Design Manager

We're looking for a Design Manager to join our Transport for London Joint Venture team based in London. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping and delivering major highway and infrastructure schemes across the capital, contributing to projects that make a real difference to how people move around London every day. Could this be your next career move?

Location: 183-185 Union Street, SE1 0LN - travel to the office required with some remote working available
Hours: 40 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.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Design Manager, you'll act as the vital link between our clients, project teams, and design consultants, ensuring designs are safe, compliant, buildable, and delivered on time and within budget. This is a great opportunity to influence complex projects while working with experienced, collaborative teams.

Your day to day will include:

• Leading and managing the full design lifecycle from concept through to construction support and scheme close-out
• Coordinating internal teams and external design consultants to ensure timely, high-quality delivery aligned with programme and budget
• Ensuring all designs meet relevant standards including DMRB, MCHW, and TfL requirements
• Taking on the role of Principal Designer under CDM 2015, embedding safe-by-design principles and managing design risks
• Building strong collaborative relationships with clients, consultants, and stakeholders whilst providing technical leadership and guidance

What are we looking for?

This Design Manager position is suited to candidates who:

• Are a Chartered Engineer with membership in ICE, CIHT, or IHE, and substantial experience in highways and infrastructure design within London
• Have a solid understanding of DMRB, MCHW, and TfL standards, with experience fulfilling CDM 2015 compliance and Principal Designer responsibilities
• Bring proven experience managing external design consultants and leading multi-disciplinary teams on complex projects
• Communicate confidently and build strong stakeholder relationships, with a collaborative and solutions-focused approach
• Demonstrate strong commercial acumen, with experience of NEC contracts and managing multiple projects simultaneously

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 .