Pre-Construction Manager

John Sisk & Son Ltd; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days holiday (+5 purch.)

Company car / car allowance

Employer pension

Mileage allowance

Travel expenses

Flexible and remote working

Enhanced parental leave

Professional and educational developm.

Job summary

John Sisk & Son Ltd in Dublin is seeking a Pre-Construction Manager for our Energy Business Unit. You will lead bid strategy, coordinate design and estimates, and shape compelling submissions.

You will build relationships with clients and consultants, manage multi-disciplinary teams, and ensure timely, high-quality proposals across the DC market. A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent is required; flexible and remote working options are available.

Qualifications

• Review and understand client expectations from bid documents, meetings, and feedback.
• Develop win plans and submission strategies with estimating and commercial teams.
• Build relationships with clients and consultants to exceed expectations.
• Lead submissions under all key headings and manage design inputs.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities for engineering and schedule rationalization to win proposals.
• Liaise with design teams and sub-contractors to develop submissions.
• Manage the production of compelling submissions in line with deadlines.
• Create succinct narratives to position the business for success and drive Sisk branding in the DC market.
• Maintain an effective network to understand industry trends and future developments.
• Develop strong relationships with client teams to add value to programs.

Skills

Bid management

Stakeholder mgmt

Team leadership

Presentation skills

Market engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

We are looking to recruit a Pre-Construction Manager into our Energy Business Unit based in Dublin.

It is important the individual has good presentation skills, professionalism, credibility and inspire respect from their interactions across the market and business. They should have enthusiasm for market engagement, innovation and representing Sisk. They must be capable of bringing on board a wide range of stakeholders and leading teams with modesty, integrity, positivity and work ethic.

• Review and understand client expectations from bid documents, meetings, and feedback. Attention to detail and good listening skills are essential.
• Develop win plans and overall submission strategies, both technical and commercial, in collaboration with the estimating team and commercial managers.
• Build strong relationships with clients and consultants/sub-consultants to exceed their expectations.
• Lead and contribute to the development of submissions under all key headings.
• Identify opportunities for engineering and schedule rationalization to generate winning proposals.
• Liaise with design teams and specialist contractors to develop work-winning submissions.
• Manage the production of compelling submissions in line with internal business and client deadlines.
• Create succinct and powerful narratives to position the business for success. Drive the design of compelling visual content collaborating with the marketing team on the overall Sisk brand regarding the DC market
• Maintain an effective network in the market to understand industry trends and prepare the business for future developments.
• Develop strong relationships with client teams to understand feedback and add value to client programs.
• Background in general contracting, MEP specialization, design, or commissioning in a project leader or senior role.
• Strong project management and time management skills.
• Good engineering/technical ability to develop and understand key challenges and opportunities.
• Commercial awareness and experience.
• Design skills and ability to create compelling bid contributions.
• Innovation and MMC skills across CSA and MEP.
• Experience in end-to-end bid management and design work to support bid teams.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience
• Competitive Salary
• 26 days holiday (option to purchase 5 more)
• Company Car or Car allowance
• Employer pension
• Competitive mileage rate
• Travel expenses
• Flexible and remote working
• Enhanced parental leave
• Professional and Educational development

Our people are at the heart of our success and our proposition to them is work with purpose, have time for life, build a career with no limits and surround yourself with great people.

At Sisk we are committed to attracting and hiring diverse talent into our organisation. We know the confidence gap and imposter phenomenon can get in the way of meeting remarkable candidates. We also know that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't feel they meet all the criteria. Give your transferable skills the chance to tell the full story. It’s not all about your technical expertise. Don’t hold back, we’d love to hear from you.