We're looking for a Design Manager to join our Environment Agency team based within the South‑West on a 12 month fixed term contract, Join our team as a Design Manager and play a key role in managing design on our flood and coastal risk management projects. Working within our EA business, you'll be responsible for delivering high‑quality design solutions across projects ranging from £500k to £50m in value. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to our expanding capabilities as a leading contractor in the flood and coastal risk management sector.
Responsibilities
* Managing the design process from initial concept through to detailed design, ensuring compliance with client requirements and industry standards
* Coordinating with multi‑disciplinary teams to drive innovative and cost‑effective engineering solutions
* Building collaborative relationships with clients and stakeholders to ensure project success
* Managing design quality procedures and ensuring timely delivery of design information
* Supporting digital design initiatives and ensuring compliance with BIM standards
Qualifications
* Level 6 qualification (degree or equivalent) in an engineering discipline
* Experience delivering high value, complex design work from the main contractor perspective
* Experience of managing and driving a multi‑discipline technical engineering team
* Ability to organise, plan, programme and manage workloads
* Commercial awareness
Additional Requirements
* Full driving licence
Benefits and Diversity
* Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us.
* We are proud of the steps we've taken and will continue to improve our diversity and inclusion initiatives.
* 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.
* Matched pension scheme up to 7.5%, Life Assurance, Enhanced Family Friendly Policies, Discounts on go‑to brands, Free Heath and wellbeing services, Training and development schemes, Electric Vehicle Leasing and Paid volunteering leave.
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