Senior Design Manager

Job description

We're looking for a Senior Design Manager to join our Eastern South region team based in Stansted, Essex.

Location: Stansted, Essex
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.

Kier Construction leads the way in delivering public sector works across our Eastern South region. As a Senior Design Manager, you'll play a vital role in our Design and Build capability, providing essential management and expertise to drive project success from tender through to delivery. This is an opportunity to make a real impact, working on meaningful projects across education, healthcare, and heritage sectors.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Design Manager, you'll be working within the Eastern South region team, supporting them in delivering exceptional design outcomes for our clients. Your day to day will include:

• Managing and delivering design information in accordance with agreed programmes and schedules
• Ensuring appointed design consultants meet their obligations and comply with standards and project briefs
• Assessing, mitigating and managing design-related risks throughout the project lifecycle
• Chairing design meetings, preparing reports and delivering presentations to stakeholders
• Ensuring design compliance with health and safety legislation, sustainable building standards and industry codes of practice

What are we looking for?

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

• You hold a relevant qualification in Construction Management, Engineering or Architecture
• You have demonstrable experience in a design role within a main contractor environment
• You possess strong knowledge of the design process at both commercial and construction stages
• You have experience with BIM level 2 projects and understand the RIBA plan of work

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.

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Bentfield

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Salary indication

Between £90,000 and £120,000 Per Month

Published at

18-10-2026

Profession type

Design / Fashion

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English