Design Manager

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Design Manager to take a leading role across a major programme of infrastructure and non-infrastructure water projects. Working remotely, you'll coordinate…

Pay rate £50 – £75/hour
Contract type Contract
Posted 24 September 2026

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About this contract

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Design Manager to take a leading role across a major programme of infrastructure and non-infrastructure water projects.

Working remotely, you'll coordinate multidisciplinary design across civil, structural, mechanical, electrical and process engineering, bringing together technical teams to support the successful delivery of complex water and wastewater treatment projects.

The initial 18-month duration provides excellent project continuity within a significant UK water design programme.

The Role

You'll be involved in:

Managing multidisciplinary design across water and wastewater projects
Coordinating civil, structural, mechanical, electrical and process disciplines
Managing design programmes, deliverables and technical requirements
Coordinating technical information across engineering teams
Monitoring design progress and identifying risks or coordination issues
Leading and supporting multidisciplinary design reviews
Resolving complex technical and design coordination challenges
Working closely with project and delivery teams
Liaising with key project stakeholders
Driving effective design delivery throughout the project lifecycle

What They're Looking For

Previous experience as a Design Manager, Design Lead or similar
Strong engineering or technical design background
Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering design
Good understanding of design and project delivery processes
Ability to coordinate multiple technical disciplines and design packages
Strong design programme and deliverable management skills
Excellent organisational and stakeholder management capabilities
Confidence providing leadership across complex engineering projects
Ability to effectively manage design activity within a remote environmentPrevious experience across WTW, WWTW, water treatment or wastewater projects would be particularly beneficial.

Why Apply?

£50-£75 per hour
Long-term 18-month contract
Remote / UK-wide working
40 hours per week
Infrastructure and non-infrastructure water project exposure
Senior responsibility across multidisciplinary design
Strong water and wastewater treatment pipeline
Opportunity to work across a major UK design programmeIf you're an experienced Design Manager looking for a long-term remote contract leading multidisciplinary design across water and wastewater treatment projects, apply now to be considered

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