Client Design and Engineering Lead

What youll be doing

• Providing strategic technical oversight across engineering design and constructability activities.

• Supporting development of programme design strategies processes and technical requirements.

• Reviewing and accepting key engineering outputs and deliverables on behalf of Anglian Water.

• Ensuring technical integrity is maintained across scope programme cost and prioritisation decisions.

• Leading the resolution of complex technical challenges and risks.

• Acting as a technical representative for Anglian Water and Cambridge Water within programme governance and external stakeholder engagement.

• Working closely with regulators environmental bodies utility providers and other strategic partners.

• Championing health safety and design risk reduction throughout the programme lifecycle.

Why this role is different

Few opportunities allow you to influence infrastructure at this scale. Youll be helping deliver nationally significant projects that will improve climate resilience support regional growth protect the environment and secure water resources for millions of customers.

This isnt just about engineering excellence. Its about creating infrastructure that future generations will depend upon. You will have visibility at the highest levels of programme governance influence major technical decisions and help define how some of the UKs most important water infrastructure will be designed and delivered.

What were looking for

Were looking for an experienced engineering leader who thrives in complex high-profile environments and can bring strategic thinking alongside deep technical expertise. Youll have:

• Proven engineering leadership experience on major infrastructure or Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs).

• Significant technical expertise in a relevant discipline such as dam engineering river engineering or similarly complex infrastructure.

• A relevant engineering degree.

• Experience managing consultancy partners and major engineering contracts.

• Strong stakeholder management capability including experience working with regulators and external partners.

• The ability to balance technical excellence with programme outcomes and commercial considerations.

As a valued employee youll be entitled to:

• Personal private health care

• Life assurance (up to 8 x salary)

• Personal accident cover (up to 5 x salary)

• Double-matched pension (maximum 7% employee/14% employer contribution)

• 26 days annual leave rising with length ofservice and the ability to buy more

• Excellent family friendly policies such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave as well as 4 weeks paid paternity / partner leave. Opportunity for shared parental pay

• Bonus scheme up to 15%

• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeingand lifestyle.

Inclusion at Anglian Water:

We value the representation & diversity within our communities. Inclusion is for every one and we are an equal opportunity employer which means well consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression ethnic origin nationality religion or beliefs age sexual orientation disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes and were committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.

Join us and leave a legacy

Water is essential to life and the decisions we make today will impact generations to come.