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Job Role: Design Manager - Water Non-Infrastructure
Location: Peterborough - Hybrid (days required can be discussed)
Rate: £500 - £550 / day
Salary: Negotiable depending on experience
About the Role:
Join the award-winning @one Alliance, a progressive and collaborative delivery partnership in the water sector. As a Design Manager, you'll lead the development and delivery of innovative, value-driven design solutions for non-infrastructure water projects such as treatment works, pumping stations, and groundwater abstraction schemes.
You'll oversee a multi-disciplinary design team, working closely with internal technical specialists and external suppliers to produce integrated, sustainable designs that support project affordability, reduce carbon, and enhance natural capital.
Key responsibilities include:
Leading the development and management of Engineering Project Plans (scope, schedule, cost, risk, and resources)
Managing the performance and development of a high-performing design team
Ensuring quality assurance and right-first-time design principles across all outputs
Coordinating internal discipline leads and external suppliers to deliver integrated solutions
Collaborating with project functions (e.g. planning, procurement, construction) to drive efficient delivery
Supporting programme milestones and driving design affordability and sustainability
Fulfilling CDM responsibilities, including design risk assessments and H&S documentation
Promoting innovation, digital design tools, and continuous improvement
About you:
Degree-qualified in Engineering or related field (preferred)
Chartered or working towards chartered status
Strong experience managing design delivery and multi-disciplinary teams
Confident in supplier coordination, design integration, and project risk management
Experience in a Design & Build environment (beneficial but not essential)
Committed to innovation, sustainability, and collaborative delivery
Effective leader with strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
Reach out to Charlie Knight @ Advance TRS to find out more about this exciting opportunity and take the next step in your career.
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