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Company Name: Kier

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We're looking for a Design Manager to join our Assured Delivery team based in Nationwide. We believe in building teams around our people, rather than squeezing people into our teams, and we want to help you carve out a role in which you'll grow and thrive for many years to come. We offer market-leading development opportunities, supporting our graduates through the early stages of their careers, enabling our people to become professionally qualified, providing management training and qualifications, and supporting ongoing technical development throughout our people's careers., we actively promote, so you can keep pushing and stretching yourself. Location: Nationwide - remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required. Hours: 42 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 What will you be responsible for? As a Design Manager, you'll be working within the Assured Delivery team, supporting them in delivering high-quality design solutions. design programmes and quality standards are met through effective management of internal and external designers, stakeholders and client teams. You'll be exposed to a diverse portfolio of projects across Transportation, Water, Environment and Energy sectors, giving you valuable experience across different industries. Your day to day will include: • Managing design development and optioneering with a focus on buildability between construction and design teams • Producing and maintaining engineering deliverables schedules to ensure timely production of design documentation • Chairing design review meetings and resolving interface issues between design and construction teams • Supporting tender and Early Contractor Involvement with technical guidance and innovative, value-engineered solutions • Collaborating with commercial teams to secure maximum sustainable value through value engineering and innovation What are we looking for? This role of Design Manager is great for you if: • You have a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in an engineering discipline, are managing design for multi-disciplinary engineering and construction projects • You enjoy collaborative working and building effective relationships across teams • You're resourceful and creative with the ability to solve problems and develop innovative solutions • You have strong technical and information management skills with knowledge of CDM 2015 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 . 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. We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier #LI-MA1

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This Design Manager position at jobsforhumanity was posted on Apr 30, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
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