Design Manager

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Company Name:
Kier

We're looking for a Design Manager to join our Eastern South team based in Essex.

Location:

Witham, Essex. We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role. Our Eastern regional business has an exceptional track record in delivering projects across DfE, Healthcare, MOD, MOJ, Leisure, Higher Education and Heritage.

As Design Manager, you'll be the subject matter expert on your assigned project, leading the design process and ensuring excellence throughout. You may also support tender and pre‑construction design management on pipeline projects.

• Managing and delivering design information in accordance with agreed programmes and schedules.
• Ensuring design consultants fulfil their duties and comply with standards and project briefs.
• Assessing, mitigating and managing design‑related risks throughout the project lifecycle.
• Chairing design meetings, writing reports and presenting to stakeholders.
• Producing design programmes, scopes, responsibility matrices and schedules whilst ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation and sustainable building standards.

• Demonstrable experience in a design role within a main contractor environment.
• Relevant construction qualification (Degree/HND or equivalent) in Architecture, Construction Management or Engineering.
• Experience of BIM level 2 projects, including COBie data.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong stakeholder management skills.
• Full driving licence.

We are 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.

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We are proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more.

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 a Basic 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.