Water Design Manager (SuDS)

Description

The water team in England and Wales works on blue-green infrastructure, drainage and flood risk schemes across the UK and overseas, covering projects from feasibility through design, construction, operation, maintenance and asset management.

You would work with engineers, hydraulic modellers, environmental scientists and technical specialists to deliver good outcomes for the communities the company serves.

The team has recently acted as lead design consultant on the £76m Mansfield Strategic Flood Resilience Project for Severn Trent, the largest sustainable drainage retrofit project in the UK. It has also drafted Severn Trent's Retrofit SuDS Design Manuals and authored the draft National Standards for Sustainable Drainage Systems, published in England by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

The water business has around 700 people across the UK and Ireland. The local team ranges from apprentices to directors and sits within a larger global water team.

The company is part of a Fortune 500 firm whose Professional Services business reported revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical side of complex tasks and projects across every design stage, from feasibility studies and outline and detailed design to reports and specifications, making sure designs meet the applicable standards, regulations, safety and quality requirements.
• Take responsibility for programme and budget management, review work produced by others, and make sure outputs are timely, accurate and of high quality.
• Spot engineering, design and stakeholder problems early, then resolve them with practical solutions that keep projects moving.
• Manage day-to-day contact within the company design teams and with external parties, clients and stakeholders, keeping communication clear throughout delivery.
• Work directly with clients and external stakeholders to define scopes, prepare and price proposals, and report on project progress.
• Provide technical leadership, review work, and mentor and coach junior team members.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree or equivalent in Civil Engineering.
• Chartered or Incorporated status with a relevant institution such as ICE or CIWEM, or working towards it.
• Experience delivering or designing sustainable drainage or nature-based solutions in a management or technical leadership role.
• Experience in outline and/or detailed design of flood risk management, flood risk assessment or drainage schemes.
• Experience leading project teams or sub-teams and mentoring and training junior staff.
• Applicants with a disability that requires reasonable adjustment for the application process can contact the company's reasonable accommodations team.

Conditions

Hybrid working, with a mix of the company offices, remote working and client sites.

All new hires must attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an the company office as a condition of employment.

The company is a Disability Confident Employer and will interview applicants with a disability or long-term condition who meet the essential criteria for the role.

Equal opportunity applies, and applicant information is kept confidential under EEO guidelines.

Benefits

• Core and personalised benefits covering future security and well-being, which can be tailored to your lifestyle.
• Career development opportunities, technical practice networks and the company University.
• Volunteering days.
• Hybrid working to help you balance work and life.