Pre-Construction Manager

SES Engineering Services; North Shields; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary & profit share

Flexible working

Car Allowance / Company Car

Travel to sites

Private Medical

Pension 6% employer contribution

Health and Wellness programme

26 days holidays + bank holidays

Learning and development

Family leave benefits

Job summary

SES Engineering Services is seeking a Pre-Construction Manager to lead the pre-construction strategy for high-profile, technically complex projects across multiple sectors in the North East region. You will oversee bid teams, coordinate inputs from functional leads and the SLT, and drive high-quality, commercially sound tender submissions.

The role focuses on governance, collaboration, and delivering winning strategies while supporting a diverse, inclusive team and offering excellent development

Responsibilities

• Produce, own and implement individual project bid strategies and customer plans.
• Take responsibility for engaging with functional leads and Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to agree bid teams; monitoring and adapting to suit specific tender requirements throughout the bid period.
• Ensure that all members of the project bid team have a clear understanding of their role and required outputs
• Ensure all bids are carried out and settled in accordance with SES governance

Job description

The role:

SES Engineering Services are looking for a Pre-Construction Manager to join our SES North East region to deliver our Pre-Construction Strategy on high profile, technically complex projects across multiple sectors.

If you are passionate about the pre-construction aspects of construction and are looking for an opportunity to challenge the norm, bring fresh new ideas and elevate yourself within the industry then join us and help to create tomorrow together.

This is a great opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team.

What you'll be doing:

As a Pre-Construction Manager you will lead and coordinate project bid teams through the pre-construction phase, ensuring high-quality, customer-focused, and commercially sound tender submissions. The role is responsible for managing internal and external stakeholder inputs, driving win strategies, and ensuring compliance with SES Engineering Services' governance processes.

As our pre-construction manager you will:

• Produce, own and implement individual project bid strategies and customer plans.
• Take responsibility for engaging with functional leads and Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to agree bid teams; monitoring and adapting to suit specific tender requirements throughout the bid period.
• Ensure that all members of the project bid team have a clear understanding of their role and required outputs
• Ensure all bids are carried out and settled in accordance with SES governance

What we will offer you:

• Competitive salary & profit share scheme
• Flexible working
• Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade)
• Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
• Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 6% employers' contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
• Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.
• Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.

Our commitments:

SES is proud to be an employer where anyone can thrive, and we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every requirement, as we value transferable skills and assess all applications fairly.

We don't discriminate based on a criminal record; all applications are reviewed on an individual basis against the requirements of the role. Some roles may require additional checks, due to the nature of the work.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we offer an interview to applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role and opt in to the Disability Confident scheme. Reasonable adjustments are available, please contact us at