Join Our Team as a Design Manager!
We are excited to announce a fantastic opportunity for a Design Manager within our Eastern South Construction team, located in Witham, Essex. This is a full-time, permanent position where you can make a real impact!
Please note: We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship for this role.
Your Responsibilities
As a Design Manager, you will be at the forefront of a variety of projects across sectors such as Education, Healthcare, MOD, and MOJ, with project values ranging from £20m to £80m. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
* Managing and delivering design information in line with the agreed design programme and deliverable schedule.
* Ensuring our appointed design consultants fulfill their duties, while rigorously checking their returns for compliance with standards and briefs.
* Providing design input during both the preconstruction and construction stages of projects.
* Assessing, mitigating, and managing design-related risks, ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation, sustainable building standards like BREEAM, and industry codes of practice.
* Producing design programmes, scopes, responsibility matrices, appointments, and schedules.
* Recording progress and conducting upline reporting.
* Attending and chairing necessary meetings and workshops with internal and external stakeholders.
* Ensuring that designs comply with relevant legislation and technical requirements.
What We’re Looking For
This role is perfect for you if you have:
* Demonstrable experience in a design role within a main contractor environment or architectural practice, particularly with large-scale construction projects.
* A relevant construction qualification (Degree / HND or equivalent) in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, etc.
* Experience with BIM Level 2 projects.
Rewards and Benefits
We take pride in offering our brilliant team a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Join us and enjoy:
* Competitive salary and performance-related bonuses.
* Flexible working arrangements.
* Opportunities for professional development and growth.
* A supportive and inclusive work environment.
Diversity and Inclusion
At Kier, making our workplace diverse and inclusive is a top priority. We are proud of the steps we've taken, but we know there’s always more to do. Our employees play a crucial role in shaping our diversity and inclusion initiatives, and their experiences help us refine our policies.
As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to ensuring that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We can’t wait to see your application and welcome you to our team! #joinkier