Principal Design Manager - Water

at  Mott MacDonald

Principal Design Manager - Water
Country: United Kingdom
Position Location: Leeds, UK / Cambridge, UK / Edinburgh, UK
Contract Type: Permanent
Work Pattern: Full Time
Sector: Water
Discipline: Water
Job Ref: 5700
Recruiter Contact: Nicola Coyle

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We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Do you want to work for a company whose purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes, and to transform businesses, communities, and opportunities for its employees? Mott MacDonald is a market leader in the UK water sector, being a key supplier to major water companies and delivering a wide variety of engineering and advisory projects in support to the challenges faced by the sector. Our Water Consultancy Division has ambitious growth plans in line with AMP8 investment needs and we are proud of our strong reputation in the industry which is allowing us to expand our business.
As a Principal Design Manager, you will lead and direct an innovative and motivated team of engineers in the technical delivery of water supply projects. These will include development of new solutions, from concept through to construction support, and introducing innovative, new thinking to existing schemes. You will be responsible for successful project delivery, defined by technical excellence and performance to programme whilst maintaining commercial margins and improving client KPIs. You will also mentor more junior staff and provide technical and pastoral mentoring to aid their development. You will support our cross-cutting technical practices in developing inter-disciplinary services between water, environment, and technology. Alongside your technical role, you will have the opportunity to develop your skills in project leadership and business development through engaging with our multiple water sector and regulatory frameworks.
Mott MacDonald offers a highly innovative and collaborative environment within which to further develop your career. We can offer career opportunities in technical, management or client-facing directions. You will have control of your own career path and great prospects progression as the business continues to grow.