Design Managers

Kier Group plc; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 45,000 - GBP 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure company in the UK is seeking a Design Manager to lead innovative water projects across the nation. You'll collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to design effective solutions while benefiting from flexibility and career development opportunities. Ideal candidates will possess experience in water infrastructure and design leadership, contributing from concept to completion. Join a diverse company invested in sustainable practices and personal growth.

Benefits

Tailored training and career development

Flexible working arrangements

Variety of employee benefits

Qualifications

• Experience leading design projects in the water infrastructure sector.
• Ability to deliver sustainable and technically robust solutions.
• Strong collaboration skills within a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of water infrastructure projects.
• Shape innovative water and wastewater projects.
• Contribute from concept design to construction and handover.

Skills

Design leadership

Transferable skills

Water industry experience

Job description

Design Managers

Your Design Expertise. Our Water Vision. One Powerful Partnership.

With the AMP8 investment cycle now in full swing, this is your opportunity to help shape the future of the UK's most vital infrastructure. We're actively inviting expressions of interest for Design Manager roles across a wide range of water frameworks and locations.

We've partnered with some of the UK's most influential water clients to deliver transformative projects that impact millions of lives, from innovative clean water systems to critical wastewater solutions.

Our clients include

• United Utilities (North West, from Crewe to Carlisle)
• Yorkshire Water (Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire, Derbyshire)
• Severn Trent (From Mid-Wales to West & East-Midlands)
• Anglian Water (East Anglia, from Lincolnshire to Essex)
• Thames Water (Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Surrey, Essex, Kent, and Greater London)
• Wessex Water (Dorset, Somerset, Bristol)
• Southern Water (Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, and the Isle of Wight)
• South West Water (Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset)

With projects spanning almost the entire UK, there's a strong chance we've got the perfect Design role for you!

About you

• Ready to lead the design of the UK's next generation of water infrastructure? No problem - we'll support your transition into Kier!
• We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome!
• If you've got previous experience within the water industry, we would love to hear from you

We're recruiting across a range of design roles, from experienced specialists to senior design leaders.

You’ll play a pivotal role in delivering smart, sustainable, and technically robust solutions that drive efficiency, reduce carbon, and conserve water.

Working as part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team, you’ll help shape innovative water and wastewater projects, from concept design through to construction, commissioning, and final handover.

Why Join Us?

• Work alongside a passionate, expert team in one of the UK's fastest-growing sectors
• We're genuinely invested in your career growth, offering tailored training, career development, and the support you need to thrive
• An excellent variety of benefits - take a closer look here.
• Flexible and agile working available to support your lifestyle, wellbeing, and commitments, because we know life doesn't stop at work.

If you’re ready to take your career to the next level, make a real difference, and be part of something truly monumental — we want to hear from you.

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.

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