Design Manager

ZipRecruiter; Witham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in construction is seeking a Design Manager for their Eastern South Construction team based in Witham, Essex. This role focuses on managing complex design processes for a large education project, offering opportunities for innovation and leadership in design management.

Benefits

Matched pension scheme up to 7.5%

Life Assurance

Enhanced Family Friendly Policies

Discounts on brands

Free health and wellbeing services

Training and development schemes

Electric Vehicle Leasing

Paid volunteering leave

Qualifications

• Experience delivering high-value, complex design work from main contractor perspective.
• Ability to organise, plan, programme, and manage workloads.
• Understanding of Building Regulations and Planning Permission procedures.

Responsibilities

• Manage design process during pre-construction and construction phases.
• Produce Contractor's Proposal in liaison with internal departments.
• Drive innovative solutions into the design.

Skills

Organisational Skills

Project Management

Understanding of Building Regulations

Procurement Knowledge

Job description

Job Description

We're looking for a Design Manager to join our Eastern South Construction team based in Witham, Essex.

Location: Witham, Essex

What will you be responsible for?

As a Design Manager, you'll work within the Eastern South team in Witham, Essex, initially on a large Education project.

• Manage the design process during the pre-construction and, as required, the construction phase.
• Interrogate enquiry documents, in the form of an Employer's Requirements.
• Produce a Contractor's Proposal document in liaison with other internal departments.
• Manage our design process via external consultants.
• Drive innovative and cost-effective solutions into the design.
• Progress design issues within a strict timescale and ensure designers meet information delivery dates.
• Attend tender launch, tender adjudication, and launch meetings as required.

What are we looking for?

This role is ideal if you have:

• Experience delivering high-value, complex design work from the main contractor perspective.
• Ability to organise, plan, programme, and manage workloads.
• Understanding of Building Regulations and Planning Permission procedures.
• Understanding of different client procurement routes.
• Experience of site/contract procedures would be an advantage.

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

Rewards and Benefits: We offer a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. More information on benefits can be found here.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion: Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority. 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 initiatives, and our people have made a significant impact on how we work, using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

We look forward to receiving your application to #joinkier

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Matched pension scheme up to 7.5%, Life Assurance, Enhanced Family Friendly Policies, Discounts on go-to brands, Free health and wellbeing services, Training and development schemes, Electric Vehicle Leasing, Paid volunteering leave.