Pre-Construction Manager

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

Job summary

Contract Scotland is seeking an experienced business development professional to grow our presence in the Scottish construction sector from our Scotland office. You will identify opportunities, build relationships with clients, developers and consultants, and manage a healthy project pipeline, traveling for meetings and site visits as required.

You'll work closely with estimating, pre-construction and operations teams to convert market knowledge into winning bids and sustainable growth,

Qualifications

• Experience in the Scottish construction market.
• Strong commercial awareness and communication skills.
• Ability to identify opportunities and convert them into prospects.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Scottish market knowledge

Relationship building

Opportunity identification

Commercial awareness

Stakeholder management

Job description

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.

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.