Design Manager

Kier Group; Chesterfield; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm is seeking a Design Manager to join their Building Solutions North team. This role involves managing design aspects throughout the construction process, ensuring compliance with regulations, and collaborating with various teams. Ideal candidates will have construction qualifications and experience in refurbishment projects. The position offers remote working with occasional office travel.

Benefits

Tailored benefits package

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Disability Confident employer

Qualifications

• Minimum HND/HNC/T Level in a relevant construction field.
• Experience with refurbishment projects and two-stage tenders.
• Understanding of compliance requirements in construction.

Responsibilities

• Manage design delivery during pre-construction and construction.
• Lead the design team for timely information delivery.
• Support bid teams with design and buildability strategies.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations.
• Collaborate with other teams to achieve project goals.

Skills

Construction qualifications (HND/HNC/T Level or equivalent)

Experience on refurbishment schemes up to £15m

Strong working knowledge of building regulations

Knowledge of CDM Regulations and Building Safety Act

BIM processes (ISO 19650)

Job description

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We're looking for a Design Manager to join our Building Solutions North team based in Sheffield.

Location:Sheffield, covering North of England – remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required

Hours: 40 hours a week

What will you be responsible for?

As a Design Manager, you'll be working within the Building Solutions North team, supporting them in delivering high-quality construction and refurbishment projects across the North of England.

Your day to day will include:

• Managing and coordinating the delivery of all aspects of design across pre-construction and construction phases
• Leading the design team and supply chain to ensure timely and compliant information delivery
• Supporting bid teams with optimal design and buildability strategies
• Ensuring compliance with CDM Regulations, Building Safety Act, and BIM standards
• Collaborating with commercial and operational teams to align design with project goals

What are we looking for?

This role of Design Manager is great for you if:

• You hold construction qualifications (minimum HND/HNC/T Level or equivalent)
• You have experience working on refurbishment schemes up to £15m and knowledge of frameworks and two-stage tenders
• You possess strong working knowledge of building regulations, Building Safety Act, and BIM processes (ISO 19650)

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, andtransferrable 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