Design Manager

Kanz; Chatham; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tailored benefits

Job summary

Kier is seeking a Design Manager for their Brighton contract team based in Falmer, offering a hybrid work model with some remote options. The role involves leading engineering design delivery, collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams, and ensuring sustainable design practices. Ideal candidates will be Chartered Engineers with extensive design and project management experience, strong communication skills, and a commitment to inclusivity and environmental improvements.

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer status required.
• Significant experience in engineering design, construction and management.
• Excellent communication skills for technical concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage engineering design delivery for assigned projects.
• Collaborate with engineering discipline leads for optimal design outputs.
• Develop sustainable designs contributing to carbon reduction.

Skills

Chartered Engineer status

Engineering design experience

Communication skills

Inclusive team management

Environmental improvement focus

Education

Degree-level qualification in an engineering discipline

Job description

Jobs for Humanity is collaborating with Kier to build an inclusive and just employment ecosystem. We support individuals coming from all walks of life.

Company Name: Kier

We're looking for a Design Manager to join our Brighton contract team based in Falmer. Location: Falmer, Brighton - remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required. Hours: 40 hours per week Monday to Friday - some flexibility on hours available if desired, the team's core hours are 10am to 3pm. We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

What will you be responsible for?

• Leading and managing engineering design delivery for assigned projects, ensuring quality procedures and a right‑first‑time philosophy.
• Collaborating with engineering discipline leads to ensure optimal design methodologies and outputs.
• Providing expert engineering support throughout the project lifecycle, from definition to handover.
• Fostering innovation and engineering excellence through partner forums and supply chain engagement.
• Developing sustainable designs that contribute to carbon reduction while balancing stakeholder needs.

What are we looking for?

• You hold Chartered Engineer status with a degree‑level qualification in an engineering discipline.
• You have significant experience in engineering design, construction and management.
• You are passionate about nurturing multi‑disciplinary teams and creating an inclusive working environment.
• You have excellent communication skills and can translate complex technical concepts for wider audiences.
• You care deeply about environmental improvement and enjoy challenging the status quo.

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

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.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.