Engineering Manager

Are you looking for a senior leadership role where you can influence standards, drive design quality, and shape the future capability of a growing water engineering function?

Have you led multi-disciplinary teams delivering regulated water industry designs, taking accountability for technical quality, compliance, and on time delivery?

Are you a Chartered Engineer (or close to chartership) with extensive experience approving and managing complex water design packages?

The Opportunity

This role is available on a contract basis (outside IR35) and they are also recruiting for this position on a permanent basis, offering a salary of £75,000-£90,000 per year plus benefits, depending on experience and working arrangements.

This opportunity has arisen due to continued growth and expansion within a well established engineering design consultancy delivering critical projects across the regulated water sector. With a strong and growing workload, the team is strengthening its technical leadership capability to support current projects and future frameworks.

Your duties and responsibilities will be

• Lead, manage, and develop multi-disciplinary teams of engineers, CAD technicians, and graduates
• Act as Professional Head for the design function within water engineering
• Lead the delivery of safe, compliant, efficient, and value engineered design solutions
• Ensure designs meet all relevant technical, professional, and water company standards
• Approve design packages and provide technical governance across projects
• Drive the use of appropriate design software, BIM, and 3D modelling
• Manage the production of integrated design deliverables aligned with safety, quality, and programme requirements
• Review, interpret, and communicate standards, procedures, and regulatory changes
• Manage design programmes to agreed timescales, budgets, and formal processes
• Ensure design changes are fully captured, recorded, and controlled
• Lead design estimate development, including forecasting of design hours and resources

You will have the following qualifications & experience

• Extensive experience working within the regulated water industry
• Proven background in delivering and approving complex water engineering designs
• Experience leading or managing multi-disciplinary engineering teams
• Graduate or HND qualified in an engineering discipline
• Strong IT capability and familiarity with modern design tools
• Chartered Engineer (or working towards chartership)
• A proactive leadership mindset with the ability to influence and inspire others

It's great if you also have the following

• Understanding of MEICA, civils, and process design
• A track record of managing multiple projects and technical teams simultaneously
• Experience driving BIM and digital engineering adoption
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle

The setting for the role

This role is primarily office based with occasional site visits, offering stability while maintaining exposure to live project delivery. Flexible and hybrid working arrangements may be available for the right candidate, balancing leadership presence with autonomy. You'll be joining a collaborative, technically strong environment that values professional development, wellbeing, and long-term career progression.

Millbank Holdings Ltd is an equal opportunities employer committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background, and encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.

We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, and we are committed to ensuring an accessible and supportive recruitment process for everyone. If you require any adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we'll do our best to accommodate.

Millbank operates as both an Employment Agency and an Employment Business.

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