Design Lead

Overview

As Design Lead, you will steer multi-disciplinary design for water and wastewater projects in the UK market, shaping affordable, low-carbon solutions and guiding a design team through delivery stages from feasibility to commissioning. You will manage client relations, risk, cost, and programme while ensuring quality and value. This role sits within a growth-focused, safety-conscious, collaborative environment delivering essential infrastructure for communities across Scotland. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to realise resilient water systems and sustainable development goals.

Pay / Benefits

• pension contributions match between 4.5% and 7%
• annual bonus schemes
• subscription costs of professional institutions
• 33 days holiday including public holidays
• private medical insurance
• life assurance

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of multi-disciplinary design for projects/programmes
• Develop and lead a team of electrical, mechanical, civil, and process designers
• Develop affordable and low-carbon solutions and manage opportunities and risks
• Deliver detailed designs to meet construction needs and client acceptance, including cost and programme control
• Challenge engineering solutions and delivery effectiveness to maximise client value
• Provide direction and oversight of project controls, ensuring quality, programme, and cost compliance
• Maintain positive client relationships at project level

Key requirements

• Degree in Engineering
• Chartered or incorporated member of a professional institution (e.g., ICE, IMechE) or equivalent experience
• Outline and detailed design experience in water or wastewater projects
• Knowledge of the Designer or Principal Designer duties under CDM 2015
• Strong technical knowledge in own discipline and understanding of other disciplines
• Able to travel to sites across the operational region
• Proactive and pragmatic approach

• proactive
• pragmatic
• strong communication
• water/wastewater design expertise
• multi-disciplinary design leadership (electrical, mechanical, civil, process)
• cost and programme management

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