Preconstruction Project Manager

Willmott Dixon Group; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company in Birmingham is seeking a dynamic Preconstruction Project Manager to manage the bid process for projects ranging from £10m to £100m. This role involves leading a bid team, managing customer expectations, and developing sustainable project strategies. The successful candidate will have experience in construction schemes and exhibit strong leadership skills. The company offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits including flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Enhanced pension scheme

Full private medical for you and a partner

Incentive bonus

Car scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing diverse technical input.
• Prior experience in a construction technical role such as Operations, Planning, or Design.
• Understanding of complex construction schemes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the preconstruction bid process with internal and external resources.
• Manage customer expectations through regular health checks.
• Develop project strategies that align with sustainability objectives.
• Motivate and lead bidding team effectively.
• Regular monitoring and reporting on progress.

Skills

Leadership

Team Management

Construction Knowledge

Risk Management

Communication

Job description

Due to a strong pipeline of work, Willmott Dixon is looking for a dynamic Preconstruction Project Manager (Bid Manager) to join our Midlands region. Supporting our preconstruction team in the West Midlands, you will be based in our Birmingham office but we also know that work isn't the only important aspect of your life so we are happy to support flexible working and working from home wherever possible.

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. At Willmott Dixon we operate through several frameworks, allowing for a greater probability of seeing your hard work come to life.

Responsibilities

• Motivating and leading a bid team that includes both internal (estimators, design professionals, MEP professionals and planners) and often external (supply chain and consultants) resource.
• Working closely with your team to develop the commercial strategy.
• Managing the customers' expectations through informal and formal 'health checks', adopting a professional and considerate approach to maintain good working relations.
• Developing and incorporating project strategies to achieve the company's sustainability objectives.
• Ensuring regular monitoring and reporting on progress, managing potential risks and opportunities, and instigating pre–emptive and corrective actions as required.
• Maintaining continuous professional development of yourself and your team to ensure appropriate technical awareness, implementing best practices and driving continuous improvement.
• Maintaining a 'one team' approach throughout to create a seamless transition from preconstruction to operations.
• Coordinating inception workshops with our customers and using your proven listening skills to ensure we truly understand our customers 'Why', gaining vital information that will enable your bid team to go the extra mile.

This is an exciting and challenging opportunity for you to become a key part of our pre–construction team, if you will enjoy understanding the challenges our customers face and are motivated by finding innovative solutions, please follow the link to apply.

Essential and Desirable Criteria

Experience in managing diverse technical input, understanding complex construction schemes and leading the bid process will help you thrive in this role. If you have previously worked in a construction technical role, including but not limited to Operations, Planning, Commercial, Design or Estimating this will help you hit the ground running.

In Return

We reward our people generously with a competitive salary and a market–leading benefits package that gives you flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities. This includes but is not limited to, an enhanced pension scheme, full private medical for you and a partner, life assurance, incentive bonus and a car scheme which will make us a market leader in sustainable company travel.

Additional Information

At Willmott Dixon we provide an inclusive and flexible working environment for people to thrive in and we are happy to support agile working wherever possible. We are a proud member of the Disability Confident Scheme.

About Us

With over 170 years of rich history, Willmott Dixon's purpose is beyond profit; delivering brilliant buildings, transforming lives, strengthening communities and enhancing the environment so our world is fit for future generations. Ensuring that we add lasting value to the neighbourhoods we work in; our values, people, innovation, partnerships and focus on sustainability has allowed us to build a successful and solid privately owned business where our people can thrive. Willmott Dixon was recognised by The Sunday Times as one of the Top 10 "Big" Companies to Work For in 2025, named among the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality in 2024, and ranked in the Top Five of Europe's 1,000 best workplaces by the Financial Times in 2025. Willmott Dixon is also the first major contractor and developer to win a King's Award for Enterprise in the category of sustainable development.