Design Manager

Kier Group plc; Loughton; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm is seeking a Design Manager to join their team based in London. In this role, you will manage and deliver design information for various projects, providing essential input during both preconstruction and construction phases. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in high-value design work and possess the ability to effectively organise and manage workloads. This position offers full-time, permanent employment with flexible work hours considered, promoting a diverse and inclusive work environment.

Benefits

Wide variety of benefits

Flexible work times

Focus on diversity and inclusion

Qualifications

• Experience of delivering high value, complex design work from the main contractor perspective.
• Ability to organise, plan, programme and manage workloads.
• Experience of site/contract procedures would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Management and delivery of design information in accordance with the agreed design programme.
• Design input at both preconstruction and construction stage of projects.
• Production of design programmes and schedules.
• Attending/chairing necessary meetings and workshops.

Skills

Experience of delivering high value, complex design work

Ability to organise, plan, programme and manage workloads

Knowledge of site/contract procedures

Job description

We're looking for a Design Manager to join our Construction team based in London.

Location: London/Loughton, Essex - with flexible work times considered

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Design Manager you'll be working within the Design team, supporting them on projects across a variety of different sectors including Commercial, Public Sector and Health.

Your day to day will include:

• Management and delivery of design information in accordance with the agreed design programme and deliverable schedule.
• Design input at both preconstruction and construction stage of projects
• The production of design programmes, design scopes, design responsibility matrices, appointments, schedules.
• Attending/chair necessary meetings and workshops with internal and external stakeholders.

What are we looking for?

This role of Design Manager is great for you if you have:

• Experience of delivering high value, complex design work from the main contractor perspective.
• Ability to organise, plan, programme and manage workloads.
• Experience of site/contract procedures would be an advantage

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.

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.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier