About the Role
Design Manager – PBT (Nutrient Removal & Growth) – Balfour Beatty (@one Alliance)
Location: Peterborough (Hybrid Working). We require candidates within the Anglian Water region to be in the office 3 days per week. If you are based outside the region, we are happy to discuss a suitable hybrid arrangement.
Balfour Beatty plays a key role as part of the Anglian Water’s @one Alliance, a collaboration between Anglian Water and eight industry-leading partners. The Alliance delivers around 40% of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme. During AMP8 – our most ambitious asset management period – we are delivering nature‑based and sustainable infrastructure, setting new benchmarks for environmental performance.
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
- 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‑rated).
- Family‑friendly policies, including 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partner leave.
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more.
About Us
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 work safely, reduce carbon emissions and add social value to the communities within which we work.
Diversity and Inclusion
We believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. We are growing our diverse workforce and developing an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive and reach their full potential. We are members of WISE, ENEI, the Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). Balfour Beatty is 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, offering an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more information, visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/.
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com.
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