Lead Principal Designer

Kier Group; Brighton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Design in Southeast England is seeking a Lead Principal Designer to join our Principal Design team. You will coordinate and assure delivery of Principal Designer services across a varied project portfolio, ensuring duties under CDM 2015 are met while providing expert guidance to design teams.

The role requires travel across UK offices, client sites and design offices, a degree in a relevant discipline, and membership of a professional institute.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree or equivalent professional experience in design, engineering, construction or related discipline.
• Proven experience delivering Principal Designer duties under CDM 2015 on complex projects.
• Experience leading multiple projects and providing oversight to Principal Designers or safety professionals.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support Principal Designers across multiple projects, ensuring quality and client service expectations.
• Act as senior technical adviser on CDM 2015 and Building Regulations Principal Designer requirements.
• Monitor portfolio performance through proportionate reviews and assurance activities.
• Provide day-to-day direction and support to Principal Designers and escalate significant concerns.
• Assist in preparation and review of fee proposals, programmes and resource plans for Principal Designer services.

Skills

CDM 2015

Principal Designer

Design risk management

Travel across UK

Professional institution member

Education

Degree in design/engineering/construction

Job description

We're looking for a Lead Principal Designer to join our Principal Design team based in Southeast within the Water Engineering sector. Kier Design are a highly regarded Tier 1 Contractor, with a 750 plus strong design consultancy team, recognised as a Top 30 employer on Glassdoor.

Location: Southeast England
Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role

Are you…

• Holding a relevant degree or equivalent professional experience in design, engineering, construction or a related discipline
• Demonstrating proven experience delivering Principal Designer duties under CDM 2015 across complex projects
• Experienced in leading multiple projects and providing professional oversight to Principal Designers or design safety professionals
• Possessing strong knowledge of design risk management, statutory duty holder requirements and proportionate assurance
• A member of an appropriate professional institution with the ability to travel regularly to Kier offices, client locations, design offices and project sites throughout the UK

What will you be responsible for?

As a Lead Principal Designer, you'll be working within the Principal Design team, supporting them in coordinating and assuring the delivery of Principal Designer services. Taking on a key leadership position within our Principal Design capability, supporting the delivery of Principal Designer services across a varied portfolio of projects. You'll provide essential technical guidance and professional support to Principal Designers, ensuring we consistently meet our duties under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015. Working collaboratively with project teams, design leaders and clients, you'll help promote safety by design and drive continuous improvement across the portfolio. Regular UK travel will be part of the role, allowing you to engage directly with clients, project teams and site-based colleagues.

Your Day To Day Will Include

• Coordinating and supporting Principal Designers delivering services across multiple allocated projects, applying quality, compliance, programme and client service expectations
• Acting as a senior technical adviser on the application of CDM 2015 and Building Regulations Principal Designer requirements
• Monitoring performance across the allocated project portfolio through proportionate reviews, audits and assurance activities
• Providing day-to-day direction and support to Principal Designers, addressing delivery issues and escalating significant concerns
• Supporting the preparation and review of fee proposals, programmes and resource plans for Principal Designer services

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.