Mott Macdonald
A global engineering, management, and development consultancy delivering innovative solutions.
Design Lead
Lead design delivery for large water pipeline projects, managing teams and stakeholder collaboration.
Job Highlights
About the Role
As Design Lead you will take charge of the design delivery for infra or non‑infra elements of major potable‑water transfer projects valued up to £200 M. You will work with the Head of Engineering, Design Manager and Senior Designers to understand design needs and manage the design team from feasibility through construction and commissioning. You will collaborate with delivery teams—including construction, procurement, enabling, planning and commercial—to ensure the design is delivered efficiently and meets constructability requirements. • Plan, forecast, and resource design activities, monitor workload, and lead the design team to deliver on time. • Collaborate with project management, construction, enabling, planning, commercial, and procurement teams. • Build relationships with Anglian Water operational stakeholders to support design decisions and client sign‑off. • Facilitate information flow through technical queries and similar channels. • Ensure designs comply with CDM regulations and minimize safety risks throughout construction, commissioning, maintenance, and decommissioning. • Specify survey works (utilities, ground investigation, existing site surveys) promptly to support project delivery. • Coordinate with temporary works design.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸design delivery
- ▸survey specification
- ▸temporary works
- ▸safety compliance
- ▸technical queries
- ▸client liaison
What You Bring
• Hold a degree in engineering or a related discipline. • Proven experience working in multidisciplinary teams and managing a design section. • Experience leading design phases across civil, mechanical, electrical, and control disciplines, with a production‑methodology mindset and modular design exposure. • Understand design interactions across the project lifecycle.
Requirements
- ▸engineering degree
- ▸multidisciplinary
- ▸design management
- ▸modular design
- ▸production methodology
- ▸lifecycle
Benefits
Investing in people is a priority, with comprehensive training, development schemes, and exposure to a wide range of design‑and‑build projects that benefit communities, such as securing water supplies and protecting against flood risk. Mott MacDonald Bentley supports flexible and agile working, offering a workplace where safety, voice, and potential are nurtured. • Competitive salary based on experience. • Employer‑matched pension up to 7%. • Flexible annual leave options (purchase, sell, carry over). • Private medical, life assurance, critical illness, and health screening options. • 26 weeks maternity leave and enhanced paternity, adoption, shared parental leave. • Reimbursement of professional institution subscription fees. • UK‑wide gym membership discounts. • Cycle‑to‑work scheme, interest‑free season ticket loans, and discounted dining cards.
Work Environment
Hybrid