Tender Design Manager

Thomas Search Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Thomas Search Ltd is seeking a lead design and project management professional to oversee lifecycle projects in the defence sector across Wiltshire and Hampshire. You will manage from inception (RIBA 0) to delivery start (RIBA 5), coordinating design teams, contractors and stakeholders to ensure compliant, value-for-money outcomes.

The role requires a Building/Engineering/Architecture degree or equivalent, with experience in JSPs, Building Regulations, fire standards and BIM environments, plus

Qualifications

• Degree/HND/HNC in Building, Engineering or Architecture required.
• Professional qualifications in Architecture, Engineering, Construction or Project Management advantageous.
• Experience with JSPs, Building Regulations and fire standards in defence environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of lifecycle projects from inception (RIBA 0) to start of delivery (RIBA 5).
• Define project scope, funding routes and delivery approaches with AMP managers and stakeholders.
• Coordinate design consultants, design and build contractors, and contractor design elements.
• Provide ongoing design support through construction and handover with maintainable solutions and warranties.
• Collaborate with commercial, procurement, maintenance, asset management and authority stakeholders for value for money and sustainability.
• Engage with Building Control, Planning Authorities and Fire Officers early to ensure compliance.
• Lead design coordination, manage documents from scope development to construction issue, ensure standards compliance.
• Oversee design risk assessments, design programmes, progress reporting and multidisciplinary meetings.
• Support procurement and construction teams during tendering, design development and project delivery.

Skills

Strong communication

IT skills

Stakeholder influence

Team collaboration

Adaptable mindset

Education

Degree/HND/HNC in Building/Engineering/Architecture

Professional qualifications in Architecture/Engineering/Construction/PM

Tools

BIM environment

Job description

Our client is a leading support services organisation, with a long term 35-year PFI contract, providing construction & facilities management services, across a complex range of commercial & industrial defence asset in Wiltshire & Hampshire.

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.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree, HND or HNC in Building, Engineering or Architecture. Professional qualifications in Architecture, Engineering, Construction or Project Management are advantageous.
• 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.
• 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.