Design Manager
| Posting date: | 18 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 July 2025 |
| Location: | CM8 3TH |
| Company: | Kier Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7372 |
Summary
We're looking for a Design Manager to join our Eastern South Construction team working on a large £100m plus defence project in Suffolk
Location: Essex office, Suffolk site
What will you be responsible for?
As a Design Manager, you'll be working within the Eastern South team in Witham, Essex on a large defence project - The site location is Suffolk
-Manage the design process during the pre-construction and as required, the construction phase.
-Interrogation of enquiry documents, in the form of an Employer's Requirements.
-Production of a Contractor's Proposal document in liaison with other internal departments.
-Manage our design process via external consultants.
-Drive innovative and cost effective solutions into the design.
-Progress design issues within a strict timescale & ensure designers meet information delivery dates.
-Attend tender launch /tender adjudication and launch meetings as required.
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
-Understanding of Building Regulations and Planning Permission procedures
-Understanding of different Client procurement routes
-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 benefitsWe'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 inclusionMaking 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.
Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier
#LI-RD1
Location: Essex office, Suffolk site
What will you be responsible for?
As a Design Manager, you'll be working within the Eastern South team in Witham, Essex on a large defence project - The site location is Suffolk
-Manage the design process during the pre-construction and as required, the construction phase.
-Interrogation of enquiry documents, in the form of an Employer's Requirements.
-Production of a Contractor's Proposal document in liaison with other internal departments.
-Manage our design process via external consultants.
-Drive innovative and cost effective solutions into the design.
-Progress design issues within a strict timescale & ensure designers meet information delivery dates.
-Attend tender launch /tender adjudication and launch meetings as required.
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
-Understanding of Building Regulations and Planning Permission procedures
-Understanding of different Client procurement routes
-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 benefitsWe'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 inclusionMaking 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.
Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier
#LI-RD1
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A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.