Pre Construction Design Manager

About The Company:

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.

Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values -Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

Why Work for OCS?

• Award-Winning Employer: Ranked 36th on Glassdoor's Best Companies to Work For 2025 - we value and motivate our people.
• Digital Learning: The OCS Academy offers digital courses and resources to help you build skills and grow your career.
• Retail Perks With our Hapi app, you can gain access to exclusive discounts, rewards and wellbeing resources.
• Professional Growth: 600+ live learners across UK&I - Empowering colleagues with further development and qualifications!
• Flexible Pay: Access a portion of earned wages before payday with our Wagestream App! (Contract Specific)

About The Role:

We're recruiting for two Pre-Construction Design Managers to join OCS, with opportunities available nationwide.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end pre-construction process across multiple projects.
• Review design information and complete scope-gap analysis to identify risks and omissions.
• Liaise with, manage and provide direction to external design teams.
• Ensure all statutory obligations and approvals are identified and progressed.
• Work closely with estimating and commercial teams to develop a positive commercial strategy.
• Build strong, collaborative relationships with external designers and key project stakeholders.

Essential Hiring Criteria

• Strong technical knowledge across construction, including design-and-build projects.
• Excellent understanding of construction and building-services coordination and interfaces.
• Knowledge of the bid process, from pre-qualification and tender through to construction.
• Working knowledge of the RIBA Plan of Work and associated design stages.
• Relevant professional background or qualification in interior design, interior architecture, architectural technology, architecture, or mechanical/electrical design engineering.
• Strong communication, coordination and stakeholder-management skills

We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.