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Design Manager

Costain Group Plc šŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Full-time Manager

Lead design delivery for an infrastructure or non-infrastructure element of major potable water transfer projects, managing the design team from feasibility through construction and commissioning. Plan and resource design activities, collaborate with delivery and operational stakeholders, support client sign-off, and promote value-for-money decisions and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

  • Lead design delivery for an infrastructure or non-infrastructure element of major potable water transfer projects, managing the design team from feasibility through construction and commissioning. Plan and resource design activities, collaborate with delivery and operational stakeholders, support client sign-off, and promote value-for-money decisions and continuous improvement.

Requirements

  • Applicants need an engineering or related degree, or an engineering or management apprenticeship supported by industry experience. They should have experience managing a section of multidisciplinary design work across project phases, strong technical and team leadership skills, and the ability to deliver using a production-methodology mindset; water industry experience and professional chartership are desirable.

Key Skills

Engineering design Multidisciplinary team leadership Project feasibility Construction phase coordination Design planning and resourcing Stakeholder collaboration Water industry knowledge Production‑methodology mindset Technical leadership Chartership (desirable) Design assurance Quality management Risk assessment Budget management Client sign‑off facilitation Continuous improvement Strategic decision making Communication skills

About Costain Group Plc

Costain helps to improve people’s lives by creating connected, sustainable infrastructure that enables people and the planet thrive. We shape, create and deliver pioneering solutions that transform the performance of the infrastructure ecosystem across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We are organised around our customers anticipating and solving their challenges and helping to improve performance. By bringing together our unique mix of construction, consulting and digital experts we engineer and deliver sustainable, efficient and practical solutions. Our ambition is to become a net zero business by 2035, while enhancing biodiversity and natural capital, and we have plans in place to deliver this. We are committed to procure responsibly and to be an inclusive and accessible business for all, enabling us to be our best while focusing on the outcomes that we deliver for people and planet. At Costain, we have a vibrant, challenging and growing business – a

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