Water Design Manager
Core
Lead design and technical delivery for blue-green infrastructure, drainage, and flood risk management projects across the UK and overseas.
Role type
Senior IC design manager (civil engineering/water)
Builds
Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS), flood resilience schemes, and nature-based solutions
Domain
Water infrastructure, civil engineering, environmental management
Required skills
Civil engineering design leadership, sustainable drainage (SuDS) expertise, flood risk management, project programme and budget management, team mentoring, stakeholder liaison
Preferred skills
Chartered status (ICE/CIWEM), experience with national standards development
Technologies
Hydraulic modelling tools, design software suites
Responsibilities
Provide technical expertise and leadership across feasibility, outline, and detailed design stages; lead technical delivery of complex tasks and projects; resolve engineering and design issues; manage day-to-day interactions with internal teams and external stakeholders; liaise with clients to develop scopes and support project objectives; mentor and coach junior team members
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities