Design Manager - PBT (Nutrient Removal & Growth)

About the role

Design Manager – PBT (Nutrient Removal & Growth) – Balfour Beatty (@one Alliance)

Location: Peterborough (Hybrid Working)

We ask candidates within the Anglian Water region to be in the office 3 days per week. If you are based outside the region, we're happy to discuss a suitable hybrid arrangement.

Balfour Beatty play a key role as part of the {(6) Anglian Water's @one Alliance: Overview | LinkedIn} @Anglian Water’s one Alliance. The Alliance is a ground-breaking collaboration between Anglian Water and eight industry-leading partners: Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska and SWECO. And together, we deliver around 40% of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme.

As we progress through AMP8 – our most ambitious asset management period to date – we’re delivering nature-based and sustainable infrastructure, from wetlands to urban drainage schemes, setting new benchmarks for environmental performance.

As a Design Manager – PBT (Nutrient Removal & Growth), you'll lead a multi-disciplinary engineering team of 15–20 people delivering a £110m portfolio of wastewater treatment projects. Working across multiple catchments, you'll drive innovative solutions focused on phosphorus removal, storm overflow reduction and enabling sustainable growth, helping to shape resilient water infrastructure for the future.

What you'll be doing

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead the design delivery of a complex portfolio of wastewater treatment projects across multiple catchments.
• Manage engineering plans covering scope, programme, cost, risk, resources and quality.
• Collaborate with internal teams, supply chain partners and key stakeholders to deliver project outcomes.
• Drive affordable, sustainable and low-carbon design solutions that support environmental and operational objectives.
• Ensure compliance with CDM regulations and champion a strong health, safety and wellbeing culture.
• Lead, mentor and develop a high-performing, multi-disciplinary engineering team.
• Promote innovation, standardisation and digital engineering practices, including 3D modelling and modern design tools.

Who we're looking for

What you’ll bring:

• Degree qualified in Engineering or a related discipline.
• Chartered Engineer status or working towards professional chartership.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams and managing design delivery on capital infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of CDM regulations and the responsibilities of the design function.
• Experience within the water, wastewater, utilities or wider infrastructure sector would be advantageous.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management and collaborative working skills.
• Strong problem-solving abilities with a focus on delivering practical, value-driven solutions.
• A passion for sustainability, innovation and continuous improvement.

If you're ready to lead high-profile projects, develop talented teams and make a real environmental impact, we'd love to hear from you.

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.

Why join us?

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. Here are some of our key benefits:

• 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 which include 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…

Balfour Beatty’s Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

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Job Reference: BBUK19977