Location Hybrid working from our clients office near Old Trafford, Manchester Our Client An engineering design consultancy working closely with a wide range of clients, across a number of disciplines within the UK Water, rail, and utilities industries. Wellbeing is one of our company’s core values – we have developed a safe, just and fair workplace, putting the mental and physical wellbeing of our team first. We offer an excellent package for permanent staff, including an employee benefits scheme, workplace pension scheme, and training and development opportunities. For contractors, we offer a stable position outside IR35 in a positive and well-motivated team. Role Profile: * Direct and develop engineers, CAD technicians and graduates. * Identify and implement appropriate, safe, efficient and value-engineered design solutions and communicate these to client and project teams * Act as Professional Head for design function * Guide design in compliance with relevant technical, professional and water company standards and approve design packages * Identify and implement appropriate software packages, and drive the use of BIM and 3D modelling where necessary * Manage production of design deliverables that satisfy safety and quality requirements and are fully integrated * Review, interpret and brief standards, procedures and changes to them * Manage production of design deliverables within agreed timescales and hours and to formal processes and procedures * Ensure project change for design packages is fully recorded * Lead the estimating of hours required for design packages The Projects you’ll be working on: Varied projects across the UK water industry, AMP7 & AMP8 including: * Designs of UMON 3 and 4 upgrades at sewage treatment works nationwide * Designs of clean water main replacements nationwide What we require from you: * 10 years’ experience working in the engineering design industry in the water sector. * Graduate or HND. * Good level of IT skills * Chartered Engineer * Desire to take a leading role in the engineering design team. Preferred Qualifications and Experience: * Understanding of MEICA, civils and process designs * Track record managing multidisciplinary design teams and projects