Mott Macdonald
A global engineering, management, and development consultancy delivering innovative solutions.
Design Manager - Wastewater
Lead multidisciplinary team to deliver wastewater design projects for UK water framework.
Job Highlights
About the Role
The Design Manager will lead a multi‑disciplinary team delivering the wastewater programme of works under a new UK water consultancy framework. The role involves managing delivery on time and budget, driving technical excellence, supporting bids and fee proposals, and maintaining close, client‑facing relationships while mentoring junior staff.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸team lead
- ▸program delivery
- ▸budget management
- ▸technical oversight
- ▸bid support
- ▸client relations
What You Bring
Candidates must hold Chartered Engineer (CEng) status, have strong knowledge of conventional and innovative water or wastewater treatment technologies, and a proven track record of engineering leadership on UK water sector projects. Desirable experience includes building teams, understanding sustainability drivers in wastewater treatment and excellent technical report writing. • Chartered Engineer (CEng) status with a recognised professional institution. • Understanding of conventional and innovative water or wastewater treatment technologies. • Proven engineering technical leadership in UK water sector projects. • Experience delivering feasibility studies and outline design solutions. • Ability to support bids, fee proposals and review technical deliverables. • Strong communication and collaboration with multidisciplinary and client teams. • Willingness to travel to client offices and sites as required. • Experience building and mentoring junior staff (desirable). • Knowledge of wastewater treatment sustainability and investment drivers in England and Wales (desirable). • Excellent technical report writing using concise English (desirable).
Requirements
- ▸chartered engineer
- ▸water tech
- ▸technical leadership
- ▸feasibility
- ▸bid support
- ▸communication
Benefits
As an employee‑owned business, Mott MacDonald invests in a culture where people feel empowered, included and valued, offering countless opportunities to collaborate, learn and grow across an international community of specialists. Mott MacDonald does not sponsor Skilled Worker visas but welcomes applicants eligible for other UK immigration routes. The firm offers agile hybrid working, a firm commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and provides full accessibility support throughout the recruitment process. Employees benefit from generous financial packages—including pension matching (4.5‑7 %), life assurance up to four times salary, income protection and annual bonuses—plus employee ownership, private medical insurance, health cash plans, extensive wellbeing programmes, 33‑35 days annual leave (rising after five years), enhanced family and carers leave, and continuous professional development opportunities. • Pension matching between 4.5% and 7% and life assurance up to 4× salary. • Income protection, flexible benefits and annual bonus schemes. • Employee ownership model offering profit‑sharing and a direct stake in the business. • Private medical insurance, health cash plan and comprehensive wellbeing programmes. • Minimum 33–35 days annual leave (increasing after 5 years) with buy‑sell option. • Enhanced family and carers leave, including 26 weeks paid maternity and shared parental pay. • Professional development support including institutional subscriptions and mentoring.
Work Environment
Hybrid