Design Manager (Civils)

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

We help our clients safeguard the water supply, improve environmental performance and manage demand for future generations. We enhance and extend asset life, ensuring compliance with water quality and environmental standards.

We’re problem solvers with over 140 years of combined experience in engineering and infrastructure.

Want to be a part of it?

What you’ll be doing

You'll provide design leadership across small to large infrastructure projects, coordinating multidisciplinary in‑house and external design teams including civil, MEICA, process, and geotechnical engineers to deliver compliant, high‑quality designs on time and within budget. Ensure all outputs meet client requirements, technical standards, and UK legislative obligations, including full compliance with CDM 2015 regulations. Working closely with senior leadership and delivery teams, help establish robust design processes, procedures, and governance to support right‑first‑time design delivery. Manage design programmes, technical risk, change control, resourcing, and forecasting, ensuring alignment with construction and operational needs. Act as the primary technical interface with clients and stakeholders, embedding buildability and operational requirements into designs while championing innovation, sustainability, and low‑carbon solutions. Place strong emphasis on health and safety by ensuring design risks are identified, mitigated, and clearly communicated for the construction phase. I also mentor and support junior engineers, fostering a collaborative, high‑performing design environment.

What you’ll bring

A degree (or equivalent) in an engineering or scientific discipline (e.g., Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, or Process Engineering).

Significant experience in design and management within the water or a related infrastructure sector.

Proven track record of project leadership and successful delivery of complex, multidisciplinary projects.

In-depth knowledge of UK H&S and design regulations, particularly CDM 2015.

Excellent communication, leadership, and project coordination skills, with the ability to manage and motivate diverse teams.

Commercially astute with experience in managing project finances, risks, and change control.

Full UK Driving License

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

Contributory pension scheme

Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

Employee assistance programme

My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts

Life assurance

Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes

Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave

Reward and recognition scheme

Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!

In addition, this role offers;

Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from

My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme

Health Care Cash Plan, giving you and your family the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eyecare and physiotherapy and much more!

Private Healthcare - Single cover

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Discretionary bonus scheme

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

We’re

responsible

and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet

We’re

open

and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations

We’re

together

and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts

We’re

ambitious

and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note:

Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3 rd

party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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