Design Manager

Company: Beard
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Location: Swindon
Job Description:

We are looking for a talented and experienced Design Manager to join our team in Swindon and to make a positive impact within our growing business. Managing the design process from Pre Construction through to and including the construction phase for projects up to £12m.

You’ll be responsible for:

  • Looking ahead and planning all aspects of the project, identifying challenges and bringing imaginative and cost-effective solutions to the table
  • Working within current legislation, standards and codes of practice where needed
  • Looking to eliminate health and safety and financial risk during construction
  • Keeping a good flow of quality information to ensure pace with the project timescale
  • Having the ability to build good solid relationships with all stakeholders and have open and clear dialogue

What you will bring:

  • Ability to work equally well as part of a team or on your own
  • Ability to communicate at all levels and be understood
  • Commercial awareness
  • A broad understanding of alternative forms of procurement, to include frameworks, negotiated and 2 stage tenders

Experience:

  • Previous experience covering similar roles
  • Understanding of traditional construction and D&B
  • Thorough understanding of CDM regulations
  • Knowledge of software – for example BIM and 4Projects
  • Design qualification considered

Benefits (subject to completion of introductory period of up to 6 months):

  • 27 days Annual Leave plus bank holidays
  • Other leave – Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave and Family Leave (after qualifying period)
  • Pension – Company contributions x 1.5 employee contribution, up to a maximum of 7.5% (5% employee contribution)
  • Company sick pay up to 12 weeks
  • Death in Service – three times annual salary, not including car allowance
  • Health care cash plan after three months
  • Private Healthcare – Single cover with the option to add family members at your own cost, via payroll deduction
  • Discounts and offers on our Salary Extras platform, salary sacrifice car scheme, bike and tech scheme
  • Training & development – Mandatory training (dependent on role) plus help to develop to be the best you can be
  • Discretionary bonus – Up to a maximum of 7.5% of salary dependent on achieving planned company and / or office (as applicable) budgeted turnover, your role and objectives, pro-rata for the first year of employment

To read more about Beard and this role, please visit our website – https://www.beardconstruction.co.uk/careers/vacancies

Posted: September 19th, 2026