Overview
Develop Your Career with One of the Most Diverse Portfolios of Civil Engineering Projects
At AtkinsRéalis, our Design & Advanced Technology practice brings together some of the UK's most diverse engineering and design expertise to tackle the most complex challenges facing our clients and communities across major infrastructure, transportation, energy, water, aviation, and development projects.
We are looking for a motivated, capable and experienced Senior / Principal Design Manager D&B to join our growing Design & Advanced Technology (D&AT) Practice, delivering innovative and sustainable solutions. You'll be part of a talented multi-disciplinary water team delivering cutting edge, iconic projects to our Contractor Clients in the Water market for schemes promoted by regional water companies such as Yorkshire Water, United Utilities, Thames Water, Anglian Water, South-East Water, Southern Water, as well as other regional water authorities. This provides exceptional opportunities to broaden your experience, deepen your technical expertise, and accelerate your career progression.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced engineer to further develop their technical expertise, broaden their commercial experience, and take on greater responsibility working towards technical leadership, design management, or people leadership within a supportive and collaborative environment.
When you join us, you'll become part of a collaborative community of experts who challenge conventional thinking and push the boundaries of engineering excellence.
You’ll benefit from:
- Opportunities to work across a wide variety of sectors, projects and clients.
- Exposure to a diverse range of engineering challenges including complex nationally significant water programmes.
- Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams across the UK and internationally.
- Opportunities to influence project outcomes from concept through to delivery.
- A culture that encourages innovation, technical excellence and professional growth.
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements that support work-life balance.
- Clear career progression pathways and professional development opportunities
We offer hybrid working which involves 3 days per week being office/site based. This position is based in our Manchester, London, Peterborough, Cambridge, Cardiff, Swansea, Derby, Leeds, Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow Offices.
Your role
As a Senior / Principal Design Manager for Design & Build (D&B) Water Projects in the D&AT practice, the successful candidate would have the following responsibilities:
- Lead and inspire engineering teams to deliver complex multidisciplinary design and build projects across water, wastewater, hydraulic, and pipeline infrastructure sectors.
- Manage the development and delivery of project design outputs, ensuring successful achievement of programme milestones, budgets, and quality standards.
- Oversee the production, review, and approval of technical deliverables, including reports, drawings, calculations, and scopes of work.
- Provide technical leadership across regional and national practices, promoting best practices, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Develop and strengthen Design Management capabilities, particularly for Design & Build contracts, while contributing to business growth, recruitment, client relationships, and line management.
- Manage design risks, advise clients and project teams, support bid development, and apply sound engineering judgement to solve complex challenges.
- Ensure compliance with safety and CDM requirements while leading multidisciplinary teams across global locations to deliver integrated engineering solutions.
About you
The ideal candidate would be a well-rounded and versatile individual who exemplifies the following key skills and attributes:
- Degree-qualified in Civil Water Engineering (or equivalent) with Chartered/Incorporated status, or the capability to achieve ICE chartership within 12 months.
- Extensive experience leading large-scale, multidisciplinary engineering projects throughout the full project lifecycle, including client, contractor, and team leadership responsibilities.
- Strong expertise in design management and water sector infrastructure, including hydraulics, wastewater, clean water, water reuse, and pipeline systems.
- Proven ability to develop innovative technical solutions, challenge established approaches, and lead strategic engineering decision-making.
- Comprehensive knowledge of engineering best practice, risk management, quality assurance, change management, and multidisciplinary collaboration across water infrastructure projects.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence and communicate complex technical issues at all organisational levels.
- Expert understanding of relevant design standards, regulations, and industry tools, combined with Design & Build experience and a proactive, collaborative leadership style that drives proje
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AtkinsRéalis is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment where innovation and collaboration thrive. As a Technical Director in Civil Structures, you'll have the opportunity to lead transformative projects across critical UK infrastructure while benefiting from a diverse and inclusive culture that values every voice. With hybrid working options and a commitment to employee growth, including talent development and succession planning, you can shape your career while contributing to landmark engineering solutions in the Energy, Defence, and Nuclear sectors.
