Lead Design Engineer

Linear Recruitment have an exciting opportunity for a Lead Design Engineer to join a thriving design team based in Leeds.

The client are a global engineering, management and development consultancy.
Their purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything they do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.
A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.

As Lead Design Engineer you will be working in a creative and challenging environment, managing a wide range of projects across our water industry frameworks. Responsible for the successful delivery of projects and programmes of work, you will co-ordinate multi-disciplinary project teams from project inception through to completion of construction.
The compnay are a fully integrated engineering feasibility, design, construction and commissioning business, has a rollover framework contract to support Yorkshire Water’s Capital Delivery Programme. The programme will improve clean and wastewater services across the Yorkshire region, as well as improving the environment. This appointment gives us direct allocation to a multimillion-pound programme of water and wastewater non-infrastructure and infrastructure projects.
The Successful Lead Design Engineer Will Be Required To
 

• Lead the delivery of multi-disciplinary design for either water, or wastewater infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects.
• Develop and lead your design team to successfully deliver projects and create a positive environment where staff are engaged and able to reach their potential.
• Undertake line management for multiple staff, including being responsible for their welfare and development.
• Have strong technical skills to lead the development of affordable and low carbon solutions, including managing risk.

Candidate Specification
 

• Qualified Design Engineer (preferably Chartered or working towards Chartership)
• Experience of water or wastewater non-infrastructure and infrastructure design experience is essential
• Experience of successfully developing and managing design quality control processes
   

Our flexible working environment will allow you to work from home, our Leeds office and on site to suit your needs and the needs of your projects, and we will provide you with the support you require to develop personally and professionally in a dynamic design-and-construct environment.
What they Offer
You will be offered a competitive salary which is commensurate based on your experience. Our core benefits include:
 

• Pension matched up to 7%
• Competitive annual leave and the option to purchase additional annual leave
• Life assurance
• Enhanced parental leave
• Annual professional institution subscription costs
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including cycle to work scheme and interest free season ticket loans

Agile working
We are committed to providing a flexible and agile working environment that supports both our employees and the needs of the business.