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Lead Design Engineer / Design Manager, Water

Leeds, England, gb💼 Full-time🗓 2026-10-06 → 2026-10-07

Core

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

Role type

Senior Lead Design Engineer / Design Manager

Builds

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

Domain

Water infrastructure and environmental engineering

Required skills

Water and wastewater engineering project management, multidisciplinary team leadership, complex wastewater treatment design, feasibility studies and options appraisal, concept and detailed design, stakeholder management, mentoring junior engineers (via careerplan.io/jobs/744000153679400-lead-design-engineer-design-manager-water-at-aecom)

Preferred skills

Experience with water company clients or design-build contractors, Chartered/Incorporated status (ICE, CIWEM)

Technologies

Civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering tools

Responsibilities

Drive technical delivery of water and wastewater projects, oversee work packages from concept to handover, collaborate with clients and partners to ensure solution buy-in, perform line management duties and mentor team members

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities