Senior Design Manager (Electrical)

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Senior Design Manager (Electrical)

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We're looking for a Senior Electrical Design Manager to join our MEP team working on the New Hospital Programme.

 

Location: London. Travel to site in the Cambridgeshire area will be required during delivery.
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.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Major Project team delivering under New Hospital Programme framework. As a Senior Electrical Design Manager, you'll lead the electrical design and co-ordination delivery for complex and major projects valued over £200m. Working collaboratively with our internal MEP and construction design teams, as well as third-party stakeholders, you'll help shape the future of healthcare infrastructure.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Electrical Design Manager, you'll be working within the MEP Design Management team, supporting them in delivering exceptional healthcare facilities. Your day to day will include:

  • Leading electrical design and co-ordination delivery from pre-construction through to completion on major healthcare projects
  • Supervising the project's electrical design management team and CDP specialists, ensuring sufficient resources to meet budget and programme requirements
  • Overseeing electrical design workstreams to ensure quality outputs are delivered to programme across all areas
  • Collaborating with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of agreed strategies
  • Providing mentoring and line management support to direct reports, helping them develop fulfilling careers

What are we looking for?

This role of  Senior Electrical Design Manager is great for you if:

  • You hold an engineering qualification, ideally a BEng in Electrical Engineering or Building Services Engineering, and are a member of a professional institute such as CIBSE or IET
  • You have senior-level experience in Tier 1 contracting with a strong track record in technical delivery of complex projects.
  • You possess excellent technical and digital knowledge including BS7671, BIM (ISO 19650), Building Safety Act, and HTM/HBNs
  • You demonstrate strong leadership capabilities and people management skills, with the ability to motivate others to achieve high standards
  • You're a natural collaborator and clear communicator who thrives on problem-solving in a team environment

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-AS2

  • Location:  Rushden
  • Vacancy ID:  11059
  • Background check:   None
  •  Closing Date: 26 Jun 2026
  • Flexible Working:  Yes
    Flexible working could include part time, job share, condensed hours, or flexible start/end times.


 

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