Preconstruction Manager

BOUYGUES UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Private medical insurance

Generous share scheme

BY Extra - lifestyle benefits

Job summary

Bouygues UK is expanding its team and seeks a Preconstruction Manager to lead bids across Residential, Offices, Education and Healthcare for New Build or Refurbishment projects. You will report to the Preconstruction Director, own the bid strategy and coordinate the Bid Team and partners to deliver compelling, costed solutions.

The role requires substantial pre-construction experience, strong negotiation and commercial awareness, and the ability to translate client requirements into deliverable

Qualifications

• Proven experience with a main building contractor.
• Substantial experience in pre-construction.
• Strong negotiation and commercial awareness.
• Ability to coordinate bid teams and stakeholders.
• Understanding of design/process management is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Own the overall bid strategy, positioning and win approach.
• Translate client requirements into a coherent, deliverable solution.
• Define win themes, differentiators, and value proposition.
• Interpret client brief and align with internal delivery capability.
• Oversee cost planning and commercial positioning.
• Define construction methodology and sequencing strategy.
• Lead risk and opportunity management for key bids.
• Oversee design development to support bid strategy and constructability.
• Guide procurement strategy and early supply chain engagement.
• Lead internal governance processes and alignment of stakeholders.
• Own the quality and consistency of bid submission.

Skills

Main contractor experience

Pre-construction

Negotiation

Commercial awareness

Strategic vision

Design process management

Supply chain engagement

Stakeholder management

Tender management

Cost planning

Job description

We are expanding our team at Bouygues and are looking for a Preconstruction Manager to join us. In this role you will report directly to the Preconstruction Director. We are seeking an individual who will take ownership of a bids involving different sectors i.e. Residential, Offices, Education, Healthcare etc. for New Build or Refurbishment projects.

Job Purpose And Scope

Support the winning bid strategy by devising the most innovative, efficient and economically advantageous solution to deliver the tender requirements. Manage the tender, bid and negotiation processes on a range of projects from a deliverability / buildability perspective. Win work and successful transfer a project to the construction team. Animate the Bid Team, Support Teams and partners during a tender/bid stage. On simple tender, the Pre-Construction Manager role will be akin to a Bid Manager role

Your Skills Profile Should Include

• Proven experience with a main building contractor
• Substantial experience in pre-construction
• Precision and dependability
• Adaptability and autonomy
• Negotiation skills
• Creativity
• Commercial Awareness
• Ability to convince and make recommendation
• Tenacity
• Good strategic vision and the ability to understand the clients' commercial needs.
• Technical knowledge with understanding of the full construction process
• Experience in the full design process management would be advantageous

Accountabilities And Key Tasks

Strategic Ownership of the Bid: Own the overall bid strategy, positioning and win approach, Translate client requirements into a coherent, deliverable solution, Define win themes, differentiators, and value proposition

Client & Stakeholder Alignment: Interpret and challenge the client brief, priorities, and evaluation criteria, Ensure alignment with client drivers (cost, programme, quality, ESG, risk appetite), Act as the central interface between client expectations and internal delivery capability, Incorporate insights from Business Development relationships and intelligence

Commercial & Cost Leadership: Oversee cost planning and commercial positioning

Programme & Delivery Strategy: Define construction methodology and sequencing strategy, Validate programme realism and risk allowances, Ensure buildability and alignment with site constraints and logistics, Integrate delivery input from Project Managers and technical teams

Risk & Opportunity Management: Lead identification of key risks (commercial, technical, planning, programme)

Design & Technical Coordination: Oversee design development to ensure design supports bid strategy and constructability

Supply Chain & Market Engagement: Guide procurement strategy and early supply chain engagement

Governance & Internal Alignment: Lead internal governance processes and Align all internal stakeholders

Bid Production & Submission: Own the quality and consistency of the submission

Why Bouygues

Our teams deploy technically innovative solutions for a diverse range of challenging projects throughout the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. Day in day out our teams deliver some of the most technically innovative and challenging projects across the UK and the world. With a strong corporate culture our values reflect how we operate with Respect, Commitment, Pioneering, Sharing.

We offer competitive basic salaries coupled with generous company benefits including:

• 26 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days
• 2 paid volunteering days a year
• Pension scheme
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Generous share scheme
• BY Extra - opt into lifestyle benefits

Bouygues UK is part of the Bouygues Group, a diverse global business which operates in the construction, engineering, energy, media and telecommunications markets. With annual sales of over €56,900 billion (December 2025) with operations in 80 countries, the financial strength of our group is a key differentiator in these challenging economic times.

Be Yourself!

Here at Bouygues Group we value the creativity and innovation that our diverse workforce brings, encouraging people from all backgrounds, particularly those from under represented communities to apply. By joining us, you will be inspired to bring your full self to the workplace, speak up and share your unique ideas.

We are an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.