Associate Director – Water Design (London/Tamworth)

About the role

A rare opportunity has arisen for an experienced Associate Director – Water Design to take a strategic leadership role delivering water non‑infrastructure projects within the UK water sector. The position offers significant influence across technical delivery, team leadership and client engagement within a growing engineering consultancy. You will oversee delivery for a major UK water utility framework while supporting multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Key responsibilities

• Provide senior leadership across water non‑infrastructure design projects
• Oversee multidisciplinary engineering teams delivering civil, mechanical and electrical design solutions
• Act as a senior technical authority across project portfolios
• Maintain strong client relationships and represent the organisation at technical and programme reviews
• Support business development, proposals and framework delivery
• Guide and mentor senior engineers and design leads

Required profile

• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering or a related engineering discipline
• Chartered Engineer with a recognised professional institution
• Significant experience within the UK water sector
• Proven leadership experience across multidisciplinary design teams
• Strong understanding of UK water industry standards and regulatory frameworks
• Excellent communication, leadership and commercial awareness

Required skills

What we offer

• Competitive salary £70,000‑£85,000 per annum
• Strategic influence on major water sector programmes
• Senior leadership role within a growing engineering consultancy