Industrial Placement Year - Design Coordinator

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.

Are you studying an architectural or construction-related degree and looking to secure a placement year?

We are excited to be offering an opportunity for a Design Management Industrial Placement Year Student to join us on one of our construction projects in the Cardiff area. This is your chance to gain invaluable real-life experience on site, with excellent support from our highly knowledgeable team.  

What You’ll Need:

• To be studying an architectural or construction-related degree


• A passion for construction and eagerness to learn!  

What You'll Do:

• Daily check on 4Projects for drawing status, highlighting any urgent actions required.


• Monitor the status of tasks on 4P that have been sent out to consultants.


• Attend design team meetings and workshops, taking minutes and documenting outcomes.


• Chase queries with designers.


• Check site dimensions for key interfaces.


• Chase as-built and handover documentation.


• Review specifications to ensure the drawings reflect the same info.


• Monitor client requirements and outstanding actions.


• Check archived information for legacy issues.


• Ensure documentation on Sharepoint is up-to-date. 

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 billon (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 underrepresented 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.