We're looking for a Senior Design Manager to join our Thames Water Framework team working on our Maple Lodge, Rickmansworth project.
Location: Maple Lodge, Rickmansworth – remote working available with occasional travel to the office required in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire. Hours: 45 hours per week – some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us. We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
We're looking for an experienced Senior Design Manager to join our collaborative team working on Thames Water projects. This is an excellent opportunity to lead design solutions for water and wastewater infrastructure, ensuring technical compliance whilst driving cost efficiency and sustainability. You'll work closely with our project teams and design partners to deliver innovative, outcome-focused solutions that meet regulatory commitments and client objectives. This project at Maple Lodge will be one of the biggest on our framework with ECI phase £9m and final cost £200m+.
Responsibilities
* Lead and support your design team to deliver high‑quality, compliant designs on time and within budget.
* Manage design partners and consultants, ensuring collaborative working and right‑first‑time submissions.
* Oversee technical design reviews, quality assurance processes and ensure compliance with client standards.
* Identify value engineering opportunities and drive efficiencies whilst maintaining project outcomes.
* Build trusted relationships with clients, clearly communicating technical solutions and managing project approvals.
Qualifications
* You hold a degree in engineering (preferably chartered) with proven experience as a Design Manager or Principal Engineer in the water industry.
* You have strong people and project management skills, with experience leading design teams and managing consultants.
* You understand multidisciplinary design coordination and have knowledge of water/wastewater infrastructure projects.
* You can communicate technical solutions clearly to varied audiences and build collaborative relationships.
* You hold a full UK driving licence.
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.
Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We are proud of the steps we have taken so far, and we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
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