Design Manager

Job description

Design Manager / Principal Design Coordinator – Liverpool, Manchester, or Leeds.

Blueprint Recruitment is seeking a Senior / Principal Design Manager to join our client’s Design & Build team in Liverpool, Manchester, or Leeds.

In this role, you’ll work on a diverse range of clean and wastewater engineering projects, contributing to major developments for Severn Trent, United Utilities, and Thames Water. You'll provide technical leadership to a large multi-disciplinary team, collaborating with water companies and Design & Build contractors to shape the design and delivery of projects valued at up to £200M.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical direction and leadership to a multi-disciplinary team.
• Work closely with water companies and contractor clients to ensure project success.
• Oversee the design and execution of clean water and wastewater projects, including sludge treatment, CSOs, stormwater management, and water networks.
• Guide projects through outline and detailed design phases, ensuring seamless handover for construction and commissioning.

Requirements:

• Chartered status with a post-chartership qualification (or equivalent) in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, or Process/Water Engineering.
• Proven experience in clean water, wastewater, and sludge treatment projects.
• Strong ability to coordinate multi-disciplinary teams and lead client engagements.
• Confidence in delivering complex designs that support successful construction and commissioning.

This is a hybrid role, requiring attendance to office twice a week.

Interested? Click apply to learn more or submit your application today!

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Manchester

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

13-01-2026

Profession type

Management

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English