Design Manager

**Who are we?**
Thames Water is the UK’s largest water and wastewater company. We make a daily difference to our 15 million customers by supplying 2.6 billion litres of water through 32,000 km of pipes, to keep taps flowing and toilets flushing. We are an essential serviceand have operated throughout the Covid19 pandemic.
At Thames Water, every one of our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to daily life, and that means our business is always open.
**What you’ll be doing**
You'll be responsible for the design of emergency and reactive infrastructure projects ranging from the replacement of pressure mains to complex below ground structures. You must have extensive hands-on detail design experience for this position and be ableto lead a team of 6-10 engineers for the delivery of a large portfolio of projects comprising:

- Sewer Rehab programme of works
- Critical Sewers including sewers in rail environment programme of works
- Rising Mains renewal programme of works
- Complex reactive and emergency projects
It is vital that you and your team take an active role in supporting the Project Managers in achieving the project milestones.
This is a high profile and demanding position and you’ll attend emergency situations with our contractors to make the site safe and implement a viable solution in an expeditious manner.
**The key responsibilities include**:

- Lead a team of design engineers to meet time and cost targets whilst ensuring that asset and environmental standards are achieved
- Ensure compliance with the Construction, Design and Management (CDM) Regulations and carry out the Principal Designer’s duties
- Take an active role in improving H&S performance
- Ensure Thames Water procedures and processes are adhered to
- Support the other technical teams to ensure efficient delivery of the AMP7 Waste Infrastructure Capital Delivery programme
- Manage the customers’ expectations and engage with stakeholders accordingly

**We’re looking for you to**:

- **Have extensive infrastructure design experience in the water industry** including operational requirements
- **Be degree qualified and a Member**of the Institution of Civil Engineers or equivalent
- **Be a credible leader** with the drive and energy to deliver, lead and support teams
- **Have a proven track record** in performance improvement
- **Be self-starting, resilient and tenacious under pressure**, with a desire to successfully deliver projects to time, cost, and quality
- **Be commercially astute** with a good practical understanding of engineering contracts
- **Demonstrate the ability to deliver projects** to meet both commercial and technical objectives
- **Have excellent relationship, communication** and influencing skills, to clearly interact with our customers and stakeholders
- **Deliver exceptional customer service** through an enthusiastic and positive approach, taking accountability for your role while working accurately and flexibly within a busy team

**What’s in it for you?**
This is a great opportunity to guide a team of skilled engineers who work on emergency and reactive projects.You’ll work on a variety of interesting projects and have the chance to make a positive difference.
Our competitive salary and package include a competitive bonus, car allowance, private healthcare, an excellent contributory pension, and 26 days holiday.
We’re proud of the positive ways of working we have adopted during the pandemic. We want to create a more flexible and dynamic environment so all our colleagues can thrive. For our office-based roles, we’re moving to a hybrid approach where we’ll provide optionsaround working from our offices, our operational sites and home dependent on role/team/individual. This will be discussed during the assessment process.
Thames Water is a unique, rewarding and diverse place to work. If you join our team, you’ll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and unparalleled benefits. We’re also proud to be an equal opportunity employer, Stonewall DiversityChampion and Disability Confident Leader and we’re a Times Top 50 Employer for Women.
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