Design Manager

BOUYGUES UK; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Volunteering days

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Private medical insurance

Share scheme

BY Extra benefits

Job summary

Bouygues UK is seeking an experienced Design Manager to lead the design process for Building Safety projects, based in Bristol or Cardiff and coordinating with clients, consultants and site teams.

You will manage design packages across preconstruction and construction, ensuring compliance with regulations and buildability, and supporting procurement strategies across residential, schools, hospitals and student accommodation projects.

Qualifications

• Relevant construction or architecture qualification required.
• Strong background in façade and exterior design.
• Experience with fire safety design.
• Previous main contractor experience.
• Understanding of the RIBA plan of work.
• Knowledge of building regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design process across preconstruction and construction phases.
• Oversee design consultants and ensure compliance and buildability.
• Act as liaison between client, consultants and project teams.
• Coordinate preparation, review and sign-off of design documentation.
• Support procurement strategies and design packages.

Skills

Design management

Facade knowledge

Fire safety design

RIBA plan of work

Building regulations understanding

Stakeholder liaison

Education

Relevant Construction or Architecture qualification

Job description

Bouygues UK is a leading construction and property development company in the United Kingdom. It is part of Bouygues Construction which employs 35,600 people around the world, all driven by the greatest and most exciting responsibility of all – building for life.

Bouygues UK has an exciting opportunity available for an experienced Design Manager to join our Building Safety team. The role could be based from our Bristol or Cardiff office, focusing on projects across the region.

You will be responsible to lead/manage the design process to develop a design which is compliant with all contractual & statutory requirements, using cost-effective methods. You will be involved in coordinating the delivery of the project on time, within budget, and in agreement with production/legacy team in terms of choice of methods of construction and buildability checks.

Overall Responsibility For

• Project Design Management
• Management of the Design Consultants
• Liaison between the Client, Design Consultants, and project staff
• Liaison with Site Manager for the development of design packages and procurement strategies

Accountabilities & Key Tasks

• Manage and lead the design process across preconstruction and construction phases
• Oversee design consultants, ensuring compliance, buildability, and efficiency in all designs
• Act as the main liaison between client, consultants, project teams, and site management
• Coordinate the preparation, review, and sign-off of all design documentation
• Ensure flow and control of design information, including compliance with Document Management Procedures
• Support the commercial and procurement teams in developing design packages and strategies

Essential Criteria

• Relevant Construction or Architecture qualification
• Strong background in Façade and general exterior knowledge
• Fire Safety design
• Previous main contractor experience
• Expert understanding of the Design & Build process
• Excellent knowledge of design process, at commercial and construction design stages
• Understands the RIBA plan of work
• Strong in-depth technical knowledge
• Good knowledge of planning process
• Proven experience of managing design on numerous projects i.e. Residential, Schools, Hospitals, Student accommodation
• Working knowledge of building regulations

Why Bouygues

Our teams deploy technically innovative solutions for a diverse range of challenging projects throughout the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. Day in day out our teams deliver some of the most technically innovative and challenging projects across the UK and the world. With a strong corporate culture our values reflect how we operate with Respect, Commitment, Pioneering, Sharing.

We offer competitive basic salaries coupled with generous company benefits including:

• 26 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days
• 2 paid volunteering days a year
• Pension scheme
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Generous share scheme
• BY Extra – opt into lifestyle benefits

Bouygues UK is part of the Bouygues Group, a diverse global business which operates in the construction, engineering, energy, media and telecommunications markets. With annual sales of over €56,900 billion (December 2025) and operates in 80 countries, the financial strength of our group is a key differentiator in these challenging economic times.

Be Yourself!

Here at Bouygues Group we value the creativity and innovation that our diverse workforce brings, encouraging people from all backgrounds, particularly those from under represented communities to apply. By joining us, you will be inspired to bring your full self to the workplace, speak up and share your unique ideas. We are an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.