Design Manager
| Posting date: | 31 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 August 2025 |
| Location: | S35 2PH |
| Company: | Kier Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7757 |
Summary
We're looking for a Design Manager to join our Building Solutions North team based in Sheffield.
Location: Sheffield, covering North of England - remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required
Hours: 40 hours a week
What will you be responsible for?As a Design Manager, you'll be working within the Building Solutions North team, supporting them in delivering high-quality construction and refurbishment projects across the North of England.
Your day to day will include:
-Managing and coordinating the delivery of all aspects of design across pre-construction and construction phases
-Leading the design team and supply chain to ensure timely and compliant information delivery
-Supporting bid teams with optimal design and buildability strategies
-Ensuring compliance with CDM Regulations, Building Safety Act, and BIM standards
-Collaborating with commercial and operational teams to align design with project goals
What are we looking for?This role of Design Manager is great for you if:
-You hold construction qualifications (minimum HND/HNC/T Level or equivalent)
-You have experience working on refurbishment schemes up to £15m and knowledge of frameworks and two-stage tenders
-You possess strong working knowledge of building regulations, Building Safety Act, and BIM processes (ISO 19650)
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.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier
Location: Sheffield, covering North of England - remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required
Hours: 40 hours a week
What will you be responsible for?As a Design Manager, you'll be working within the Building Solutions North team, supporting them in delivering high-quality construction and refurbishment projects across the North of England.
Your day to day will include:
-Managing and coordinating the delivery of all aspects of design across pre-construction and construction phases
-Leading the design team and supply chain to ensure timely and compliant information delivery
-Supporting bid teams with optimal design and buildability strategies
-Ensuring compliance with CDM Regulations, Building Safety Act, and BIM standards
-Collaborating with commercial and operational teams to align design with project goals
What are we looking for?This role of Design Manager is great for you if:
-You hold construction qualifications (minimum HND/HNC/T Level or equivalent)
-You have experience working on refurbishment schemes up to £15m and knowledge of frameworks and two-stage tenders
-You possess strong working knowledge of building regulations, Building Safety Act, and BIM processes (ISO 19650)
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.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier
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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.