Design Manager - Water( Flexible across various locations in UK)

As a Design Manager in the D&AT practice, the successful candidate would have the following responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate engineering teams to deliver high-quality water and wastewater infrastructure designs in line with relevant standards and project requirements.
• Oversee the production and review of technical deliverables, including reports, drawings, calculations, and scopes of work.
• Drive technical design inputs on complex multi-disciplinary projects while managing programme milestones, timeframes, and budgets.
• Collaborate closely with clients, operational teams, project managers, and wider AtkinsRéalis teams to achieve successful project outcomes.
• Mentor and support junior engineers, helping to develop technical capability within the local team.
• Work independently, applying professional judgement to solve complex engineering challenges and provide technical guidance to others.
• Support bid submissions, contribute to integrated design solutions with UK and international teams, and ensure compliance with quality assurance and design review processes.
  
  We are looking for a motivated, capable and experienced Design Manager 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 Water market clients - clients 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., We're interested in people who are technically strong, commercially aware and genuinely enjoy collaborative working environments.
We are looking for people who demonstrate a willingness to learn, a proactive approach to problem solving, and the ability to work collaboratively within diverse project teams. The ideal candidate will have the following:
• Degree-qualified in Civil Engineering (or equivalent) with Chartered/Incorporated status, or the capability to achieve ICE chartership within 12 months.
• Strong experience leading engineering design teams within consultancy and multi-disciplinary project environments across the full project lifecycle.
• Ability to develop innovative, practical solutions to complex engineering and design challenges.
• Sound knowledge of risk management, quality assurance, change control, commercial considerations, and multi-disciplinary design coordination.
• Good understanding of relevant design standards, regulations, and industry best practice, including CDM, Eurocodes, NEC, and water industry requirements.
• Competent in engineering and project delivery tools, including AutoCAD, CDE platforms, Microsoft Office, Power BI, and other analytical software.
• Self-motivated and collaborative professional with strong communication skills, able to work independently, ensure safety compliance, and effectively engage with diverse project teams.
  
  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're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people., At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.
  
  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., Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive - at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.