Water Design Manager

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Ready to lead a multidisciplinary design team and shape the future of water infrastructure? Join our dynamic Water Solutions team as a Design Manager, based in our rapidly growing England & Wales offices with the benefit of our flexible hybrid working model. At AECOM, we’re at the forefront of delivering exceptional water programmes and projects through long‑term partnerships with leading clients, including Wessex Water, Thames Water, Welsh Water, Southern Water, Severn Trent Water, South West Water, and international contractors.

In this role, you’ll work on high‑impact projects ranging from potable water and sewage networks to treatment works of all scales, covering all stages of design and delivery, from feasibility to construction, operation, maintenance, and asset management. Examples of our major ongoing projects include delivering design elements of Alderney and Knapp Mill water treatment plants for South West Water, Avonmouth water recycling centre for Wessex Water, the Wanlip sewage treatment plant for Severn Trent Water, and a large programme of AMP8 treatment works upgrades for Southern Water, and other water companies.

This is a fantastic opportunity to take the next step in your career in technical project leadership, helping to deliver creative, sustainable solutions that address today’s challenges and anticipate tomorrow’s needs. For the right applicants looking to further grow their leadership and operational capability, we also have part‑time opportunities to take on additional team responsibilities alongside this role. For example, managing and developing our teams to ensure brilliant delivery within our Water business in England & Wales, and driving AECOM’s culture, values and quality.

Please flag in your application if such an additional role is of interest to you.

• Lead:
  Drive technical delivery of water and wastewater infrastructure / treatment projects, managing multi‑disciplinary technical teams to deliver value‑added solutions to client challenges throughout the design lifecycle.
• Manage:
  Oversee key packages of work from conception to handover, interfacing with AECOM teams, clients and suppliers to create a seamless technical solution.
• Collaborate:
  Work closely with clients and AECOM partners to ensure stakeholder buy‑in to solutions, also contributing to AECOM’s wider technical capability and innovative approach.
• Develop:
  Perform line manager duties and support the development of junior team members, managing their input to projects and mentoring them.

Here’s

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience in managing the technical delivery of water and wastewater engineering projects with multi‑disciplinary knowledge, ideally including treatment schemes and/or pipeline design. You will also have experience leading multi‑disciplinary design teams.
• Relevant experience in a similar role for a water company, consultancy or contractor.
• Hands‑on experience, designing complex wastewater treatment solutions.
• A degree or equivalent in a related engineering subject (e.g. civil, electrical, mechanical) and/or equivalent experience.
• Chartered or Incorporated with a relevant institution e.g. ICE, CIWEM or working towards it.
• Experience of undertaking feasibility studies, options appraisal and concept design, and/or outline and detailed design for water company clients and design and build contractors.

At AECOM, you’ll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well‑being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work‑life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.

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We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long‑term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address Reaso if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.