Deputy Framework Manager- Highways

Start here. Grow Here.

The Deputy Framework Manager supports the Framework Manager in the successful operation of the SPaTS3 Framework alongside delivery and close-out of existing SPaTS2 legacy projects. The role covers bid and tender management framework reporting and governance delivery of contractual commitments project mobilisation support and the effective management of client and supplier relationships.

Heres what youll do:

• Manage the coordination of tenders including allocation to bid teams schedule management and ensuring submissions are delivered on time and to a high standard with a clear focus on safety and quality.
• Lead the preparation and management of tender queries/clarifications ensuring responses are accurate compliant and submitted within client deadlines.
• Provide commercial support throughout the tender process including rate development responding to commercial queries and sharing best-practice examples to support competitiveness and win performance.
• Maintain oversight of the opportunity pipeline including tracking forecasting and proactive opportunity management in collaboration with the Framework Manager and bid teams.
• Prepare and support internal bid governance activity including coordination of inputs and occasional attendance at governance meetings.
• Contribute to bid lessons learned and performance improvement activity including analysis of win/loss outcomes and trends.
• Support the Framework Manager in overall framework management including leadership reporting Tender Commitment reporting and supplier and client engagement.
• Support supplier interactions as part of the wider framework team including contract set-up administration and management of general queries.
• Provide guidance to project teams to ensure effective and compliant project set-up including mobilisation requirements and framework processes.
• Manage internal framework cost and performance reporting including budget tracking allocation and reporting.
• Maintain and provide framework rates/rate cards ensuring appropriate control accuracy and timely updates.
• Lead or support customer initiatives within the framework to enhance service delivery collaboration and client satisfaction.
• Contribute to wider Advisory Consultancy & Research project delivery activities depending on business need and individual capability.
• Ensure the on-time high-quality delivery of Tender Commitments including tracking progress supporting commitment leads and escalating risks where required.
• Maintain and improve framework documentation including updating and creating templates best-practice guides and proposal materials (including drafting content for quality submissions).
• Support onboarding and training of new Project Managers to the framework and provide refresher training for existing team members as required providing clear and consistent advice.

Come grow with us.

We develop projects from concept through operation providing engineering and construction services for multiyear multimillion-dollar projects for major rail and transit agencies. Our specialists provide analytical and strategic expertise for every stage of a project.

And lets not forget about the perks at AECOM. Youll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being customized to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle technical practice networks AECOM University and volunteering days

Qualifications :

Ready to push the limits of whats possible

Heres what were looking for:

• Knowledge of NH/ Highways industry
• Independent worker organised proactive flexible
• Continuous improvement focussed
• Problem solver
• Good collaborative communication skills
• Methodical with excellent attention to detail

Desirable

• Knowledge of NEC4 PSC contracts
• Experience of Framework Management
• Knowledge of bid best practice or bid writing/ reviewing skills
• PMO experience
• APM qualifications

At AECOM we value everyones unique contributions and perspectives. 

If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us we would be delighted to hear from you!

Additional Information :

At AECOM we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

At AECOM we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

About AECOM

AECOM is the worlds trusted infrastructure consulting firm delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory planning design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation buildings water new energy and the environment our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise a culture of equity diversity and inclusion and a commitment to environmental social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address   if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time