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Design Strategy Manager
Information Commissioner's OfficeDesign Strategy Manager shaping Anglian Water’s multi-billion-pound reservoir programme. Leading design governance, technical assurance, client requirements, and supply-chain integration.
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive design and technical leadership in managing large design-and-build contractor procurements, ensuring effective stakeholder management and communication. Capable of driving continuous improvement in health, safety, and wellbeing while maintaining a zero-accident culture.
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Design LeadershipProject ManagementStakeholder ManagementTechnical Assurance StrategyClient Requirements Development
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Hard Skills
Design Strategy DevelopmentTechnical Assurance ManagementWork-Package IntegrationRisk OwnershipProcurement Management
Soft Skills
Excellent CommunicationTeam Coordination
Certifications & Qualifications
Right To Work In The UK
Industry Keywords
Design-And-BuildCDM ResponsibilityHealth And SafetyContinuous ImprovementSupply Chain Management
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Develop and maintain the Design Strategy for the New Reservoirs Programme across DCO, Reference, ECI, Early Works and Enabling Works
- Ensure design liability ownership, risk ownership, CDM responsibility clarity, and effective hand-off between supply partners
- Design and maintain the Technical Assurance Strategy across the supply chain
- Oversee work-package integration, assurance plans, and technical scopes for procurement
- Manage the Technical Assurance Manager responsible for day-to-day system and process management
- Define, develop, and maintain Client Requirements aligned with programme outcomes and efficient delivery
- Provide direction and oversight to solution development and manage requests to change or develop requirements
- Supervise a Requirements Manager
- Coordinate independent Technical Assurance activities, including technical scoping and progress monitoring
- Liaise with engineering, programme management, commercial, procurement, regulatory, and delivery teams
- Drive continuous improvement in health, safety and wellbeing and maintain a zero-accident culture
Requirements
What you’ll need- Significant design/technical experience in senior roles involving large design-and-build contractor procurements and management
- Strong project management skills
- Design leadership at detailed engineering and system levels
- Experience managing multiple internal and external stakeholders
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management
- Right to work in the UK
- Relevant employment checks may include references, driving licence check, and DBS check
Benefits
Comp & perks- Car allowance
- Private health care
- Life assurance at 8 times salary
- Personal accident cover up to 5 times salary
- Double-matched pension with maximum 6% employee contribution
- 26 days annual leave, rising with length of service, with ability to buy more
- 26 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave
- 4 weeks paid paternity/partner leave
- Shared parental pay
- Bonus scheme
- Flexible benefits supporting wellbeing and lifestyle
- Virtual GP service for you and your household