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Head of Design
August 18, 2023 | Comments Off on Head of Design
Location: Solihull
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Responsibilities
As a Head of Design, you'll be working within the Construction Team, managing the design team in the region delivering a wide variety of projects across Healthcare, MOJ, Education, MOD, and commercial arenas, with values that can ranging from £10m to £160m
Your day to day will include:
· Taking ownership of the design function, ensuring the delivery of all aspects of Design Management within the London Private and Public Portfolio.
· Direct line management responsibility for three Design sector leads (Healthcare, Residential and Commercial) with indirect responsibility for 30 members of design team staff.
· Ensuring the development of the design function in its entirety, upholding standards and ensuring collaboration across departments.
· Oversee the development of design team members, empowering them to deliver to the highest standards and quality.
Who are we looking for?
This role of Head of Design is great for you if have:
· Experience at a Senior Level in Design Management roles, gained within Tier 1 Construction, Main Contracting environment.
· Detailed knowledge of design process departmental procedures and industry best practice.
· Strong technical acumen with a background in Design, construction management or engineering discipline.
· Knowledge of building control and planning process.
· The ability to lead a team and be part of a team.
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 to discuss and arrange these.
Benefits at Kier
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:
And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website:
Who is Kier?
We're made up of five business units, Group Functions, Construction, Transportation, Natural Resources Nuclear Networks and Property, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK. Take a look at our sustainability objectives:
At the core of all our projects is technical excellence, utilising the latest building methods and innovations to ensure we offer the best value to our clients as sustainably as possible.
Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We are collaborative, trusted and focussed in all that we do, and our people are essential in helping us achieve our goals.
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:
Closing date: 15 September 2023
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
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