Preconstruction Manager

Talk Recruitment; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car Allowance

Pension

Bonus

Job summary

Talk Recruitment presents an exciting opportunity for an experienced Bid Manager / Preconstruction Project Manager in the West Midlands.

The role encompasses leading two-stage tenders, managing internal and external resources, and delivering bids on time, within budget and to high quality standards. A background in construction, strong leadership, and UK main contractor experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the building sector and construction processes.
• Experience as Bid Manager or related role (Preconstruction PM/Design Manager/QS/Planner).
• Experience with two-stage/negotiated tenders and large projects.

Responsibilities

• Report to Preconstruction Manager and lead bid processes.
• Lead two-stage/negotiated tenders for projects £10m–£100m across sectors.
• Ensure costs align with scope, customer requirements and regulations.
• Collaborate with preconstruction team to secure tender opportunities.
• Create robust cost plans through design gateways to target price.
• Guide design team and communicate affordability to clients.
• Identify risks and value-add opportunities using technical experience.
• Value alternative design solutions and present to customer for review.
• Support change control and track design changes through RIBA stages.
• Carry out take-offs to required detail and provide cost information packs.

Skills

Leadership

Bid Management

Cost Planning

Tendering

Education

Degree / HND / HNC

Job description

Bid Manager / Preconstruction Project Manager or Assistant Bid Manager- Construction / Building - West Midlands - Hybrid / remote working role.

Opportunity for an already experienced Bid Manager or for someone to transfer experience from a Design Manager, QS, Planner or Project Manager role into a full time Bid Manager / Preconstruction Project Manager role.

Also open to consider someone already at Bid Manager level or Assistant Bid Manager.

Due to a strong pipeline this is an exciting opportunity to join one of the UK's largest privately owned building main contractors.

Role:

As Bid Manager your role will include:

• Reporting to the Preconstruction Manager, the successful person will demonstrate true leadership and manage both internal and external resources to deliver successful bids, on time, within budget and to the highest quality, ensuring our customers' expectations are met and, wherever possible, exceeded. Essentially project managing the preconstruction bid process.
• With a proven track record of successful projects, you will be responsible for leading two-stage/negotiated tenders for projects ranging in value from £10m to £100m across a range of sectors, including Education, Leisure, Health, Blue Light, transport and Commercial.
• Ensure that all costs on the project are in accordance with the project scope, the customer's requirements and current legislation.
• Collaborate with the wider preconstruction team to secure and convert tender projects.
• Create robust accurate cost plans through the various design gateways up to target price.
• Guide the design team and inform the customer with respect to affordability.
• Use technical experience to identify opportunities and risks along with solutions to add value.
• Collaborate with the project team to identify and value alternative design solutions where required and present to the customer for review.
• Support the design discipline by costing change control items as identified and track through the RIBA Stages.
• Complete or manage project take-offs to the required level of detail (SMM7/NRM2/building quants).
• Provide a complete and robust cost information pack during the substantiation process to the commercial build team at handover, to include completed comparisons, bills of quantities, tender book and quotations.
• Lead the procurement schedule and build supply chain interaction and relationships.
• Review the performance of supply chain partners with the operations team.
• Collaborate with the design lead to capture and include design fees in the tender summary book (consultants, statutory authorities, surveys, schedules, and the like).
• Assist in the change control process, identifying design changes between RIBA stages, advising on the impact of the change and approximate cost.
• Carry out cost assessments on alternative design solutions to inform the final design and project/customer budget.

Requirements:

To be considered for this Bid Manager / Preconstruction Project Manager role you must meet the following criteria:

• Knowledge of Building Sector.
• Previous employment as a Bid Manager, Preconstruction Project Manager or a Design Manager, QS, Planner, Project Manager or similar.
• Previous experience / knowledge in building sector projects such as Commercial, Leisure, Mixed Use, Residential, Apartment Blocks, Student Accommodation, Hotels, Extra Care Housing, MOJ, Industrial, Education or Healthcare.
• Previous Main Contractor employment
• Good communication skills.
• Relevant industry qualification (Degree / HND / HNC etc).

Remuneration:

• Competitive Basic (Dependent on experience)
• Car Allowance
• Pension
• Bonus