Bid Manager / Preconstruction Manager

Randstad; Guildford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading contractor in Surrey is seeking a Bid/Preconstruction Manager to enhance its preconstruction team. The role involves developing strategies for tenders, monitoring bids, and providing technical input. Ideal candidates will have a background in bid management or early-stage preconstruction, effective communication skills, and a commitment to team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience in bid, design, estimating, or early-stage preconstruction.
• Understanding of framework bids is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Developing strategy and assessing feasibility of tenders.
• Monitoring bid programmes and budgets.
• Managing technical queries and ensuring compliance.

Skills

Bid Management

Feasibility Assessment

Risk Management

Technical Solutions

Procurement

Job description

We are recruiting a Bid/Preconstruction Manager to join a regional contractor based in Surrey. They have a number of new opportunities from existing clients and frameworks and are looking to increase their preconstruction team.

They target negotiated repeat business opportunities as well as framework opportunities and are secured on the DFE, Pagabo, SCF, and local authority frameworks. They work on bids in the education, health, care, and defence marketplaces but will consider 2-stage or negotiated work for key clients. They do not undertake single-stage high-risk developments. Projects typically valued between GBP2 and GBP20 million.

The company boasts an excellent preconstruction team comprising bid managers, estimators, design teams, building services, and commercial experts, who collaborate on each bid to achieve optimal results.

Key duties of the Bid/Preconstruction Manager include:

• Developing strategy and assessing the feasibility of compliant tenders
• Producing non-compliant tenders or alternative proposals in parallel when appropriate
• Monitoring bid programmes, response trackers, and budgets
• Communicating requirements to the bid team and ensuring timely submission in the correct format
• Providing technical and operational input to technical solutions
• Identifying and mitigating project risks
• Contributing to or reviewing technical and SHESQ responses
• Ensuring tender submissions comply with requirements
• Agreeing estimating strategies and leading procurement efforts
• Chairing meetings with prospective partners on critical packages
• Aligning project programme strategies with planning and providing technical support
• Reviewing project programmes and ensuring response gateways are met
• Implementing mitigation measures for programme slippage
• Managing technical queries from clients and suppliers
• Developing parallel strategies for alternative or non-compliant proposals when feasible

This role is suited for candidates from bid, design, estimating, or early-stage precon roles. Experience within framework bids and a desire to move to a national brand or escape Tier 1 frustrations would be ideal.

We value diversity and promote equality. Applications from all sections of society are encouraged, and reasonable adjustments can be discussed. Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

Note: We act as an employment agency or business depending on the vacancy type, in accordance with the Conduct Regulations 2003.