Pre-Construction Manager

Skilled Careers; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Skilled Careers seeks a Senior Pre-Construction Manager to lead the pre-construction process for projects across London and the Southeast, primarily in education. You will report to the Pre-Construction Director and drive bid strategies from EOI through award, coordinating clients, consultants, designers and the supply chain.

The role requires strong leadership of multidisciplinary teams, deep experience in tender management and a track record of delivering commercially viable bids for

Qualifications

• Proven experience in pre-construction and tender management.
• Strong understanding of construction methodology, programme, sequencing and buildability.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to challenge proposals for best value.
• Excellent client, consultant and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Review tender information and develop the overall bid strategy.
• Lead and coordinate bid submissions, including writing and reviewing differentiators.
• Manage Bid Managers, Bid Writers and pre-construction teams.
• Develop tender programmes, resources and budgets to meet milestones.
• Lead tender meetings and site visits to assess constraints.
• Collaborate with clients, designers and consultants to understand project needs.

Skills

Pre-construction

Tender management

Bid strategy

Stakeholder management

Main-Contractor experience

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Role:Pre-Construction Manager

Location:London

The Role

We are seeking an experiencedPre-Construction Managerto lead the pre-construction process across a range of projects in London and the Southeast, predominantly within the education sector.

Reporting to thePre-Construction Director, you will manage projects fromEOI and tender stage through to negotiation and contract award, working closely with clients, consultants, designers, supply chain partners and internal teams.

You will be responsible for developing the bid strategy, construction methodology, programme and design approach to deliver a commercially viable and best-value solution.

Key Responsibilities

• Review tender information and develop the overallbid strategy.
• Lead and coordinate bid submissions, including writing, reviewing and identifying key differentiators.
• Manage Bid Managers, Bid Writers and wider pre-construction teams.
• Develop tender programmes, resource requirements and budgets, ensuring key milestones are achieved.
• Lead internal and external tender meetings.
• Undertake site visits and identify construction, logistics and buildability constraints.
• Work closely with clients, designers and consultants to understand project requirements and opportunities.
• Identify and engage appropriate consultants, designers and supply chain partners.
• Develop and challengeconstruction methodology, sequencing, programme and design solutions.
• Prepare and deliver mid and post-tender presentations.
• Manage second-stage tenders through tocontract award.
• Capture lessons learned from live projects to improve future tenders.
• Support wider regional and national bidding initiatives as required.

About You

You will have strongpre-construction and construction management experience, with the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and complex tender processes.

You will demonstrate:

• Proven experience inpre-construction and tender management.
• Strong understanding of construction methodology, programme, sequencing and buildability.
• Commercial awareness and the confidence to challenge proposals to achieve best value.
• Excellent client, consultant and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong understanding of health and safety within the tender process.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Experience producing and coordinatingquality tender submissions.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularlyWord, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Relevant degree qualification or equivalent.
• CIOB or equivalent professional qualificationdesirable.
• Must have previously worked for a Main-Contractor