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Mechanical Design Manager - Water

Cowi 🇬🇧 Derby, England, United Kingdom

Full-time Manager

The Mechanical Design Manager will lead multi-disciplinary teams to deliver water sector projects while ensuring compliance with quality, time, and budget requirements. The role involves acting as a technical gatekeeper, managing project risks, and mentoring team members in mechanical design development.

Responsibilities

  • The Mechanical Design Manager will lead multi-disciplinary teams to deliver water sector projects while ensuring compliance with quality, time, and budget requirements. The role involves acting as a technical gatekeeper, managing project risks, and mentoring team members in mechanical design development.

Requirements

  • Candidates must hold a degree in mechanical engineering and possess Chartered Engineer status or equivalent. Extensive experience in the UK water sector, including hydraulic modelling, BIM delivery, and knowledge of WIMES and CDM2015 regulations, is required.

Benefits

  • 28 days' holiday
  • Private health care
  • Professional institution subscription fees
  • Group personal pension scheme
  • Life assurance
  • Maternity leave
  • Paternity leave
  • Cycle-to-work scheme
  • Electric vehicle lease
  • Corporate gym membership
  • Annual rail card

Key Skills

Mechanical design Hydraulic modelling BIM delivery WIMES knowledge CDM2015 regulations Project risk management Team leadership Mentoring Technical gatekeeping Quality assurance Budget management Time management Cross‑disciplinary coordination Water sector expertise

About Cowi

Together with customers, partners and colleagues, we shape a future where people and societies grow and flourish. We do that by co-creating sustainable and beautiful solutions that improve the quality of life for people today and many generations ahead.​​​​​​​ Our starting point is gaining a deep understanding of our customers, their aspirations and concerns. This is what sets us apart and how we deliver long-term value. Primarily located in Scandinavia, the UK, North America and India, we currently number 6,900 people, who offer our expertise in engineering, architecture, energy and environment.

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