Location
Hybrid – Peterborough (3 days per week in the office for those within the Anglian Water region; flexible hybrid options available for candidates based further afield)

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive salary package

About the Role
Balfour Beatty plays a key role as part of Anglian Water’s @one Alliance, a ground-breaking collaboration between Anglian Water and eight industry-leading partners delivering around 40% of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme. As we progress through AMP8 – our most ambitious asset management period to date – we are delivering nature-based and sustainable infrastructure, from wetlands to urban drainage schemes, setting new benchmarks for environmental performance.
As the Design Manager for Water Recycling West, you will lead the engineering design delivery of a diverse portfolio of water recycling projects across the region. You will head up a multidisciplinary engineering team, driving innovative and sustainable solutions that improve wastewater treatment performance, reduce carbon, and enhance natural capital.
Working collaboratively across the @one Alliance, you will champion new ways of working, focusing on outcomes over outputs while embracing digital technologies, standardisation, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the design delivery of a portfolio of water recycling and wastewater projects.
- Develop and manage Engineering Project Plans covering scope, programme, cost, risk, and resources.
- Direct multidisciplinary teams across process, mechanical, electrical, and civil engineering to deliver high-quality design solutions.
- Collaborate with suppliers, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders to ensure designs are integrated effectively.
- Drive affordability, value, and the delivery of low-carbon, environmentally sustainable solutions.
- Ensure compliance with CDM Regulations and promote a strong health and safety culture throughout the design process.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing engineering team.
- Support innovation, standardisation, and the effective use of digital engineering, including 3D modelling.
- Work closely with wider Alliance functions, including delivery, procurement, and construction, to achieve successful project outcomes.

Why Work for Us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting, and meaningful projects; developing, building, and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life.

Key Benefits Include:
- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
- Family friendly policies including 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave.
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes, and much more.

Experience
- Proven experience of leading engineering teams and delivering designs for capital projects.
- Experience within the water sector or on major infrastructure projects.
- Strong understanding of CDM Regulations and design responsibilities.
- Experience managing risk, programme delivery, project costs, and affordability.

About You
- Strong leadership, collaboration, and decision-making skills.
- A passion for sustainability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams and across alliance partners.

Qualifications
- A degree in Engineering or an equivalent relevant qualification.
- Chartered status, or demonstrable progress towards achieving Chartered status.