Design Manager – Water Sector

Company: Stantec
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Location: Leeds
Job Description:

Overview

As a Design Manager at Stantec, you will lead design work for major water projects from concept to detail. You will head a multidisciplinary team, fostering collaboration and innovation to deliver value for clients across clean water, wastewater, flood risk, and urban drainage. You’ll work with clients and a global network of experts to shape high-impact solutions and ensure delivery excellence. This hybrid Leeds-based role supports growth and offers an engaging environment with opportunity to influence industry practices and develop leadership capabilities.

Pay / Benefits

  • hybrid / flexible working
  • competitive salary
  • bonus schemes
  • enhanced pension plan
  • private medical insurance
  • life assurance

Responsibilities

  • Lead multidisciplinary design teams to deliver water projects from concept to detailed design
  • Coordinate design and build activities and owners engineer services as required
  • Plan and supervise technical delivery, ensuring value and service excellence
  • Collaborate with clients and internal/external stakeholders across multiple disciplines
  • Guide and develop team members; liaise with the global network of experts for advanced designs
  • Support major programmes and respond to project-scale challenges across Yorkshire

Key requirements

  • Experienced Engineer with strong technical expertise in Civil, Mechanical & Electrical, Process, or related disciplines
  • Demonstrable experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing multiple projects and stakeholders
  • Chartered status preferred; support available to achieve if not already held
  • Experience on major projects is highly desirable
  • Ability to lead and inspire teams through complex design challenges
  • leadership
  • communication
  • collaboration
  • Civil engineering
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Electrical engineering

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Posted: October 1st, 2026