Technical Lead / Design Manager

Job Description

Circa £55k - £65k, salary depending on skills and experience

Permanent

37 hours per week

Location: Huntingdon or Peterborough - Hybrid Working 1-3 days in office weekly

Anglian Water offers a flexible approach, this role provides you with hybrid working. Your base location will either be in our Peterborough or Huntingdon office with the expectation of being in the office 1-3 days a week.

Join Anglian Water’s Trailblazing Water Resources Programme Development Team!

The East of England is facing a growing water supply challenge – by 2050, we expect a 38% reduction in available water for our customers. To address this, we’re embarking on a game-changing journey to introduce innovative solutions like desalination and advanced water recycling to our region. This is where you come in.

We’re seeking a Technical Lead to join us in driving the development of these pioneering water supply options. You’ll work at the cutting edge of new technologies, bringing your engineering expertise to the table while learning and adapting as we shape the future of water management. Supported by the Senior Technical Lead, you’ll provide direction, guidance, and oversight to ensure these projects reach their full potential.

As part of our Intelligent Client Team, you’ll collaborate with top-tier design partners and suppliers, helping to drive the design development from concept to execution. Your role will involve producing tender scopes, evaluating proposals, challenging technical outputs, and ensuring projects meet their milestones. With a focus on stakeholder engagement, innovation, and collaboration, you’ll work to deliver resilient, efficient, and sustainable solutions for our customers.

Ready to make a real impact on the future of water resources? This is your opportunity to take on a pivotal role in a forward-thinking team that’s leading the way in addressing one of the UK’s most critical challenges.

What will you be doing?

Technical Leadership:

• Provide benefit to our team with engineering discipline expertise and develop to be the subject matter expert in our new technical solutions.

• Produce technical scopes for consultancy work, evaluate proposals, and review technical outputs to ensure alignment with project goals.

• Ensure adherence to technical standards and liaise with operations for effective and operable solutions.

• Collaborate with Planning, Consents, and Environment teams to meet project needs, and engage with industry/government on synergies like sustainable energy and net-zero goals.

Project Delivery:

• Work with our Project Managers, supported by the Programme Manager and Senior Technical Lead to ensure technical outputs are delivered with quality, within budget, and on time.

• Assess risks and opportunities, implementing mitigation plans, and produce deliverables for regulators and stakeholders.

Stakeholder Management:

• Collaborate with internal partners and provide technical updates, ensuring alignment with strategic plans.

• Represent the team in external stakeholder meetings, addressing technical questions and participating in steering groups to drive decisions.

Safety in Design:

• Prioritise health, safety, and welfare in the development phase of our projects.

• Ensure compliance with CDM Regulations, working with the Principal Designer to manage safety risks and coordinate with contractors for compliance.

As a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:

• Full private healthcare with no excess

• 26 days leave, rising with service + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion

• A flexible and friendly working culture

• Competitive pension scheme – we double-match your contributions up to 6%

• Life Assurance at eight times your salary

• Personal Accident cover – up to 5x your salary

• Bonus Scheme

• Lots of great discounts

About you:

We’re looking for a proactive, innovative individual with a strong technical mindset and a passion for learning. You should be an effective collaborator, able to make sound decisions, manage priorities, and communicate clearly. With a focus on ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement, you’ll drive successful project delivery while fostering creativity and challenging the status quo.

• Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline

• Membership of an appropriate professional body, working towards Chartership

• Knowledge of Water Resources Planning

• Knowledge of UK Water Industry

• Design and Technical Leadership experience (8+ years), preferably within the water industry and ideally with some experience of advanced treatment technologies.

• Knowledge of early project development

Why apply?

This is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of ground breaking projects in water sustainability, where you’ll help shape the future of desalination and water recycling. By joining Anglian Water, you’ll work on innovative, high-impact initiatives that will directly contribute to solving long-term water supply challenges in the East of England. You’ll be part of a forward-thinking team that values collaboration, personal development, and the opportunity to make a real difference in the industry. If you’re passionate about driving change, learning new technologies, and tackling complex challenges, this is the perfect role for you!

Closing date: 22nd June 2025

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