Preconstruction Project Manager

ITS (Cheltenham) Ltd; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced pension

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Incentive bonus

Company car scheme

Job summary

ITS (Cheltenham) Ltd in the Midlands is seeking a Preconstruction Project Manager (Bid Manager) to lead two-stage/negotiated tenders from £10m to £150m across Education, Leisure, Health, Blue Light, transport and Commercial sectors. You will manage a bid team and coordinate internal/external resources to deliver bids on time, within budget and to quality standards.

The role is based in Birmingham or Nottingham with hybrid working, reports to Preconstruction Manager, and requires strong

Qualifications

• Experience leading a multi-disciplinary project team through RIBA Stages 2-4.
• Proven ability to manage diverse technical input for bids.
• Strong leadership and collaboration with internal and external resources.

Responsibilities

• Lead bid team including estimators, designers, MEP professionals and consultants.
• Develop and implement commercial strategy for bids.
• Manage customer expectations through health checks and regular reporting.
• Coordinate inception workshops and ensure understanding of customer needs.
• Drive sustainability and continuous improvement in preconstruction processes.
• Ensure seamless transition from preconstruction to operations.

Skills

Bid management

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Commercial strategy

RIBA stages knowledge

Job description

Preconstruction Project Manager (Bid Manager)

A leading UK main contractor is looking for a Preconstruction Project Manager (Bid Manager) to join their Midlands team. Supporting the preconstruction team in the West or East Midlands, you will be based in either their Birmingham or Nottingham office primarily and work on a hybrid basis.

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 throughout the PSCA period.

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 £150m across a range of sectors, including Education, Leisure, Health, Blue Light, transport and Commercial. They operate through several frameworks, allowing for a greater probability of seeing your hard work come to life.

As a Preconstruction Project Manager, you will be responsible for

• 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.

Essential Criteria

Experience in managing diverse technical input, understanding complex construction schemes and leading the bid or PCSA process will help you thrive in this role. If you have previously worked in a construction technical role within a main contractor, including but not limited to Operations, Planning, Commercial, Design or Estimating this will help you hit the ground running. You will need experience leading a multi-disciplinary project team throughout RIBA Stages 2-4.

Personal Qualities

Their people are rewarded 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.

They provide an inclusive and flexible working environment for people to thrive in and we are happy to support agile working wherever possible.