Design Manager

We're looking for a Design Manager to join our Kier Places Building Solutions team based in Bristol.

Location: Bristol - hybrid working available, with travel to the office and sites required

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday – some flexibility on start/finish times available if required, just let us know when you speak to us

What will you be responsible for?

As a Design Manager, you'll be working within the Building Solutions team, supporting them in ensuring design programmes and quality standards are met through the effective management of external partners, internal stakeholders and client representatives..

Your day to day will include:

• Working with clients and consultants to understand and scope design solutions.
• Working with the Preconstruction team to develop scopes of work and duties to obtain fee bids from consultant designers.
• Identifying and scoping any necessary surveys and investigations.
• Responsibility for the management and delivery of design information in accordance with the agreed design programme and deliverable schedule.

What are we looking for?

This role of Design Manager is great for you if:

• You have demonstrable  experience in a design role within a main contractor environment
• You have a good working knowledge of statutory regulation such as Building Control and the Building Safety Act.
• You have an understanding of the principles behind Whole Life Cost, Lifecycle Carbon Assessments and other sustainability measures
• You have relevant construction qualification (Degree / HND or equivalent) Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture etc
• You have experience of BIM level 2 projects, including COBie data, LoDM.

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