Design Manager
| Posting date: | 21 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 December 2025 |
| Location: | PL1 4SG |
| Company: | Kier Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 8951 |
Summary
We're looking for a Design Manager to join our Natural Resources, Nuclear and Networks team based Plymouth.
KierBAM is a Joint Venture (JV) between Kier and BAM Nuttall, currently delivering a major redevelopment project at a Royal Navy site in Plymouth.
Due to the sensitive nature of the site, BPSS security clearance is required. Please note that this process can take up to 8 weeks.Eligibility criteria: Candidates must hold a passport from a NATO or MISWG member country and have resided in the UK for the past 5 years.
Location: Devonport Royal Dockyard, Plymouth
Hours: 42.5 hours per week
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
Responsibilities
As a Design Manager, you'll be working within the KierBAM JV Nuclear team, supporting them in leading the coordination, development, and delivery of MEP design solutions for construction projects. This role involves managing design teams and consultants, ensuring technical accuracy, regulatory compliance, and seamless integration with architectural and structural elements.
Your day to day will include:
-Reviewing M&E requirements from project briefs, requirement statements, documentation and specifications during the feasibility phase; identify risk and opportunity
-Managing M&E Consultants and Contractors to ensure time, cost, quality, and safety requirements are met in full to support all project requirements across the Devonport programme of works; establish I&C phase budgets
- Managing the appointment of M&E Consultants and Contractors
-Managing M&E Consultants and Contractors performance to ensure innovative cost[1]effective solutions are determined, which also meet all necessary standards, specifications and best practice
-Chairing regular M&E forums with M&E staff and the supply chain
What are we looking for?
This role of Design Manager is great for you if:
-Proven experience in an M&E role within a main contractor
-Hold a degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent experience)
-Hold a CSCS Manager Card and SMSTS
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 and the nature of the work at this site, you will be required to complete a Government Security Check (SC) Clearance, which takes place before your employment, and is conducted by the Cabinet Office's United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) agency who set out a pre-requisite criteria including residency history. (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 - to read more about our programme to support people with convictions into employment, visit jobs.kier.co.uk/prison-programme/). This role will also be subject to further pre-employment checks.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier
KierBAM is a Joint Venture (JV) between Kier and BAM Nuttall, currently delivering a major redevelopment project at a Royal Navy site in Plymouth.
Due to the sensitive nature of the site, BPSS security clearance is required. Please note that this process can take up to 8 weeks.Eligibility criteria: Candidates must hold a passport from a NATO or MISWG member country and have resided in the UK for the past 5 years.
Location: Devonport Royal Dockyard, Plymouth
Hours: 42.5 hours per week
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
Responsibilities
As a Design Manager, you'll be working within the KierBAM JV Nuclear team, supporting them in leading the coordination, development, and delivery of MEP design solutions for construction projects. This role involves managing design teams and consultants, ensuring technical accuracy, regulatory compliance, and seamless integration with architectural and structural elements.
Your day to day will include:
-Reviewing M&E requirements from project briefs, requirement statements, documentation and specifications during the feasibility phase; identify risk and opportunity
-Managing M&E Consultants and Contractors to ensure time, cost, quality, and safety requirements are met in full to support all project requirements across the Devonport programme of works; establish I&C phase budgets
- Managing the appointment of M&E Consultants and Contractors
-Managing M&E Consultants and Contractors performance to ensure innovative cost[1]effective solutions are determined, which also meet all necessary standards, specifications and best practice
-Chairing regular M&E forums with M&E staff and the supply chain
What are we looking for?
This role of Design Manager is great for you if:
-Proven experience in an M&E role within a main contractor
-Hold a degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent experience)
-Hold a CSCS Manager Card and SMSTS
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 and the nature of the work at this site, you will be required to complete a Government Security Check (SC) Clearance, which takes place before your employment, and is conducted by the Cabinet Office's United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) agency who set out a pre-requisite criteria including residency history. (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 - to read more about our programme to support people with convictions into employment, visit jobs.kier.co.uk/prison-programme/). This role will also be subject to further pre-employment checks.
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.