Design Manager

Kier Group; Start Hill; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group in Stansted, Essex, is seeking a Design Manager to lead design information and coordinate consultants on our Eastern & Midlands projects.

You will chair meetings, manage design programmes, and drive risk management, with BIM Level 2 and COBie experience; a degree in Architecture, Construction Management or Engineering and a driving licence are preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in design within a main contractor environment.
• Degree or HND in Architecture, Construction Management or Engineering.
• Experience with BIM Level 2 projects and COBie data.
• Excellent 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

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Design coordination

Meeting facilitation

Attention to detail

Education

Architecture/Construction Management/Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

BIM (Level 2)

COBie data

Job description

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

Requirements

• 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