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Workplace Design Manager
Government Property Agency —Birmingham
- £58,478 - £64,743 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- Bachelor's degree
- Continuous improvement
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Workplace Design Manager

Government Property Agency
Birmingham

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Job details

Permanent | Full-time
£58,478 - £64,743 a year
18 hours ago

Benefits

Company pension
Childcare

Qualifications

Stakeholder collaboration
Stakeholder liaison
Presentation skills
Bachelor's degree
Continuous improvement
ARB
Relationship management
Contracts
Construction experience
Project progress tracking

Full job description

Details

Reference number

476014

Salary

£58,478 - £64,743

GPA is also committed to recognising and rewarding where our staff hold the Gold Standard accreditation relevant to their Specialism and offer a £5000 non-pensionable allowance to staff who have achieved this.

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Grade 7

GPA G7 National

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

GPA - Capital Projects - Innovation & Assurance - Workplace Design

Type of role

Estates
Policy
Project Delivery
Property

Working pattern

Full-time

Number of jobs available

Location
About the job
Benefits
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Location

Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, Swindon

About the job

Job summary

The Government Property Agency is the largest property holder in government, with more than £2.1 billion in property assets and over 55% of the governments office estate.

We are transforming the way the Civil Service works by creating great places to work, leading the largest commercial office programme in the UK, working towards halving carbon emissions from government offices, and achieving greater value for taxpayers. And we are looking for innovative, solutions-focused people to join our team.

Representing the best covenant in the UK His Majestys Government we are leading significant transformational programmes such as the Government Hubs Programme, Whitehall Campus Programme and Net Zero Programme. We are also delivering cost-effective property services such as asset management, lifecycle replacement and workplace services.

Innovation and progress underpin our behaviours. We foster a culture of lifelong learning, where curiosity and self-improvement are encouraged. Our four core values are at the heart of everything we do. They shape our culture and guide how we work, lead and grow together:

Striving for excellence - We always aim to deliver great results
Empowering through respect - We insist on fair treatment for all, always
Acting with integrity - We consistently do the right thing
Succeeding together - We rely on each other to achieve success

The GPA is committed to representing the communities we serve by making Diversity, Equality and Inclusion part of everything we do.

To ensure that we are always recruiting and retaining a diverse mix of talent, we are particularly inviting applications from candidates who are disabled, ethnically or gender diverse, and people who identify as being part of the LGBTQ+ community.

Join our dynamic and diverse team that leads with purpose, improving sustainability, nurturing social value, driving inclusivity and flexibility, and kickstarting economic growth.

We are driven by purpose, and you can be part of it too: where you make a meaningful impact; where you influence; where your voice really matters; where you help to shape our future direction.

Job description

The Workplace Design Manager (WDM) is responsible for ensuring the Government Workplace Design Guide and supporting handbooks are applied consistently across specific projects. They also provide day to day advice and guidance to the project team on design matters.

Acting as the tactical Intelligent Client on specific projects, the WDM interprets the Government Workplace Design Guide, GPAs Employer Requirements and any client specialist requirements, informing design briefs for developers and GPAs consulting design partners to produce designs for each RIBA stage.

The WDM provides assurance that all designs support the GPAs commitment to create workplaces that are safe, inclusive and accessible and as flexible as possible to support smarter and hybrid working practices. This includes overseeing and being responsible for approving the design throughout each RIBA stage of a projects life cycle, and offering advice and providing assurance on all aspects of design against both our standards and our client requirements.

The WDM will manage and develop our guides, standards and policies to ensure our projects are at the forefront of sustainable and inclusive workplace design. This will involve coordination with colleagues within the Workplace Design Team and the wider GPA to develop coordinated guidance for the development of high-quality workspace for a modern civil service.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Head of Workplace Design, the Workplace Design Manager will be responsible for:

Advising the Head of Workplace Design on the status of their allocated projects design, ensuring it remains aligned with wider programme priorities. Regular monitoring and reporting on the overall design progress;
Overseeing compliance with standards and specifications set out in the GPA Design Guide, Employer Requirements and associated documents;
Developing the GPAs Employers Requirements (ER) for each projects design;
Engaging effectively with the identified client/s on design related matters and ensuring that they are kept appropriately updated throughout;
Interpreting Design Guide and Client specialist requirements into appropriate briefing material for designers to use during CAT A & B RIBA stages, minimising the need for bespoke spaces;
Ensuring client specialist requirements are intelligible, credible, received at the right time and have been approved by an appropriate person in the department before being progressed;
Providing advice, assurance and acceptance where necessary on designs and specifications, representing the interests of the client in the project procurement process, e.g. framework selection, individual project tender exercises and contract management;
Working with public sector subject matter experts in design-related areas across government, and private sector professionals including the property industry.
Acting as a design point of contact for the project designers, contractors, consultant partners and their supply chains;
Attending site as required whether for formal site inspections, design sign offs or progress meetings;
Managing the governance around design change across projects, including required approvals at the appropriate levels;
Collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders on the development and maintenance of our guides, standards and design policy - ensuring these align with GPAs wider business objectives;
Support in the communication of these guides, standards and design policies to the wider GPA community, project teams, external stakeholders and client groups.

Person specification

We are looking for an experienced design professional who can demonstrate practical experience of design management and delivery on large scale projects or programmes in multi-disciplinary project teams.

Essential criteria:

Ability to manage effective relationships with senior management/ stakeholders;
Effective team engagement and strong leadership;
Commercial acumen delivering value and continuous improvement;
Advising on design elements within construction projects.

Experience & Technical Skills

Essential criteria:

Essential Experience of:

A key role working on large property construction and fitout projects, preferably in the delivery of public sector workplace;
Experience within an architectural / engineering / property consultancy or client organisation at a senior level;
Construction designs, materials, building systems and processes;
Leading multi-disciplinary project teams and building strong relationships across team/business area/ departmental/ boundaries;
Effective governance controls and project management methodologies in a complex business environment;
Supplier/customer relationship management;
Developing project-specific employer requirements for building projects.

Desirable criteria:

Background of working in or with public sector property;
Experience in the development and / or refurbishment of large-scale office buildings.

Qualifications and Accreditations

Essential criteria:

An associate or bachelor's degree in architecture, interior design and/or another relevant subject, or equivalent experience in similar roles.

Desirable criteria:

Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. RIBA, ARB, Chartered Society of Designers etc.)
Relevant project management qualification (e.g. APM, MSP etc).

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Making Effective Decisions
Communicating and Influencing
Delivering at Pace

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

Customer Perspective
Commercial Acumen
Property Market Knowledge
Innovation

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £58,478, Government Property Agency contributes £16,941 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides .

Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities and wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and well-being and aim to create a sense of belonging in a workplace where everyone feels valued. The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme (RIS) to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

Please note - At this time GPA are unable to offer any Visa Sponsorship to candidates as we do not currently hold a visa sponsorship licence. Please do not apply for permanent roles with GPA if you will require your employer to take on the sponsorship of your current or any future visas.

Sift

The sift is due to take place week commencing 04th September 2026.

As part of the application process, you will be asked to include a CV and a 1000-words personal statement.

The personal statement should align with the person specification.

Interview

GPA policy is for interviews to be held face to face, with virtual interviews only by absolute exception. The date and location will be confirmed if you are invited to interview. If you feel this will be a problem for you, please contact [email protected] to discuss prior to submitting your application.

At interview, applicants will be scored against 3 behaviours - Making effective decisions, Communicating and Influencing, and Delivering at Pace.

Interview questions will be a blend of Behaviour, Experience, Strength and Technical (core skill) questions.

Please also come prepared to give a short presentation on:

You will be asked to give a 10 minute presentation of your design portfolio. Your presentation should contain examples of projects you have worked on which demonstrate relevant experience for this role. Your portfolio must be in pdf format to be presented digitally.

Further Information

A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.

Any move to GPA from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare; for further information visit the Childcare Choices website.

This role is full time only. Applicants who wish to work an alternative pattern are welcome to apply however your preferred working pattern may not be available and you should discuss this with the vacancy holder before applying.

If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.

In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf.

However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing [email protected] stating the job reference number in the subject heading.

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

Please note: in addition to the standard pre-employment checks for appointment into the Civil Service, all candidates must also obtain National Security Vetting at Security Check (SC) clearance level for this vacancy. You will normally need to meet the minimum UK residency period as determined by the level of vetting being undertaken, which for SC is 5 years UK residency prior to your vetting application. If you have any questions about this residency requirement, please speak to the vacancy holder for this post.

For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the Demystifying Vetting website.

Reasonable Adjustment

If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:

Contact Government Recruitment Service via [email protected] as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

Complete the Assistance required section in the Additional requirements page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if youre deaf, a Language Service Professional.

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

Feedback

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check .

See our vetting charter .

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

Apply and further information

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : Jen Watson
Email : [email protected]

Recruitment team

Email : [email protected]

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact [email protected]
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission:
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