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Assistant Design Manager

December 7, 2022 | Comments Off on Assistant Design Manager

We're looking for a Assistant Design Manager to join our Regional Build team for HMP Glasgow. Within this role, you can enjoy exposure to exciting major projects, progression opportunities and even more.

Location: HMP Glasgow, Scotland

Contract: Permanent, full time, Monday to Friday

Kier have been awarded a PCSA contract to develop the design for HMP Glasgow, which is a replacement for the existing adult male establishment at HMP Barlinnie. The project will deliver a new, modern prison that provides secure custody, safe and ordered prison regimes, high standards of decency and care, alongside opportunities for prisoners to develop in a way that helps them reintegrate on return to society on their release.?

The new prison is to accommodate spaces for 1,200 persons along with associated support facilities and regimes with an emphasis on rehabilitation through a focus on health and wellbeing. In developing the design we will explore options for delivering net zero carbon and embrace smart building technologies and automated processes to support the operation of the new facility.

Responsibilities

Your day to day will include:

  • Assist designing the solutions of projects and providing input at both pre-construction and construction stage of the project.
  • To recognise contractual, financial, technical and operational risks and to find opportunities for value engineering in order to minimise risk and maximise gross profit on contracts.
  • To support the fulfilment of the pipeline of contracts.
  • To implement all of Kier Group's relevant policies including those for SHE and risk management and solution design.
Who are we looking for?

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

  • Experience in working in lard-scale projects of a value between £50-100m
  • Knowledge and experience in BIM level 2 projects, including COBie data, LoDM and experience in Construction Design Management
  • Have a track record of collaborative working with Clients and Consultants
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.

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:

  • New and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance 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
  • Matched pension scheme up to 7.5%
  • 26 days' annual leave + bank holidays (with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday)
And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website: www.kier.co.uk/careers/rewards-benefits

Who is Kier?

We're made up of six business units, Group Functions, Construction, Highways, Infrastructure, Utilities and Property, and as a group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK. Take a look at our sustainability objectives: https://www.kier.co.uk/sustainability/

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: https://www.kier.co.uk/media/6668/di-roadmap-2021.pdf

Closing Date: 4th January 2022

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

Recruitment agencies - we are unable to accept unsolicited CVs and communications from external recruiters. The recruitment team will engage with agencies who have signed up to our PSL should we require assistance. For further information, visit our careers help page
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