Senior Design Manager - SPA

Mott MacDonald Bentley are recruiting for a Senior Design Manager to join the Strategic Pipeline Alliance (SPA).

The 330km Strategic Pipeline Alliance (SPA) Project by Anglian Water is under construction and will be completed during AMP8. Beyond this we have a further 260km of water transfer pipelines and associated infrastructure to be delivered in AMP8.

What will you be doing as our new Senior Design Manager?

You will lead the core technical input through SPA Discipline Heads (System, Process, Mechanical, EICA, Civil Infra and Non-Infra, CAD, Geotech, Quality, Carbon) across a significant programme of major potable water transfer projects (total value £1,800M).

You will work collaboratively with Delivery teams, including construction, procurement, enabling, planning and commercial, to ensure the design is delivered to a high quality and consistency in accordance with constructability requirements; ensuring the Engineering Disciplines are suitably resourced with sufficient competence and capacity to ensure Engineering quality processes are robust.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the SPA Discipline technical teams ensuring engineering outputs are of a suitable quality and consistency.
• Support onboarding of new design staff and development of existing design staff, with technical training and details to set out SPA design expectations.
• Oversee production and ownership of Standard Products, Standard Details and Design Guides to drive efficiency and consistency of outputs. Ensure these outputs are shared and incorporated into wider Anglian Water Standards.
• Drive improvement, innovation and efficiency across the Engineering team to support SPA programme performance.
• Represent the SPA engineering team in key technical meetings and support programme decision making for multi-functional technical outputs.
• Drive and support the engineering teams with resolution of complex technical issues.
• Work closely with SPA partners and supply chain to ensure engineering functions are suitably resourced to support SPA programme.
• People Management - undertake for the SPA Discipline Heads, including performance management, mentoring and development to reach their potential.

A little bit about your skills, experience and behaviours:

This job might be for you if you have:

• An Engineering degree in a relevant subject, and preferably Chartered status.
• An ability to communicate technical requirements and expectations to drive complex decision making.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams, including staff development.
• The ability to provide innovative and challenging approaches to support driving programme efficiency.
• Experience operating independently with resilience, adaptability and flexibility.

What we can offer:

At Mott MacDonald Bentley you will be offered a competitive salary which is commensurate based on your experience. Our core benefits include:

• Pension matched by employer up to 7%.
• Option to purchase, sell and carry over annual leave.
• Life assurance / Private Medical Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance and Health Screening options.
• 26 weeks maternity leave, enhanced paternity and adoption leave/ Shared parental leave.
• Payment of annual professional institution subscription costs.
• Gym Membership discounts UK wide.
• Cycle to work scheme, interest free season ticket loans and discounted dining cards also available.

Other information

This is a Mott MacDonald Bentley role, employed by Mott MacDonald.

Mott MacDonald Bentley is a joint venture business, established in 1999 between civil engineering contractor JN Bentley and global management consultancy, Mott MacDonald.

Mott MacDonald Bentley offers fully integrated design and build services to its clients, combining the contracting expertise of JN Bentley and the design specialisms of Mott MacDonald.

This role is employed by Mott MacDonald but will involve working across the joint venture business, both with Mott MacDonald and JN Bentley colleagues.

About Mott MacDonald

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management and development consultancy.

Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients' businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person's differences and striving to meet their needs.
Our values: progress, respect, integrity, drive, excellence.

We believe that because we care about what we do, we do things better.

We know that our people are our most valuable asset, so we are dedicated to investing in them, through our comprehensive training and development schemes, exposure to the wider design and build business and endless opportunities.

We are committed to creating a workplace where our people are safe, have a voice, can reach their full potential, and everyone shares in the rewards.

You'll have the opportunity to contribute to projects that benefit our communities - from helping to secure water supplies for future generations to protecting homes and businesses from flood risk - our projects make a real difference.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

A Mott MacDonald Bentley we welcome applications from all sectors of the community. We are dedicated to building a diverse workplace where everyone feels included, has the opportunity to thrive, and is treated with respect.

Even if you don't meet every requirement for this role but are excited about the opportunity, we encourage you to apply.

We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment practices are barrier-free and as inclusive as possible. This includes making adjustments during the job application process and throughout your future career with us.

Agile working

We are committed to providing a flexible and agile working environment that supports both our employees and the needs of the business.

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024.