Government Workplace Design Specialist

Government Recruitment Service; Swindon; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The Government Property Agency is seeking a dedicated Workplace Designer in Swindon, to translate the Government Workplace Design Guide into practical project briefs and designs. You will report to the Workplace Design Manager and collaborate with GPA partners and internal teams to ensure safe, inclusive and flexible workplaces across Cat A/B stages.

As a permanent, full-time role, you will apply standards, advise on design risks, and help deliver interoperable AV/IT solutions while promoting

Responsibilities

• Advising the Workplace Design Manager on the status of the project’s design, ensuring alignment to the Government Workplace Design Guide and supporting technical handbooks.
• Providing professional advice and guidance to the project team, escalating design related risks and issues as appropriate to the Workplace Design Manager.
• Technically assuring the designs produced by GPA’s consulting design partners and developers' architects, to ensure compliance with GPA’s requirements.
• Implementing the Government Workplace Design Guide in full, as far as is reasonably practicable, and managing exceptions (client specialist requirements) into appropriate briefing material for designers to use during Cat A and Cat B RIBA stages, minimising the need for bespoke spaces.
• Work with the Project Manager to review client specialist requirements to minimise costs and unnecessary derogation from the Government Workplace Design Guide and technical annexes.
• Providing information to inform detailed briefings, options analysis and information on design for senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Monitoring and reporting on the project specific design progress.
• Supporting the GPA Customer Experience team to advocate smarter ways of working.
• Supporting the GPA’s Chief Technology Office team to deliver interoperable AV/IT solutions.
• Supporting the GPA Business Readiness team to design customer focussed products and services.
• Working with subject matter experts in design-related areas across government, and private sector professionals including the property industry.
• Acting as a client design point of contact for designers, contractors, consultant partners and their supply chains on specific projects.

Job description

The Government Property Agency is seeking a dedicated Workplace Designer in Swindon, to translate the Government Workplace Design Guide into practical project briefs and designs. You will report to the Workplace Design Manager and collaborate with GPA partners and internal teams to ensure safe, inclusive and flexible workplaces across Cat A/B stages.

As a permanent, full-time role, you will apply standards, advise on design risks, and help deliver interoperable AV/IT solutions while promoting