Design Manager

Kier Group; Bentfield; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group in Stansted, Essex is seeking a Design Manager to lead design delivery on our Eastern & Midlands projects. You will coordinate design information, manage consultants and support pre-construction design management. This role is based in Stansted, Essex and Kier cannot sponsor visas.

The role requires experience in a main contractor environment, BIM Level 2 (COBie data), a construction qualification, strong attention to detail and stakeholder management. A driving licence is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in a design role within a main contractor environment.
• Degree, HND or equivalent in Architecture, Construction Management or Engineering.
• Experience with BIM Level 2 projects and COBie data.
• Strong attention to detail and stakeholder management.
• Full driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Managing and delivering design information in accordance with agreed programmes and schedules.
• Ensuring appointed design consultants carry out their duties, interrogating returns to ensure compliance with standards and brief.
• Assessing, mitigating and managing risks connected with design, ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation and sustainable building standards.
• Chairing design meetings, producing reports and presentations, and creating design programmes, scopes and responsibility matrices.
• Attending and chairing meetings with internal and external stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery.

Skills

Design management

BIM Level 2

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Driving licence

Education

Construction-related degree or equivalent

Job description

We're looking for a Design Manager to join our Eastern & Midlands team based in Stansted, Essex.

Location: Stansted, Essex
Hours: Full Time - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

Our Eastern & Midlands regional business has an exceptional track record in delivering projects across DfE, Healthcare, MOD, MOJ, Leisure, Higher Education and Heritage. As Design Manager, you'll lead as the subject matter expert on your assigned project, with potential involvement in tender and pre-construction design management on pipeline projects.

What will you be responsible for?

• Managing and delivering design information in accordance with agreed programmes and schedules
• Ensuring appointed design consultants carry out their duties, interrogating returns to ensure compliance with standards and brief
• Assessing, mitigating and managing risks connected with design, ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation and sustainable building standards
• Chairing design meetings, producing reports and presentations, and creating design programmes, scopes and responsibility matrices
• Attending and chairing meetings with internal and external stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery

What are we looking for?

• You have demonstrable experience in a design role within a main contractor environment
• You hold a relevant construction qualification such as a Degree, HND or equivalent in Architecture, Construction Management or Engineering
• You have strong experience with BIM level 2 projects, including COBie data
• You possess excellent attention to detail and strong stakeholder management capability
• You hold a Full driving licence

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box,

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

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 initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

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