Building Structures Technical Manager
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We're looking for a Building Structures Technical Manager to join our Building Structures team based nationwide.
Location: Nationwide
Hours: 40 hours per week \- some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.
Salary: Competitive
Sector: Structures and Geotechnical – Building Structures
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
Join our award\-winning national Building Structures team as a Technical Manager, where you'll play a pivotal role in delivering excellence across complex building projects. Reporting to the Head of Building Structures, you'll lead a talented team of engineers and technicians, guiding technical delivery on diverse projects spanning multiple sectors. This is an opportunity to shape high\-quality engineering solutions, nurture team development, and contribute to the growth of our structural engineering service within Kier Design's 750\-strong design practice.
Are you…
- A Chartered Structural Engineer (CEng MIStructE / MICE)?
- Experienced in leading technical delivery on complex building structures projects?
- Confident designing with steel, concrete, timber and masonry to Eurocodes?
- Passionate about mentoring engineers and developing high\-performing teams?
- Experienced working in a multidisciplinary design environment?
- Lead structural design on major, multi\-storey building projects?
- Prepare and review calculations, drawings, reports and specifications?
- Carry out site inspections and identify structural defects?
- Develop fee proposals, programmes and manage resources effectively?
- Work collaboratively with clients, design teams and stakeholders?
- Drive low\-carbon design and sustainability targets?
- Want to work for a highly regarded Main Contractor, recognised as a Top 30 employer on Glassdoor?
As a Building Structures Technical Manager, you'll be working within the Building Structures team, supporting them in delivering innovative and sustainable structural engineering solutions. Main responsibilities will include:
- Lead fee proposals, resource planning, and project delivery
- Manage and mentor engineers and technicians within a regional team
- Act as technical lead on complex building structures projects
- Carry out site inspections and identify structural issues and solutions
- Produce and review calculations, drawings, models and reports
- Coordinate structural design with multi\-disciplinary teams
- Set and deliver structural design strategies aligned to sustainability targets
- Lead design input at project meetings with clients and stakeholders
- Ensure compliance with Building Regulations and the Building Safety Act
This role of Building Structures Technical Manager is great for you if you are:
- A Chartered Engineer (CEng) with IStructE or ICE, with a relevant Civil/Structural Engineering degree
- Have extensive experience designing large, multi\-storey structures using steel and reinforced concrete
- Have a strong knowledge of UK regulations including CDM, Building Safety Act and Party Wall Act
- Have proven experience designing across steel, concrete, timber and masonry to European Standards
- Experienced in site inspections (new builds and existing structures) and identifying structural defects
- Proficient in TEDDS, Tekla Structural Designer, Masterseries and Revit, working to ISO19650 BIM standards
- Have a strong track record in checking/design review, technical reporting, and delivering projects to budget and programme
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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- Location: Speke. Wymondham. Birmingham
- Vacancy ID: 11244
- Background check: None
- Closing Date: 14 Sep 2026
- Flexible Working: Yes
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