About this role
Join our Team as a Tender Design Manager at Aspire Defence Services Limited
Salary: TBC
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Location: Salisbury Plain
Are you ready to join a dynamic team where innovation thrives? Aspire Defence Services Limited (ADSL) is seeking a passionate and results-driven Tender Design Manager to be part of our exciting journey.
What We Offer
Annual Leave: 25 days plus bank holidays, with the option to buy and sell holiday
Pension Plan: Contributory Company Pension Plan matched up to 6%
Insurance: Individual life assurance and personal accident cover
Employee Benefits Portal: Access to private medical, private dental, discounted gym membership, and discounted shopping at over 100 brands and outlets
Reward and Recognition: Celebrate outstanding achievements
Employee Assistance Program: Funded program with onsite mental health first aiders
Your Role
- Manage a portfolio of lifecycle projects from inception (RIBA 0) through to the start of delivery (RIBA 5), balancing technical requirements, programme objectives, commercial priorities and stakeholder expectations.
- Define project scope, funding routes and delivery approaches with AMP managers and stakeholders, implementing appropriate design strategies across projects and the wider lifecycle programme.
- Manage and coordinate design consultants, design and build contractors, and contractor design elements where required.
- Provide ongoing design support through construction and handover phases, ensuring maintainable solutions, suitable specifications, operating manuals and warranties.
- Collaborate with commercial, procurement, maintenance, asset management and authority stakeholders to achieve value for money and sustainable outcomes.
- Engage with Building Control, Planning Authorities and Fire Officers to ensure compliance requirements are incorporated from an early stage.
- Lead design coordination, manage documentation from scope development through to construction issue, and ensure compliance with relevant standards and regulations.
- Oversee design risk assessments, design programmes, progress reporting, meetings and multidisciplinary team coordination activities.
- Support procurement and construction teams throughout tendering, design development and project delivery.
What We're Looking For
• Qualifications: Degree, HND or HNC in Building, Engineering or Architecture. Professional qualifications in Architecture, Engineering, Construction or Project Management are advantageous.
• Experience: Proven design management experience across complex multi-funded projects, with current knowledge of JSPs, Building Regulations and fire standards within a defence environment. Experience delivering sustainability improvement projects and exposure to PFI/PPP arrangements and two-stage tendering processes are essential. Experience working within a BIM environment would be beneficial.
• Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills, excellent IT and organisational abilities, and the capability to influence and guide stakeholders. You will be a collaborative team player with a flexible and pragmatic approach who is comfortable working in a changing environment.
Additional Information
- The Garrisons are tobacco-free working environments.
- Security clearance is required prior to starting with us.
- We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate against protected characteristics. All candidates will be given equal consideration through our established procedures.
- Please note, this vacancy may close early if we receive a high volume of applications.
- This role is not eligible for employer-sponsored work visas. Candidates must have an existing and unrestricted right to work in the UK.
Ready to Join Us?
If you're ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role, apply now and be part of our dedicated team supporting the armed forces across Hampshire and Wiltshire.