Technical Pre-Construction Manager

Renew Consultancy; Wigan; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in power solutions is looking for a Technical Pre-Construction Manager in Wigan. This office-based role involves leading the pre-construction phase of critical power projects, managing tender submissions, and ensuring technically sound proposals. The ideal candidate will have a strong electrical engineering background and experience with standby generator projects. Attractive package includes a salary of £60,000–£62,000, plus a car allowance and comprehensive benefits. A background check clearance is necessary due to the secure nature of the work.

Benefits

Car allowance

Company pension scheme

25 days of holiday plus bank holidays

All business travel expenses covered

Qualifications

• Proven experience with standby generator and critical power projects.
• Comfortable acting as the technical and commercial authority during the bid phase.
• Experience coordinating multi-discipline inputs across engineering, procurement, and commercial teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the pre-construction and tender phase of standby power projects.
• Manage pre-construction phase from enquiry through to mobilisation.
• Produce technically and commercially accurate proposals for projects.
• Act as the technical authority for live tenders and pre-construction enquiries.

Skills

Strong electrical engineering background

Experience managing pre-construction and tendering

Understanding of G99 and grid-related considerations

Confidence in integrating generators with LV/MV switchgear

Experience in critical power systems

Ability to develop scopes and cost plans

Coordination of multi-discipline inputs

Job description

Technical Pre-Construction Manager – Standby Power

North West England | Office-based with UK site visits

This role sits at the front end of complex critical power projects, owning the pre-construction phase from initial enquiry through to mobilisation. It is a technically led position focused on design development, tender management, programme definition, and procurement coordination, before projects are formally handed into delivery.

You’ll be part of a long-established UK standby power business delivering bespoke generator and LV / MV switchgear solutions into secure, mission-critical environments. The emphasis is on getting projects technically right, commercially sound, and properly de‑risked before site teams are committed.

This is not a sales role and not a site delivery role. It’s a pre‑construction and technical leadership position for someone who understands how critical power infrastructure is designed, priced, coordinated, and ultimately built.

The role in practice

You will lead the pre‑construction and tender phase of standby power projects, taking ownership of the technical and commercial solution and ensuring proposals are robust, compliant, and deliverable.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing the pre‑construction phase of generator and switchgear projects from enquiry through to mobilisation
• Developing and managing technical designs, scopes, and execution strategies for critical infrastructure projects
• Leading tender and bid management activities, coordinating internal and external contributors
• Managing the coordination and delivery of bid teams, including engineering, commercial, procurement, and administrative inputs
• Owning the tender process end‑to‑end, including tender enquiries, clarifications, and technical submissions
• Producing technically and commercially accurate proposals, including cost plans, estimates, and bid presentations
• Ensuring proposals are compliant with relevant regulations and standards, including grid and electrical requirements
• Establishing programme assumptions, procurement strategies, and installation methodologies prior to delivery
• Coordinating supplier engagement for generators, switchgear, control systems, fuel systems, and associated equipment
• Identification, organisation, and oversight of site surveys and technical assessments to inform development design and planning
• Identifying technical, commercial, and logistical risks early and resolving them before contracts are placed
• Acting as the technical authority for live tenders and pre‑construction enquiries across an established client base
• Handing projects over to delivery teams once designs, scope, programme, and procurement routes are fully defined
• Project values range from smaller repeat works through to larger, multi‑discipline generator and switchgear installations, with multiple bids and pre‑construction packages live at any one time

Why this role appeals

This role is suited to engineers and technical professionals who prefer shaping projects properly before they reach site, rather than firefighting issues downstream.

• Strong focus on pre‑construction, design management, and tender governance
• Technical decisions are respected and expected to stand up through installation and commissioning
• Exposure to critical infrastructure projects involving both minor and major works
• Office-based role influence over how projects are structured, priced, and delivered. Stable workload from a well‑established client base and ongoing framework relationships

What you’ll need

• Strong electrical engineering background
• Proven experience with standby generator and critical power projects
• Confidence integrating generators with LV and / or MV switchgear
• Experience managing pre‑construction, tendering, or technical proposal activities
• Ability to develop scopes, programmes, and cost plans from incomplete or evolving information
• Understanding of G99 and grid-related იყვნენ considerations
• Comfortable acting as the technical and commercial authority during the bid phase
• Experience coordinating multi‑discipline inputs across engineering, procurement, and commercial teams
• Candidates can come from backgrounds in electrical engineering, commissioning, field service, project engineering, design management, or technical proposals. What matters most is a clear understanding of how critical power systems are designed, installed, commissioned, and maintained, so that pre‑construction decisions are practical and deliverable. CAD experience is useful but not essential.

Package

• Salary guide : £60,000–£62,000 depending on experience
• Car allowance : £7,500 per annum
• Pension : Company pension scheme
• Holiday : 25 days plus bank holidays
• Expensesarging : All business travel and overnight stays covered

The final package will reflect technical depth, bid leadership experience, and the ability to operate autonomously from day one.

Before you apply

You will need: the ability to obtain SC-level clearance due to the secure nature of the environments involved.

This role will suit you if:

• You enjoy pre‑construction ownership, shaping projects before contracts are placed
• You like managing design, programme, procurement, and technical risk upfront
• You’re comfortable leading tender processes and coordinating bid teams
• You prefer being accountable for technical and commercial integrity rather than day‑to‑day site delivery

If this sounds broadly aligned but you’re unsure whether it’s the right fit, you’re welcome to get in touch for an initial, no‑commitment conversation to talk through the role and project types in more detail