Senior Preconstruction Planning Lead: Tender & PCSA

Mercury; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercury in Glasgow seeks a Group Preconstruction Planning Manager to lead tender and PCSA planning across the group. You will define standards, govern bid programmes, and collaborate with Estimating, Construction, Procurement and Design teams to deliver credible plans.

Reporting to the Group Head of Planning, you will mentor planners, drive best practices, and oversee risk and schedule integrity from bid to handover.

Responsibilities

• Reports for Group Head of Planning
• Owns the tender and PCSA planning process across regions and business units
• Defines, implements and improves Group tender and pre-construction planning standards and best practices
• Acts as technical authority for bid and PCSA programmes with governance and assurance
• Leads review, validation and sign-off of tender and PCSA programmes including sequencing, durations, milestones and risk allowances
• Ensures tender programmes align with commercial strategy, construction methodology, procurement and logistics
• Develops standard templates, narratives, assumptions registers and deliverables
• Collaborates with Estimating, Commercial, Construction, MEP, CSA, Design and Procurement to deliver integrated bid programmes
• Provides input to bid strategy, risk reviews, value engineering and buildability assessments
• Establishes planning inputs for external client audits, technical reviews and bid clarifications
• Supports transition from bid/PCSA to live project with clear handover to project planning teams
• Works with Group Planning Training & Development to upskill planners
• Defines capability requirements and development pathways for pre-construction planning staff
• Mentors Senior, Project and Pre-Construction Planners
• Keeps up-to-date with industry best practice and market expectations
• Drives continuous improvement from bid outcomes and client feedback
• Prepares management reports and dashboards on tender workload and risk trends
• Ensures compliance with Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality policies
• Provides strategic support on planning resourcing and workload forecasting
• Supports Planning Leadership Team in governance and strategy
• Carries out other duties as required

Job description

Mercury in Glasgow seeks a Group Preconstruction Planning Manager to lead tender and PCSA planning across the group. You will define standards, govern bid programmes, and collaborate with Estimating, Construction, Procurement and Design teams to deliver credible plans.

Reporting to the Group Head of Planning, you will mentor planners, drive best practices, and oversee risk and schedule integrity from bid to handover.