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Design Manager

TN United Kingdom

Witham

On-site

GBP 80,000 - 100,000

Full time

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An established industry player is seeking a Design Manager to join their dynamic team in Witham. In this role, you will oversee the design process for a significant education project, ensuring innovative and cost-effective solutions while managing timelines and deliverables. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in complex design work from a contractor's perspective, along with excellent organizational and planning skills. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to high-value projects in a collaborative environment. If you're passionate about design and eager to make an impact, this role is perfect for you.

Experience in delivering complex design work from a contractor perspective.
Ability to manage workloads and meet deadlines effectively.

Manage the design process during pre-construction and construction phases.
Drive innovative solutions and ensure timely delivery of design information.

Project Management

Design Management

Building Regulations Knowledge

Planning Permission Understanding

Organizational Skills

Client Procurement Routes Knowledge

We're looking for a Design Manager to join our Eastern South Construction team based in Witham, Essex.

Location: Witham, Essex

What will you be responsible for?

As a Design Manager, you'll be working within the Eastern South team in Witham, Essex team, initially on a large Education project.

Manage the design process during the pre-construction and as required, the construction phase.
Interrogation of enquiry documents, in the form of an Employer's Requirements.
Production of a Contractor's Proposal document in liaison with other internal departments.
Drive innovative and cost-effective solutions into the design.
Progress design issues within a strict timescale & ensure designers meet information delivery dates.
Attend tender launch/tender adjudication and launch meetings as required.

What are we looking for?

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

Experience of delivering high value, complex design work from the main contractor perspective
Ability to organise, plan, programme and manage workloads
Understanding of Building Regulations and Planning Permission procedures
Understanding of different Client procurement routes
Experience of site/contract procedures would be an advantage

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.

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.

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Design Manager

TN United Kingdom

Witham

On-site

GBP 80,000 - 100,000

Full time

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