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.