Design Manager

Kier Group plc; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm is seeking a Design Manager to join their Building Solutions South team in London/South. In this role, you will manage design processes, ensure compliance with health and safety standards, and oversee design risk management. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong communication skills and have experience managing design on projects up to £20 million. This role also encourages applications from those with transferable skills, highlighting a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills and experience working with multidisciplinary teams.
• Hold a construction-related qualification and relevant professional membership.
• Previous experience managing design on projects up to £20m.

Responsibilities

• Managing the design process and ensuring timely delivery of drawings and documentation.
• Liaising with clients and leading design meetings.
• Ensuring compliance with health and safety and sustainability standards.
• Overseeing design risk management and documentation.
• Supporting project teams with design-related issues.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Experience working with multidisciplinary teams

Education

Construction-related qualification

Job description

We're looking for aDesign Managerto join ourBuilding Solutions Southteam based inLondon/South.

Location:London/South
Hours:40 hours per week – some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us

What will you be responsible for?

As aDesign Manager, you'll be working within theBuilding Solutions Southteam, supporting them in managing and delivering design solutions from early project stages through to completion.

Your day to day will include:

• Managing the design process and ensuring timely delivery of drawings and documentation
• Liaising with clients and leading design meetings
• Ensuring compliance with health and safety and sustainability standards
• Overseeing design risk management and documentation
• Supporting project teams with design-related issues

What are we looking for?

This role ofDesign Manageris great for you if:

• You have strong communication skills and experience working with multidisciplinary teams
• You hold a construction-related qualification and relevant professional membership
• You have previous experience managing design on projects up to £20m

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

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 are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

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.

We look forward to seeing your application to#joinkier

• JD Design Manager - Building Solutions July 25.pdf