Estimating Manager

Interv_l Group | B Corp™; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Interv_l Group, a growing power infrastructure contractor in the United Kingdom, seeks its first Head of Pre-Construction & Commercial to shape and lead the function. This is a rare opportunity to build the capability around you and develop a team as the business expands.

You will own front-end activities before handover to operations, leading estimating, tendering and bid activity, developing pricing strategies, and reviewing technical and commercial submissions across LV to 132kV projects.

Qualifications

• Senior pre-construction, commercial, estimating, tendering or bid professionals from power/utilities market.
• Ability to build and shape a pre-construction function from scratch.
• Experience across LV to 132 kV projects and DNO/IDNO requirements.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of front-end activities before handover to delivery.
• Lead pre-construction, estimating, tendering and bid activity.
• Develop bid and pricing strategies and review submissions.
• Manage cost estimates, margins and commercial risk.
• Contract review and negotiation.
• Support projects from LV through 132 kV.
• Oversee design management in pre-construction.
• Ensure proposals meet DNO/IDNO and client specs.
• Create stronger estimating, tendering and handover processes.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations and Finance and grow the team.

Skills

Pre-Construction

Commercial

Estimating

Tendering

Bid management

Job description

I'm working with a growing specialist power infrastructure contractor looking to appoint its first Head of Pre-Construction & Commercial.

This isn't a case of stepping into an established department and maintaining what's already there.

You'll be the first dedicated hire into the function, with the opportunity to build the pre-construction and commercial capability around you, shape processes and ultimately develop your own team as the business continues to grow.

The company delivers power infrastructure projects across LV, 11kV, 33kV, 66kV and 132kV, working across DNO/IDNO networks, private networks and renewable infrastructure including EV charging, BESS and solar.

What will you be responsible for?

You'll take ownership of the front end of projects before handover into operational delivery, including:

• Leading pre-construction, estimating, tendering and bid activity
• Developing bid and pricing strategies
• Reviewing technical and commercial submissions
• Managing cost estimates, margins and commercial risk
• Contract review and negotiation
• Supporting projects across LV through to 132kV
• Overseeing design management through pre-construction
• Ensuring proposals meet DNO, IDNO and client requirements
• Creating stronger processes around estimating, tendering and project handover
• Working closely with Engineering, Operations and Finance
• Building and developing the future pre-construction & commercial team

The opportunity

The biggest attraction here is the autonomy.

The business already has the engineering capability, operational delivery teams, accreditations and project pipeline.

What they now need is somebody to take ownership of everything that happens before a project reaches delivery.

You'll have the opportunity to look at how things are currently done, identify what needs improving and build a structured pre-construction function capable of supporting the company's next stage of growth.

Who could suit it?

I'm interested in speaking with senior Pre-Construction, Commercial, Estimating, Tendering or Bid professionals from the power/utilities market.

You'll ideally understand:

• DNO / IDNO connections
• ICP / Power Infrastructure
• 11kV / 33kV / EHV projects
• NEC / JCT or similar contracts
• Design / Pre-Construction Management

Exposure to 66kV/132kV projects, Tier 1 frameworks, substations, BESS, solar or EV infrastructure would be particularly interesting.

This could suit somebody already operating at Head-of level, but I'd also be interested in speaking with an experienced Pre-Construction Manager, Commercial Manager or Estimating Manager who feels ready to step up and build a function themselves.