Design Manager in Cambridge

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 seeking a Design Manager to join our Building team, working on a flagship mixed-use development in Cambridge. The successful candidate will manage and assist the design process through all stages of construction, project completion and handover.

What you’ll do:

• Co‑ordinate the completion of the project design management plan and ensure all members of the design team are aware of their responsibilities.
• Assist and manage the production and co‑ordination of the design programme, Employers Requirements and design deliverables schedule throughout the project.
• Manage the delivery of design in accordance with the design management plan and design brief, including client requirements, cost, programme, best practice design standards, design responsibilities, BIM strategy and contract agreement.
• Ensure clear record keeping and monitoring of design process/ programme/ deliverables with the digital team and develop the use of dashboard data to record progress.
• Assist in setting up, commenting and approval of design information through the project CDE (e.g. Asite).
• Ensure that all responsibilities under CDM (and BSA Blg Regs) are maintained by the project and design teams.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Proven track record within Design Management, on major building projects.
• Professional architectural or engineering qualification.
• Experienced delivering design across whole project lifecycle.
• Confident using digital technologies (e.g. BIM, CDE and design coordination software).
• Experience and working knowledge in use of CDM regulations and Principal Design duties.

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.

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