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Design Manager
Company Name: Kier
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Role Overview
Location: London/South Hours: 40 hours per week Award: Unable to offer certificates of sponsorship
Kier Places is seeking a talented Design Manager to join our Building Solutions South team, working primarily in London and the surrounding regions. This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive team during a period of growth, overseeing a diverse portfolio of construction and refurbishment projects valued up to £20 million.
The ideal candidate will have a genuine passion for design-led activities, thrive in a collaborative environment, and manage design processes from RIBA stage 1 to delivery—ensuring projects meet high standards, adhere to timelines, and build strong client and partner relationships.
Key Responsibilities
As a Design Manager, your day-to-day role will include:
- Managing all aspects of design production, including:
- Creating design programmes
- Developing responsibility matrices
- Setting up project schedules
- Coordinating multi-disciplinary design teams and chairing design meetings to foster collaborative working
- Reviewing designs for contract compliance, ensuring they meet:
- Health and safety legislation
- Sustainable building standards
- Serving as the primary point of contact for clients on design-related matters, building trusted professional relationships
- Supporting project teams to deliver on time and within commercial constraints, while effectively managing risks
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Requirements
This role is ideal for you if you:
- Hold an HNC/HND/Degree in a construction or engineering discipline, with membership of a relevant professional body (e.g., CIOB, APM, CIAT, RICS)
- Have proven pre-construction experience on projects up to £20 million, with strong leadership in multi-disciplinary teams
- Possess exceptional communication skills and enjoy building strong relationships with:
- Clients
- Colleagues
- Supply chain partners
- Are highly organised, adept at prioritising tasks, and comfortable working independently as well as collaboratively
- Bring an enthusiastic approach to continuous improvement, problem-solving, and delivering solution-focused outcomes
Rewards & Benefits
We offer a range of benefits tailored to your needs, including (see full list here):
- Comprehensive training and development opportunities
- Competitive salary and development potential
- Pension scheme contributions (Kinenergy)
- Flexible working options for eligible employees
- Employee assistance programmes (EAP) for mental and financial well-being
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(Additional benefits may vary depending on role level and eligibility.)
Diversity & Inclusion
Diversity and inclusion are a cornerstone of Kier’s workforce strategy. We actively encourage equality in employment and are committed to fostering an inclusive culture. Our Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan outlines our ongoing initiatives.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will offer an interview to a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria. For this role, you may also be required to:
- Complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check (Criminal convictions will be considered on an individual basis; we do not discriminate based on conviction history.)
- Undergo additional pre-employment checks where necessary.
We welcome expressions of interest from all applicants and encourage you to share your application to #joinkier.
(Note: Full inclusion policies and career details available at www.kinergy.co.uk/careers.)
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