Design Manager

Join Our Team as a Design Manager!

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? We’re on the lookout for a passionate Design Manager to join our dynamic Eastern South team based in Witham, Essex. This is your chance to be part of a company with an exceptional track record in delivering projects across various sectors, including DfE, Healthcare, MOD, MOJ, Leisure, Higher Education, and Heritage.

Your Role and Responsibilities

As a Design Manager, you will be the subject matter expert for your assigned projects, leading the design process and ensuring excellence at every stage. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Managing and delivering design information in line with agreed programmes and schedules.
• Ensuring design consultants meet their obligations and adhere to project standards.
• Assessing, mitigating, and managing design-related risks throughout the project lifecycle.
• Chairing design meetings, writing reports, and presenting to stakeholders.
• Producing design programmes, scopes, responsibility matrices, and schedules while ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation and sustainable building standards.

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.
• Hold a relevant construction qualification (Degree/HND or equivalent) in Architecture, Construction Management, or Engineering.
• Have experience with BIM level 2 projects, including COBie data.
• Possess excellent attention to detail and strong stakeholder management skills.

Why Join Us?

At Kier, we believe in rewarding our brilliant people with a variety of benefits tailored to your needs. Here’s what you can look forward to:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• A supportive and inclusive work environment.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to making Kier a diverse and inclusive workplace. Our employees play a crucial role in shaping our diversity and inclusion initiatives, and we are proud of the impact they have made. As a Disability Confident employer, we ensure that a fair number of disabled applicants meeting the minimum criteria will be offered an interview.

Due to the nature of this role, you will be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check. We treat applicants with convictions on a case-by-case basis and do not discriminate based on conviction history.

Are you ready to make a difference? We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier!