/744000152971094-lead-design-engineer-design-manager-water-at-aecom)

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities