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Design Manager

Bovis 🇬🇧 Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Full-time Manager

Manage design delivery from pre-bid through handover, coordinating with senior project teams, consultants, specialist designers, clients, and supply chain partners. Lead design reviews and approvals, manage third-party interfaces and project governance, support bids, and report on project delivery milestones.

Responsibilities

  • Manage design delivery from pre-bid through handover, coordinating with senior project teams, consultants, specialist designers, clients, and supply chain partners. Lead design reviews and approvals, manage third-party interfaces and project governance, support bids, and report on project delivery milestones.

Requirements

  • Requires a relevant construction qualification, such as a bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, or construction management, and an appropriate CSCS card. Candidates should have substantial experience managing design teams and consultants, working across RIBA stages, applying construction and building safety regulations, and delivering sustainable outcomes.

Benefits

  • Car Allowance
  • Employer Pension Contribution
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Life Assurance
  • Annual Leave
  • Wellbeing Leave
  • Health and Wellbeing Support
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Talking Therapies and Coaching Services
  • Discounted Gym Membership
  • Parental Leave

Key Skills

Construction project management Design coordination across pre‑bid to handover RIBA stage knowledge Construction regulations compliance Sustainable design practices Stakeholder management Team leadership Cross‑functional collaboration Risk management Budget tracking Client liaison Consultant coordination Design review facilitation Reporting and governance Communication skills Problem solving

About Bovis

Since 1885, we’ve built enduring partnerships grounded in trust, expertise and shared purpose. We bring together the right people, capabilities and resources to deliver complex, high-quality projects – from commercial and residential developments to cultural spaces, universities, prisons and essential public infrastructure. We’re a catalyst for economic growth, a leader in sustainable construction, and we deliver projects that make a lasting impact on people, places and the planet. Backed by robust governance, our agile, one-team approach enables us to navigate complexity, minimise risk and unlock long-term value for clients and communities alike. Through Bovis Consulting, we combine on-the-ground specialist skills with strategic project leadership — drawing on the insight, innovation and technical expertise of our construction business to deliver intelligent, precisely tailored solutions. We don’t just build. We build with purpose, care and clarity. And we always take the l

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