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Company Name: Kier
Job Description
We are looking for a Senior Design Manager to join our Kier Construction team based in Leeds. Location: Leeds – remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required. Hours: 37.5 hours, Monday to Friday, with some flexibility on hours. We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
As a Senior Design Manager at Kier Construction, you will play a key role in delivering high‑quality public sector projects across Yorkshire. Working on projects ranging from £10M to over £100M, you will collaborate with our pre‑construction and construction teams to ensure design excellence from tender stage through to completion. Our projects span diverse sectors including education, healthcare, heritage, and justice, offering you the opportunity to make a real impact on communities.
Responsibilities
* Manage design teams through tender and pre‑construction stages, ensuring all information is delivered on programme and to the highest standards.
* Coordinate design consultants and monitor their performance, addressing any concerns to maintain quality and compliance.
* Chair design meetings, produce progress reports, and present updates to senior leadership.
* Create and manage design programmes, responsibility matrices, and documentation to keep projects running smoothly.
* Identify and mitigate design‑related risks while providing strategic expertise on innovative construction solutions.
Qualifications
* Relevant qualification in Construction Management, Engineering, or Architecture, ideally with chartership or additional accreditation.
* Successful experience managing design on tenders and live projects within a main contractor environment, particularly on complex, high‑value schemes.
* Knowledge of BIM Level 2, current building regulations, and key design principles across all disciplines.
* Confidence producing presentations and leading meetings with internal teams and external stakeholders.
* Understanding of building contracts (NEC, JCT, SBCC) and how they influence design management approaches.
* Transferable skills are welcome; we value potential and will consider applications even if not every box is ticked.
Benefits
We are proud to offer a wide variety of benefits that our employees can tailor to their needs. You can see more information on benefits here.
Diversity and Inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a priority. Our employees shape our policies and initiatives and have made a huge impact on how we work.
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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