Design Manager
Job Type : Permanent, Full Time
Salary :
We're looking for a Design Manager to join our Regional Build business based in Manchester/Liverpool. Within this role, you can enjoy remote working and the opportunity to work on a wide range of projects of all sizes and complexities and even more.
Location: Liverpool / Manchester – remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required.
Contract: Permanent, full time, Monday to Friday.
Responsibilities
As a Design Manager, you'll be working within the Regional Build team, supporting operations team in building projects that support and develop the local communities.
Your day to day will include:
Management and delivery of design information in accordance with Kier's Design management procedures
Ensuring that our appointed design consultants carry out their duties in line with their appointment. The role may encompass input at both preconstruction and construction stage of a project.
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 with the client's requirements, relevant legislation, and the appropriate technical standards
Who are we looking for?
This role of Design Manager is great for you if:
Experience in a design role for a main contractor, or a consultant design practice in a similar role
Proven experience in managing the design in public sector projects such as education, leisure and healthcare sectors.
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 (url removed) 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
Matched pension scheme up to 7.5%
26 days' annual leave + bank holidays (with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday)
Two employee Share Scheme options (Sharesave and Share Incentive Plan)
Kier's Green Car Scheme
And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website: (url removed)/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://(url removed)/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://(url removed)/media/6668/di-roadmap-2021.pdf
Closing Date: 27th November 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
More Information
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