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Senior Design Manager

Jacobs 🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom

Onsite Full-time Senior

Lead multidisciplinary detailed design teams for major UK water and wastewater infrastructure programs to ensure safe and buildable outcomes. Manage design scope, technical interfaces, and assurance while fostering trusted client relationships and mentoring staff.

Responsibilities

  • Lead multidisciplinary detailed design teams for major UK water and wastewater infrastructure programs to ensure safe and buildable outcomes. Manage design scope, technical interfaces, and assurance while fostering trusted client relationships and mentoring staff.

Requirements

  • Requires extensive technical leadership in large-scale infrastructure projects with expertise in multidisciplinary engineering and construction integration. Candidates must have experience with NEC3/4 contracts, CDM regulations, and the ability to communicate complex technical issues to diverse stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Flexible Work Arrangements
  • Robust Pension Contributions
  • Comprehensive Health Coverage
  • Digital GP service
  • Family Planning Support
  • Enhanced Parental Leave
  • Life assurance
  • Wellbeing Hub
  • Professional Development
  • Professional membership fees coverage
  • Community Engagement

Key Skills

Leadership Multidisciplinary design team management Water and wastewater infrastructure design Technical interface coordination Design assurance Client relationship building Mentoring staff NEC3/4 contract knowledge CDM regulation familiarity Stakeholder communication Project planning Risk management Problem solving Technical documentation Collaboration with engineers Strategic thinking Quality control Construction integration Design standards compliance Presentation skills Team coordination Decision making

About Jacobs

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow – delivering outcomes and solutions for the world's most complex challenges. With a team of approximately 45,000, we provide end-to-end services in advanced manufacturing, cities & places, energy, environmental, life sciences, transportation and water. From advisory and consulting, feasibility, planning, design, program and lifecycle management, we're creating a more connected and sustainable world.

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