Principal / Senior Design Manager - Water & Wastewater AMP8
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Salary
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£51,900
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This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2127 (84% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £51,900, and Arcadis Human Resources Limited is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
We pick the code from the advert's text, so it is our best guess, not the employer's. Each code it could be has its own likelihood:
- Likely 2127 (Engineering project managers and project engineers) · 84% match
- Likely 2129 (Engineering professionals not elsewhere classified) · 5% match
New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2127 Engineering project managers and project engineers Most likely code | £36,300 | £41,500 | £46,700 | £51,900 |
2129 Engineering professionals not elsewhere classified Also possible | £33,400 | £36,900 | £41,500 | £46,100 |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Role description:
Our Water Optimisation team is at the forefront of delivering some of the UK's most complex and high-profile water programmes, helping clients navigate the challenges and opportunities of AMP8 and beyond. Working in partnership with leading water companies and contractors, we deliver innovative solutions across major programmes that improve resilience, sustainability and long-term environmental performance.
We are seeking a Principal or Senior Design Manager to play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering these industry-leading projects. Leading multidisciplinary teams across a diverse portfolio of schemes, you will drive technical excellence, foster strong client relationships and help deliver successful outcomes for some of the UK's most significant water infrastructure investments.
Dimensions of the job:- Responsible for delivery of medium to large scale, complex multi-disciplinary projects or elements of major projects in own discipline with fee typically in range of £1M+.
- Demonstrable design manager capability and applied sector experience, including leading, managing and coordinating teams. Strong consulting skills including project management and client relationship management at senior management level. Experience in managing business relationships at senior management level.
- Technically lead and coordinate multi-disciplined wastewater or water treatment / infrastructure projects and programmes of work throughout the design life cycle
- Degree in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Process Engineering or other directly related degree
- Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status and membership of a professional institution such as ICE, IMechE, IET, IChemE, or CIWEM
- Relevant water industry experience
- Takes accountability and leads by example
- Has excellent people management skills, ensuring that the best talent is used to meet the resource demands for the projected workload
- Extensive experience of contract, commercial, project & programme management
- Extensive experience of working on complex design and delivery frameworks and / or design and build projects
Why Arcadis?
We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.
You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.
Together, we can create a lasting legacy.
Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.
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Where this offer sits in the market
Engineering project managers and project engineers (SOC 2127) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~68k in sample- Middle half £42,848–67,132
- Median £51,324
- Going rate £51,900
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £36,300–46,700
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. Arcadis Human Resources Limited holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2127 going rate of £51,900. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.