Senior Design Manager

We're looking for a Senior Design Manager to join our KierBAM Joint Venture team based in Plymouth – Devonport Royal Dockyard.

Location: Plymouth – Devonport Royal Dockyard
Hours: 42.5 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.

Due to the sensitive nature of the site, BPSS security clearance is required. Please note that this process can take up to 8 weeks. 
 
Eligibility criteria: Candidates must hold a passport from a NATO or MISWG member country and have resided in the UK for the past 5 years. 

KierBAM is an exciting Joint Venture partnership between Kier and BAM Nuttall, currently delivering a major redevelopment project at a Royal Navy site in Plymouth. We're seeking an experienced Senior Design Manager to lead our engineering function and work collaboratively with our talented team. This is an excellent opportunity to take on a strategic leadership role within a complex and rewarding environment, where you'll oversee design teams, coordinate with stakeholders, and ensure the delivery of innovative design solutions on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Design Manager, you'll be working within the engineering and design team, supporting them in delivering technical excellence across all design activities. Your day-to-day will include:

• Leading and managing design and engineering teams across multiple disciplines, including Temporary Works, Digital Engineering, Concrete and Materials Management, and Survey and Monitoring teams
• Developing and overseeing Temporary Works and Contractor Design Portion strategies, schedules, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with project requirements
• Coordinating design activities with project management and operational delivery teams to ensure timely delivery and seamless integration
• Ensuring compliance with contractual, regulatory, and quality requirements, whilst reviewing and approving design outputs and technical documentation
• Managing resources, budgets, and risks, whilst mentoring and developing team members to foster continuous improvement and professional growth

What are we looking for?

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

• You're a professionally qualified senior manager with at least 10 years post-qualification experience (or 15 years' relevant experience) and hold academic qualifications such as HNC, HND, BSc, MSc, BEng, or MEng
• You have significant experience in design and engineering leadership roles, with strong project management and team leadership capabilities
• You possess excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines effectively
• You have a thorough understanding of design processes, procedures, and standards, and can confidently lead client-focused presentations and meetings
• You hold a CSCS White PQP/AQP card and are eligible for Government Security Check (SC) Clearance (candidates must hold a passport from a NATO or MISWG member country and have resided in the UK for the past 5 years)

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.

Due to the nature of this role and the nature of the work at this site, you will be required to complete a BPSS Security Check, which takes place before your employment, and is conducted by the Cabinet Office's United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) agency who set out a pre-requisite criteria including residency history. Applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us - to read more about our programme to support people with convictions into employment, visit www.kier.co.uk/careers/making-ground. This role will also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.