Design Manager
| Posting date: | 16 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 January 2026 |
| Location: | ME5 7QA |
| Company: | Kier Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 9324 |
Summary
We're looking for a Design Manager to join our Southern Water Contract based in Falmer
Location: Falmer, Brighton
Hours: 45 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us (Core hours are 10am - 3pm)
What will you be responsible for?
As a Design Manager you'll be working within the Southern Water Framework, Overseeing and managing engineering design delivery across key capital projects. You'll act as the main point of contact for our client, ensuring designs are safe, compliant, efficient and deliver real value from project definition through to handover.
Your day to day will include:
-Overseeing engineering design delivery from outline through to handover, ensuring safe, buildable and cost-effective solutions.
-Owning design assurance, quality and compliance, including CDM, health & safety, environmental standards and supply chain inputs.
-Driving value, sustainability and innovation across design to improve affordability and reduce carbon.
-Supporting successful project delivery by managing engineering plans, risks and milestones with multi-disciplinary teams.
What are we looking for?
This role of Design Manager is great for you if you:
-Hold Chartered Engineer status with a degree (or equivalent) in an engineering discipline.
-Have experience in engineering design, construction and design management.
-Have strong knowledge of water and wastewater treatment processes.
-Have proven experience overseeing multi-disciplinary technical teams and delivering against challenging targets.
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.
If you would like to explore more about the incredible growth and scale of our water business, dive into our diverse project portfolios, and uncover both current and future career opportunities. You can see more information about our water business here.
There's never been a better time to get involved, register your interest today and take the first step toward a rewarding career with us!
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: Falmer, Brighton
Hours: 45 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us (Core hours are 10am - 3pm)
What will you be responsible for?
As a Design Manager you'll be working within the Southern Water Framework, Overseeing and managing engineering design delivery across key capital projects. You'll act as the main point of contact for our client, ensuring designs are safe, compliant, efficient and deliver real value from project definition through to handover.
Your day to day will include:
-Overseeing engineering design delivery from outline through to handover, ensuring safe, buildable and cost-effective solutions.
-Owning design assurance, quality and compliance, including CDM, health & safety, environmental standards and supply chain inputs.
-Driving value, sustainability and innovation across design to improve affordability and reduce carbon.
-Supporting successful project delivery by managing engineering plans, risks and milestones with multi-disciplinary teams.
What are we looking for?
This role of Design Manager is great for you if you:
-Hold Chartered Engineer status with a degree (or equivalent) in an engineering discipline.
-Have experience in engineering design, construction and design management.
-Have strong knowledge of water and wastewater treatment processes.
-Have proven experience overseeing multi-disciplinary technical teams and delivering against challenging targets.
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.
If you would like to explore more about the incredible growth and scale of our water business, dive into our diverse project portfolios, and uncover both current and future career opportunities. You can see more information about our water business here.
There's never been a better time to get involved, register your interest today and take the first step toward a rewarding career with us!
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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