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Design Manager

December 16, 2022 | Comments Off on Design Manager

We're looking for a Design Manager to join Kier Construction in the Eastern and Midlands Region.

Location: This is an agile role within our Eastern region, where we have an office based in Solihull. Home working is also available with some travel to other offices and sites

Contract: Permanent, full time.

Responsibilities

Our Eastern and Midlands buildings region is looking to recruit a Design Manager to join the Solihull team. The successful post-holder will be responsible for the design and delivery of all projects by ensuring the effective and efficient delivery of require project outcomes by exceeding client expectations on programme, cost and quality.

Your day to day will include:

  • Responsible for the management and delivery of design information in accordance with the agreed design programme and deliverable schedule
  • You will be responsible for the production of design programmes, design scopes, design responsibility matrices, appointments, schedules to record progress, upline reporting, attending/chairing necessary meetings and workshops
  • Ensuring that the design is compliant to relevant legislation and technical requirements.?
Who are we looking for?

  • We will need you to be educated to degree level, or equivalent experience, have proven experience in a similar role and be an excellent communicator
  • You'll be proficient in the use of MS Office, particularly Excel
  • We will also be looking in-depth technical construction knowledge with experience working on educational, commercial, residential and healthcare projects valued between £5-£60 million
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:

  • New and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more
  • 26 Days annual leave
  • Green car scheme
  • Matched pension up to 7.5%
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 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:

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:

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