Design Manager - Appcastenterprise : Job Details

We have an exciting opportunity for a Design Manager to join our regional construction business in Leeds.  Our regional construction business enjoys a strong foothold in the Yorkshire region, delivering flagship projects on behalf of key clients, we are looking for a passionate  construction design professional to be part of our team. 

Location: Leeds

Contract: Full Time, Permanent 

What will you be responsible for?

As Design Manager you will work in a close knit team based in our Leeds office. Working across a wide variety of projects within DFE, Healthcare, Higher Education, Heritage and Commercial space the design manager will take a key role in ensuring design programmes and quality standards are met through the effective management of external partners, internal stakeholders and client representatives.

What will your day to day will include?

• Taking responsibility for the management and delivery of design information in accordance with the agreed design programme and deliverable schedule.
• Ensuring that our appointed design consultants carry out their duties in line with their appointment, interrogating returns to ensure compliance with standards and brief.
• Design input at both preconstruction and construction stage of projects.
• The production of design programmes, design scopes, design responsibility matrices, appointments, schedules.
• Record progress and carry out upline reporting, Attending/chair necessary meetings and workshops with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring that the design is compliant to relevant legislation and technical requirements

What are we looking for?

This role of Design Manager is great for you if: 

• You have experience in a design role within a main contractor environment
• You can show prior experience working on high value public sector projects 
• You have experience of BIM level 2 projects, including COBie data, LoDM.
• Possess a full UK Driving License

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 benefitsWe'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 inclusionMaking 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.

We look forward to seeing your application to join the #constructionrevolution #joinkier

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