Pre Contract Construction Manager

Morrison Utility Services Limited.; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading utility services company in Nottingham is looking for a construction manager to oversee National Grid capital projects. This role involves ensuring compliance with safety standards, preparing tender documents, and implementing construction methodologies. Candidates should have experience in the electrical transmission industry and strong project management skills. The position offers benefits such as a company car and private health care, along with opportunities for growth within the company.

Benefits

Matched pension scheme

Online GP service

Employee assistance programme

Life assurance

Private health care

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel.
• Experience in construction management delivering National Grid capital projects.
• Knowledge of National Grid Technical Specifications (TSs) and Supplier Requirements (SRs).

Responsibilities

• Prepare and issue tender documents to subcontractors.
• Implement construction methods aligned with legislation.
• Identify and manage safety and environmental risks.

Skills

Construction management experience

Excellent relationship management skills

Strong presentation skills

Education

Construction / Project Management qualification

Industry related qualification (mechanical / electrical)

Tools

Microsoft software for project management

Job description

Overview

Right across infrastructure, there's a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you're at in your career, with us you'll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

At M Group Energy, we're enabling the energy essential to support our lives. We provide an end-to-end service, delivering solutions in electricity transmission, distribution, renewable energy, EV, metering and home decarbonisation. This role will be within our Transmission & Renewables team. We design, build and commission substations at voltages up to and including 400kV. Our teams construct and maintain transmission lines and substations, ensuring the efficient and reliable delivery of electricity. You'll cover projects in the South Wales / South West areas, and offer support to the Bids team in Nottingham - willingness to travel is essential!

What will you be doing?

Responsibilities

• Prepare and issue tender documents to subcontractors and suppliers, ensuring scopes are clear and agreed
• Implement construction methods aligned with current legislation, guidance, and best practice
• Develop and apply Construction Phase, Contract, and Project Quality Plans
• Identify and manage safety and environmental risks in delivery solutions
• Review bids for compliance, cost, and capability, resolving ambiguities in drawings, specifications, and schedules
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements and client standards
• Continuously seek and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and quality across projects

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel
• Experience in construction management delivering National Grid capital projects - experience within the electrical transmission industry is essential!
• Experience in the development of construction methodologies for new projects
• A working knowledge of National Grid Technical Specifications (TSs) and Supplier Requirements (SRs) is essential
• Be able to draft Microsoft programmes that include plant and resource requirements for each activity
• Excellent relationship management skills - strong communicator with ability to develop and work within collaborative internal and client relationships.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Construction / Project Management qualification would be an advantage, along with an industry related qualification (mechanical / electrical)

About Our Company

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We're one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs. Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We're responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We're open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We're together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We're ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you're a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development. It's an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered. For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

Benefits

Standard Benefits

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000's of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

Role Specific Benefits

• Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
• My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/Hybrid car scheme
• Private health care and health care cash plan for you
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays