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Design Manager – Utilities

March 24, 2023 | Comments Off on Design Manager – Utilities

We're looking for a Design Manager to join our Northwest Utilities team based from our offices in Sheffield or Leeds. Within this role, you can enjoy working across multiple utilities contracts helping them to run as efficiently as possible.



Location: based from the Sheffield or Leeds office with hybrid remote working available

Contract: Full time, permanent - flexible and part-time hours available if desired, just let us know.



Responsibilities



As a Design Manager, you'll be working within the Electrical and Civils project team on our Yorkshire Water and Severn Trent Water contracts, supporting with the contracts to deliver the design function.



Your day to day will include:


  • Supporting the design function throughout the project lifecycle working with the project teams and our design partners to ensure compliant designs are in place
  • Supporting the pre-construction team, senior design managers and project managers with project specific requirements on each of the projects
  • Reviewing design information and compliance to standards and agreed deliverables and to attend project specific meetings to understand overall deliverables
  • With support from Document Controllers, ensuring relevant information is communicated, timescales achieved, and information is uploaded to interna and external systems


Who are we looking for?



This role of Design Manager is great for you if you have:


  • Previous experience of working in similar environments and able to work on sites, offices and from home.
  • The ability to work on several given projects across the programme of works, with varying work types
  • Projects are spread out across the Yorkshire/North Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire area, candidates would be expected to visit sites and support site teams in line with the job role


We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.



If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk to discuss and arrange these.




We're proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:


  • new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more
  • support in obtaining further qualifications including personal track safety, NVQs and more
  • green car scheme
  • a free healthcare app giving you access to clinicians and experts on fertility, pregnancy and baby, menopause and men's health
  • an additional two days' leave to take part in volunteering activities of your choice

And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website.



Who is Kier?

As a leading UK infrastructure services, construction and property group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We take pride in bringing specialist knowledge, sector leading experience and fresh thinking to all that we do.

We are collaborative, trusted and focused, and we will empower you to achieve your career goals, and listen to your thoughts, ideas and challenges.

Diversity and inclusion

Making 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 (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives. You can see more about our D&I action plan here.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

Closing Date: 21 April 2023

Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.




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