Design Manager - Aspire Defence Services Ltd : Job Details

Join Our Team as a Strategic Design Manager at Aspire Defence Service Limited (ADSL)

• Hours: 37.5 hours per week, no weekends
• Location: ABC, Tidworth

Are you ready to join a dynamic team where innovation thrives? Aspire Defence Services Limited (ADSL) is seeking a passionate and results-driven Strategic 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:

• You will report to the Lifecycle Programme Manager, as well as providing technical support to the wider team.
• You will manage a portfolio of projects from Inception to start of Delivery.
• You will be expected to balance technical input and guidance, programme requirements and project commercial objectives and relationships with the various stakeholders.
• You will work with managers and other stakeholders to define the scope, funding routes and approach to each project.

• You will select and implement appropriate design strategies for each project and the wider lifecycle programme.

• Where appropriate, you will manage the design consultants and D&B contractors from selection, through appointment and delivery.

What We’re Looking For:

• Qualifications: Degree/HND/HNC in Building, Engineering or Architecture.

• Experience: It is essential to have a wide range of design management experience working on complex multi-funded projects. Current working knowledge of JSPs, building regulations and fire standards in the defence environment is also a must, as well as current knowledge and experience of implementing sustainability improvement projects in the built environment. Exposure to PFI/PPP and two stage tendering is also key.

• Skills: A solid skill set comprising effective communication both orally and written, excellent IT skills, the ability to influence and guide, excellent organisational skills, the ability to work as part of a team and a flexible and pragmatic approach that is comfortable in a changing environment.

Additional Information:

• Our 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.

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.

ADSL has a legal responsibility to ensure that all its employees have the right to live and work in the UK. If you are invited to an interview, you will be asked to bring with you original copies of documentation that provides evidence of your right to live and work in the UK. Applicants needing skilled worker sponsorship may not be suitable for this post due to the immediacy of the appointment. If you are made an offer of employment, this will be subject to ADSL verifying that you are eligible to work in the UK before you start work.