Design engineer Work, Jobs in Newton Abbot, Dev (with Salaries)

Design Team Leader
Kier Group —Exeter
- £50,000 - £57,500 a year
- Part-time
- Travel
- Communication skills
- Flexible schedule
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- Full-time
- Hybrid work
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- Full-time
- Hybrid work
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- Full-time
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- Annual leave
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- Bachelor's degree
- Annual leave
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Electrical Engineer
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- Full-time
- Engineering
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- Annual leave
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WSP —Exeter
- Team management
- Mentoring
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Senior Structural Engineer
Ridge & Partners LLP —Plymouth
- Full-time
- Master's degree
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Line and Groove —Exeter
- £38,000 - £48,000 a year
- Full-time
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Design Team Leader

Kier Group -
Exeter

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Permanent | Part-time | Full-time
£50,000 - £57,500 a year

Benefits

Company pension
Private medical insurance
Flexible schedule
Car scheme

Qualifications

Driving Licence
Client engagement
Stakeholder liaison
Team motivation leadership
Communication skills

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Manpreet Atwal

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Life assurance

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Additional holiday purchase opportunities

Matched pension scheme up to 7.5%

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Share plan schemes

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Green car scheme

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We're looking for two Design Team Leaders to join our Drainage and Water teams based in Salford. Working closely with the Design Manager and wider Kier teams, you'll develop team capability, build strong relationships with clients, and help shape how we deliver value across our infrastructure projects.

Location: Salford, Optimum House, M50 3XP - travel to the office required with some remote working available

Hours: 37.5 per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

Salary: £50,000 - £57,500 per year + private healthcare + £5.9k annual car allowance + benefits

What will you be responsible for?

As a Design Team Leader, you'll lead a talented drainage and water design team, delivering high-quality, sustainable solutions across a diverse portfolio of projects. You'll act as the technical and delivery lead for your assigned work packages, ensuring designs are coordinated and delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standards.

Your day to day will include:

Leading and motivating a team of 7-14 people, supporting their professional growth and fostering collaboration
Acting as technical lead for assigned work packages, ensuring outputs comply with various design standards.
Managing programmes, budgets, and risks across a variety of transportation, building & development and water projects
Building and maintaining relationships with Clients, LLFAs, National Highways, and utilities
Driving innovation and process improvements, encouraging knowledge sharing and technical excellence

What are we looking for?

This Design Team Leader role would be a great fit for you if you:

Have proven experience leading and developing design teams, including line management of experienced engineers and early‑career staff
Are confident managing clients and key stakeholders, with strong communication skills and a track record of positive outcomes
Have delivered high‑quality, compliant highway drainage and flood risk solutions
Possess practical working knowledge of DMRB, LLFA requirements, and local authority standards
Hold a full UK driving licence and are willing to travel as required

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.

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Job Description_D&W_Transp Team Leader_Apr2026.pdf

Location: Exeter. Salford
Vacancy ID: 10654
Background check: BPSS Checks
Closing date: 27 Aug 2026
Contract type: Permanent
Working hours: Full Time
Flexible working: Yes

Flexible working could include part time, job share, condensed hours, or flexible start/end times.

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