Assistant Design Manager
Join Our Team as an Assistant Design Manager!
Are you ready to make a difference? We're on the lookout for an Assistant Design Manager to become a vital part of our Southern Water Services team, located in Falmer, Brighton, Chatham, Kent, or Chichester, West Sussex.
Location & Hours
Location: Falmer, Brighton / Chatham, Kent / Chichester, West Sussex
Hours: 40 hours per week - Expect to be in the office or on-site for 3 days a week.
Your Impact
Join us in supporting engineering design delivery on exciting water and wastewater projects as part of Southern Water's £3.1bn Strategic Development Partnership Framework. This is your chance to contribute to meaningful work that enhances water safety, quality, and resilience for millions of households. Be part of a collaborative environment where your skills and ideas will help shape sustainable solutions for our communities!
Key Responsibilities
As an Assistant Design Manager, you will:
- Support the management of engineering design delivery for assigned projects, ensuring quality and compliance.
- Collaborate with engineering teams and design consultants to develop technically sound and economically efficient solutions.
- Contribute to Engineering Project Plans covering scope, schedule, cost, risk, and resources.
- Work with project teams to identify opportunities for innovation, affordability, and sustainable design.
- Support compliance with CDM Regulations and manage design-related health and safety considerations.
What We’re Looking For
This role is perfect for you if:
- You’re working towards a professional qualification (Chartered Engineer) with a degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
- You have relevant engineering design, construction, and management experience.
- You possess excellent communication skills and can explain complex technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences.
- You’re passionate about environmental improvement and driving technical innovation.
- You hold a Full driving licence.
At Kier, we believe in finding potential, and transferable skills are always welcome! Even if you don’t tick every box, we encourage you to apply and have a chat with us.
Explore Your Future
If you’re curious about the incredible growth and scale of our water business, dive into our diverse project portfolios and uncover both current and future career opportunities. There’s never been a better time to get involved—register your interest today and take the first step toward a rewarding career with us!
Rewards and Benefits
We’re proud to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs.
Diversity and Inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We’re proud of the steps we’ve taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees play a key role in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives, using their experiences to influence our policies.
As a Disability Confident employer, we ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We look forward to seeing your application and welcoming you to our team! #joinkier #LI-JB4
