We're looking for a Senior Design Manager to join our Construction team based in Essex with project location near Ipswich, Suffolk.
Location: Essex with project location near Ipswich, Suffolk
Hours: Full-time - 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.
Kier Construction are a leader in delivering public sector works across our Eastern South region. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team working on a circa £120m defence project in Suffolk. As a Senior Design Manager, you'll provide essential management, subject matter expertise and guidance to drive project success from tender through to delivery, adding real value through our Design and Build capability.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Senior Design Manager, you'll be working within the Construction team, supporting them in delivering exceptional design management across all project stages. Your day to day will include:
Managing and delivering design information in accordance with agreed programmes and schedules
Ensuring appointed design consultants carry out their duties and comply with standards and briefs
Assessing, mitigating and managing design-related risks throughout the project lifecycle
Chairing design meetings, writing reports and delivering presentations to stakeholders
Ensuring design compliance with health and safety legislation, sustainable building standards and industry codes of practice
What are we looking for?
This role of Senior Design Manager is great for you if:
You hold a relevant qualification in Construction Management, Engineering or Architecture with demonstrable experience in a design role within a main contractor environment
You have experience of BIM level 2 projects and exceptional knowledge of the design process at both commercial and construction stages
You possess an intimate understanding of the RIBA plan of work and up to date knowledge of current building regulations
You have the ability to produce detailed presentations and feel comfortable delivering to internal and external stakeholders
You hold a Full driving licence
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.
Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions 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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