At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead multidisciplinary design teams on complex water and infrastructure projects.
- Company: Join Avove, a leading infrastructure services provider focused on safety and innovation.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, car allowance, enhanced pension, and family-friendly policies.
- Other info: Hybrid work policy, commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the community while developing your career in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Extensive experience in water projects and proven leadership skills required.
The predicted salary is between 65000 - 75000 £ per year.
We’re looking for a Senior Design Manager to join our United Utilities design team.
Warrington (we offer a hybrid work policy with time split between office and home working)
Salary: £65,000 - £75,000 Depending on experience
Contract Type: Permanent
Benefits: Car/allowance, discretionary bonus scheme, enhanced pension, family friendly policies.
As a Senior Design Manager, you will lead the delivery of complex multidisciplinary design programmes across water and wastewater projects. Responsible for managing design performance, resources, governance, and stakeholder relationships, you will ensure engineering solutions are delivered safely, efficiently, and in line with programme, budget, and quality objectives.
- Lead multidisciplinary design teams to deliver complex water and infrastructure projects safely, on time, and within budget.
- Manage multiple design workstreams, ensuring quality, programme, and commercial objectives are met.
- Provide technical leadership and ensure compliance with industry standards, regulations, and safe-by-design principles.
- Build strong relationships with clients, stakeholders, and operational teams to support successful project delivery.
- Lead design assurance activities, manage risks, and drive continuous improvement across programmes.
- Plan and coordinate engineering resources, including external design partners and consultants.
- Mentor and develop engineers and Design Project Managers, promoting a high-performing and collaborative culture.
Extensive experience delivering complex water and wastewater projects, including major non-infrastructure programmes.
Proven track record of leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and managing multiple projects or programmes simultaneously.
Strong experience working with clients, external design partners, and geographically dispersed teams.
Demonstrable expertise in design governance, technical assurance, risk management, and programme delivery.
This role is known internally as a Senior Project Manager.
25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
Company car allowance.
Company pension scheme.
Life assurance.
Private GP Helpline & Health Cash Plan.
Avove Discount Scheme.
Family friendly policies.
Financial wellbeing programme.
Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing and onsite mental health first aiders to support our colleagues.
We love to give back so we offer you volunteering days in your community and charity matched giving where we will boost your fundraising.
We invest in training and development, provide opportunities to grow, and are committed to a workplace where safety, wellbeing and collaboration are at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of what we do is a commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. We celebrate what makes each of us unique and are building a workplace where everyone feels safe, valued, and empowered to be their authentic selves.
Locations
Senior Manager, Design (Design Director) in Cheshire, Warrington employer: Avove Utilities
At Avove, we pride ourselves on fostering a supportive and collaborative work environment where our employees can thrive. With a strong emphasis on professional development, competitive benefits including a generous holiday allowance, and a commitment to employee wellbeing, we empower our team members to make a meaningful impact in the infrastructure sector. Located in Warrington, our hybrid work policy allows for flexibility, ensuring a healthy work-life balance while contributing to vital water and wastewater projects.
