Design Manager

Kier Construction; Crawley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Construction is on the lookout for a skilled Design Manager to lead engineering design delivery on wastewater projects. You will be part of a dynamic Natural Resources team, ensuring quality and compliance while driving innovative solutions for a major new framework with Southern Water. This role offers flexibility with agile working from home, along with opportunities for career growth within a respected organization that values diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Experience managing a technical engineering team.
• Ability to coordinate between internal and external partners.
• Relevant experience in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Spearheading engineering assurance processes.
• Ensuring compliance with CDM Regulations.
• Enhancing design affordability and value.

Skills

Experience in multi-discipline engineering

Coordination with external partners

Safety-critical environment experience

Driving licence

Leadership in design teams

Job description

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We're looking for a wastewater Design Manager to join our Natural Resources team to lead and manage engineering design delivery for assigned wastewater projects on our new 7-year, c£1bn framework with Southern Water. Interested more in clean water? Then still apply as we're hiring for that too.

Location: agile working from home with visits to the Falmer office, East Sussex on a weekly/bi-weekly or even monthly basis depending on your location (+ car allowance benefit)

Contract: Permanent, Fulltime

Responsibilities

As a Design Manager, you'll provide expert engineering support to the design and construction of the Southern Water portfolio of non-infrastructure, wastewater projects. Services covering the counties of Kent, Sussex and Hampshire, including the Isle of Wight. Currently we're in the pre-con stage but the framework offers longevity as well with a 7-year framework.

Your Day To Day Will Include

• Spearheading and optimising the engineering assurance process for designs prepared by partner at outline design and Capital Delivery partners at tender and construction design
• Ensuring that the Engineering Design team, design consultants and construction partners are developing technically and economically proficient engineering solutions
• Implementing design quality procedures upholding right-first-time philosophy adherence
• Seeking opportunities in enhancing affordability and value throughout the design process
• Maintaining compliance with Construction Design & Management (CDM) Regulations, managing design-related health and safety risks
  
  

What are we looking for?

This role of Design Manager is great if you have:

• Experience of managing and driving a multi-discipline technical engineering team across project lifecycle
• Able to coordinate internal designers and external supply chain partners
• Worked in regulated, safety-critical environments with NEC contract exposure
• Full driving licence in order to visit various offices / sites
• If you've led design teams in rail, highways, or energy — your skills are highly relevant to AMP8 delivery.
  
  

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.

If you would like to explore more about the incredible growth and scale of our water business, dive into our diverse project portfolios, and uncover both current and future career opportunities. You can see more information about our water business here.

There's never been a better time to get involved, register your interest today and take the first step toward a rewarding career with us!

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.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

• Industries

  Construction

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