Job Description

General information

City/town:

Bedford

Job field:

Construction

External closing date:

Monday, October 20, 2025

Type of contract:

Permanent

ID:

5536

Description and requirements

Skanska, one of the world's leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.



We are looking for a Design Manager to join our Infrastructure team located in Bedford. As the Design Manager, you will be accountable for management of the design for the package(s) you are allocated, delivery of the design package and associated design services in line with the contracted and agreed plan.

What you'll do:

Performance of your design team, ensuring their deliverables are on time and to the right quality Management of your designer to see that they engage suitable resources to for their planned activities and progress as planned and programmes updated per contract. Escalating when required. Coordinate with teams and stakeholders so that the activities that are required to start design and the design programme activities and are coordinated, tracked and managed. Facilitate technical coordination so that the designs integrate and technically meet the requirements Manage weekly design reviews and contribute to weekly design management reviews

What you'll bring to the role:

Professionally qualified from a relevant accredited body e.g. Institution of Civil Engineers, Royal Institute of British Architects, Chartered Institute of Building, Engineering Council, Chartered Institute of Highways and Transportation, The Institution of Engineering and Technology Relevant degree (or similar) in the technical discipline being managed e.g. Civil engineering, Building, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering CSCS Card in suitable category (e.g. Professionally qualified Person or Manager) Experience of managing direct reports of one or more and in setting goals and development plans for them Experience of this sector and understanding of the technical governance regime Experience in managing designers

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic - we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

Flexible working

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using

recruitment@skanska.co.uk

or call 0330 105 2000 - Option 5 & 1, if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us:

recruitment@skanska.co.uk

Closing date

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.

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