Senior Design Manager

Kier Group; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Design Manager to lead design management for high-value projects at naval bases. This role involves overseeing design processes, ensuring compliance with regulations, and managing external consultants. You'll leverage your expertise in construction management, architecture, and engineering to drive successful project outcomes. The position offers a chance to work on diverse projects while contributing to a culture of inclusion and innovation. If you're passionate about design and looking to make a significant impact in a collaborative environment, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in a design role within a main contractor environment.
• Ability to undergo security vetting procedures.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver design information in line with the design programme.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation and industry standards.

Skills

Construction Management

Engineering

Architecture

BIM Level 2

RIBA Plan of Work

Technical Knowledge

Building Regulations

M&E Design Principles

Contractual Issues

Presentation Skills

Education

Relevant Qualification in Construction Management

Relevant Qualification in Engineering

Relevant Qualification in Architecture

Job description

We have an excellent opportunity for a Senior Design Manager to join our JV team delivering a long term programme of works in Faslane and Coulport naval bases. Working as part of a team delivering ongoing upgrades and new infrastructure this role will offer exposure to a wide variety of works for the MOD.

Location: Faslane / Coulport

Hours: 40 Hours

What will you be responsible for?

The Senior Design Manager provides essential management, subject matter expertise and guidance to drive the success of works from pre construction through delivery, managing external consultants, internal teams and client representatives to ensure effective design management across a range of high value projects across the facilities.

Your core remit will be:

• Responsibility for the management and delivery of design information in accordance with the agreed design programme and deliverable schedule.
• Ensuring that our appointed design consultants carry out their duties in line with their appointment, interrogating returns to ensure compliance with standards and brief.
• Design input at both preconstruction and construction stage of projects.
• Assessing, mitigating and managing risks connected with design.
• Ensuring designs and design work meets health and safety legislation, sustainable building standards (such as BREEAM – the Building Research Establishment's Environmental Assessment Method) and industry codes of practice.
• Chairing design meetings, writing reports and giving presentations.
• The production of design programmes, design scopes, design responsibility matrices, appointments, schedules.
• Record progress and carry out upline reporting.
• Ensuring that the design is compliant to relevant legislation and technical requirements.

What are we looking for?

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

• You hold relevant Qualification in Construction Management, Engineering or Architecture.
• Have demonstrable experience in a design role within a main contractor environment.
• Have experience of BIM level 2 projects, including COBie data, LoDM.
• You can demonstrate expert understanding of the RIBA plan of work.
• You have good all round technical knowledge across relevant work packages concerned with construction of large building projects.
• Have up to date knowledge of current building regulations.
• Understanding of key design principles such as M&E design parameters, fire and acoustic requirements.
• Good knowledge of contractual issues related to consultants.
• Ability to produce detailed presentations and comfort in delivering to internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to control and guide key meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
• Full UK Driving License.
• Are able to undergo security vetting procedures.

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.

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.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier

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