The Vacancy

About the Role

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for public sector frameworks? We're looking for a Senior Framework Manager to lead high-impact bidding strategies and drive performance across strategic public sector frameworks. This is a pivotal role within our specialist Public Sector Team, offering the opportunity to shape national infrastructure and build lasting client relationships.

Key Responsibilities

1. Framework Strategy & Bidding: Lead framework strategy and support bids for national and regional frameworks, crafting win plans and executing submissions to secure placements.
2. Framework Management: Lead engagement with Frameworks to gain early identification of pipeline opportunities and support operational divisions to select suitable projects.
3. Client Engagement: Build and maintain trusted relationships with framework teams and participating clients, ensuring consistent delivery and satisfaction.
4. Governance & Performance: Oversee framework governance, monitor KPIs, and act on trends to drive continuous improvement.
5. Collaboration & Leadership: Work closely with operational divisions and lead cross-functional teams to deliver framework objectives.
6. Thought Leadership: Represent the business at regional and national levels, contributing to presentations, briefings, and published articles.

Proven experience in public sector bidding and framework management, ideally within the construction or property sector.

Degree-level qualification or equivalent vocational experience.

Exceptional communication, influencing, and problem-solving skills.

A collaborative mindset with a drive for innovation and continuous improvement.

Strong understanding of government departments and sector-specific policy issues (e.g., MOJ, MOD, HMRC, GPA, DFE, DOH).

Financial & People Leadership

• Contribute to annual revenue targets and maintain accurate pipeline reporting.
• Lead and develop team members, ensuring clarity of roles and accountability.
• Influence resourcing across bidding and work-winning teams.
• Contribute to the business activity of the Public Sector Team.

Core Values

• Care: For performance, the environment, and communities.
• Fairness: Inclusive, respectful, and transparent.
• Innovation: Always looking for a better way to deliver excellence.

Why Join Us?

This is more than a management role—it's a chance to shape the future of public sector delivery. You'll be part of a dynamic team, with opportunities to support other sectors and frameworks, and make a real impact at local, regional, and national levels.

This role can be based nationally, but there will be a requirement to be in the London Office 2/3 days a week.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary & profit share
• Flexible working
• Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
• Extensive corporate benefits including Private Medical, Pension 8% employers' contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays, and much more…
• Excellent range of learning and development activities to support your career progression.
• Industry-leading family leave benefits, including 26 weeks fully paid maternity and 12 weeks fully paid paternity.

To find out more about LIFE AT WATES, please click on the following link: Work for Wates.

Wates is one of the UK's leading family-owned development, building, and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, 'reimagining places for people to thrive,' and our three promises:

• Thriving places: Working with customers, partners, and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet: Protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people: Creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognized as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favorably due to an offending background.

Awards

• BEST PROJECT Inside Housing Development Awards
• WINNER 2022 Construction News Awards
• GOLD AWARD Investors in People 2022
• GOLD AWARD Considerate Constructors Schemes (CCS) National Site Awards
• TOP 50 EMPLOYERS 2022 for Women
• WINNER 2022 Working Families Best Practice Awards