Pre-Constrcution Manager

Contract Scotland; Cumbernauld; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Contract Scotland is seeking a Business Development Lead to identify and win new work across the Scottish construction market. You will build relationships with clients, developers and consultants, and manage a healthy pipeline of opportunities.

This office-based role involves collaborating with estimating, pre-construction and commercial teams, travelling for client meetings and industry events as required. You will use market knowledge to create opportunities and report on activity.

Qualifications

• Experience in the Scottish construction market and understanding of work-winning processes.
• Strong ability to build relationships with clients, developers and consultants.
• Experience managing a sales pipeline and opportunities from identification to win.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new business opportunities across the Scottish construction market.
• Build relationships with clients, developers, consultants and key industry contacts.
• Manage a pipeline of potential projects and opportunities.
• Identify upcoming developments, projects and procurement opportunities.
• Use your network and market knowledge to create new opportunities.
• Attend client meetings, networking events and industry functions.
• Support bids and tenders with customer, market and project insight.
• Work closely with estimating, pre-construction, commercial and operational teams.
• Maintain accurate CRM records and report on business development activity.

Skills

Scottish market knowledge

Relationship building

Pipeline management

CRM proficiency

Communication with stakeholders

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Business Development Lead

Location: Scotland
Working Pattern: Full Time | Office Based

Are you an experienced construction professional with a strong understanding of the Scottish market and a natural ability to build relationships and identify opportunities?

You may already work in Business Development, Pre-Construction, Estimating or a related role and be looking for an opportunity to use your industry knowledge and contacts to help win new work.

You’ll join an established construction business with the opportunity to develop your network, take ownership and progress your career. The role is primarily office-based, with regular travel for client meetings, site visits and industry events.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Identify and develop new business opportunities across the Scottish construction market.
• Build relationships with clients, developers, consultants and key industry contacts.
• Manage a pipeline of potential projects and opportunities.
• Identify upcoming developments, projects and procurement opportunities.
• Use your network and market knowledge to create new opportunities.
• Attend client meetings, networking events and industry functions.
• Support bids and tenders with customer, market and project insight.
• Work closely with estimating, pre-construction, commercial and operational teams.
• Maintain accurate CRM records and report on business development activity.

You’ll ideally have:

• Experience within the Scottish construction market.
• A good understanding of construction, procurement and the work-winning process.
• Strong relationships across clients, consultants, developers or other industry contacts.
• The ability to identify opportunities and develop them into prospects.
• Strong commercial awareness and communication skills.
• A proactive approach and confidence dealing with senior stakeholders.

This is a chance to use your construction knowledge, relationships and commercial experience in a role with greater responsibility for developing the future pipeline.

For someone coming from a Pre-Construction or Estimating background, it could be an opportunity to move further towards the client and work-winning side of the business, while continuing to use the experience you’ve already built.

You’ll join an established team with the opportunity to develop, take on responsibility and progress your career.

Legal Information:

We act as an employment agency for permanent work and as an employment business for temporary work.

For roles in the UK, applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

We value diversity and promote equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all areas of society and can discuss any reasonable adjustments to support your application