Design Manager

Kier Group plc.; Wisley; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group plc. is hiring a Senior Design Manager to lead design teams on Thames Water Capital Framework projects in Surrey. You will drive concept through detailed design, ensuring regulatory compliance and client objectives are met. Strong BIM and stakeholder management skills are essential.

The role requires chartered engineering standing, proven people leadership, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to deliver value-driven solutions for essential water infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in the water or wastewater industry.
• Degree-qualified engineer, ideally chartered.
• Proven people and project management capabilities.
• Experience leading consultants and contractors' designers; knowledge of BIM.
• Full driving licence and willingness to travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and performance manage design teams, ensuring delivery on time, cost, quality, and safety standards.
• Manage design programmes and coordinate with partners to ensure deliverables meet project milestones.
• Conduct technical design reviews and implement quality assurance procedures to achieve right-first-time outcomes.
• Communicate technical solutions clearly to clients and stakeholders, building trust through timely and accurate information.
• Identify value engineering opportunities and drive innovation to deliver cost-effective, outcome-based solutions.

Skills

Design management

BIM

Stakeholder management

People management

Education

Degree-qualified engineer

Chartered engineer

Tools

BIM software

Job description

We're looking for a Senior Design Manager to join our Thames Water Capital Frameworks team based in Hogsmill, Surrey., Location: Hogsmill, SurreyHours: 45 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

As a Senior Design Manager, you'll play a key role in delivering technically compliant, cost-effective, and environmentally considerate solutions for water infrastructure projects. Working as part of our Thames Water Capital Frameworks partnership, you'll guide design teams through concept and detailed design phases, ensuring schemes meet regulatory commitments and client objectives. This is an opportunity to make a real impact on essential infrastructure while working collaboratively with clients, partners, and multidisciplinary teams.

What will you be responsible for?

• Leading and performance managing design teams, ensuring delivery on time, cost, quality, and safety standards


• Managing design programmes and coordinating with partners to ensure deliverables meet project milestones


• Conducting technical design reviews and implementing quality assurance procedures to achieve right-first-time outcomes


• Communicating technical solutions clearly to clients and stakeholders, building trust through timely and accurate information


• Identifying value engineering opportunities and driving innovation to deliver cost-effective, outcome-based solutions

This role of Senior Design Manager is great for you if:

• You hold a Full driving licence


• You have significant experience in the water or wastewater industry, with a strong background in design management


• You're a degree-qualified engineer, ideally chartered, with proven people and project management capabilities


• You have demonstrable experience managing consultants and contractors' designers, with an understanding of BIM


• You understand how technical disciplines interact and can foster collaboration across multidisciplinary teams