Pre-Construction Manager

John Sisk & Son Ltd; Saggart; Remote; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car or Car allowance

Employer pension

26 days holiday (option to purchase 5)

Travel expenses

Flexible and remote working

Enhanced parental leave

Professional and Educational develop

Job summary

John Sisk & Son Ltd is seeking a Pre-Construction Manager for our Energy Business Unit, based in Dublin. You will lead win strategies, coordinate with estimating and commercial teams, and build strong client relationships across the market.

The role requires strong presentation, credibility and the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders, with a focus on delivering compelling bid submissions and innovative MMC solutions.

Qualifications

• Background in general contracting, MEP, design or commissioning in a senior/project-leader role.
• Strong project management and time management skills.
• Good engineering/technical ability to understand challenges and opportunities.
• Commercial awareness and experience.
• Design skills to create compelling bid contributions.
• Innovation and MMC skills across CSA and MEP.
• End-to-end bid management and design experience to support bid teams.

Responsibilities

• Review client expectations from bid documents and meetings; attention to detail and listening skills.
• Develop win plans and submission strategies with estimating and commercial teams.
• Build relationships with clients and consultants to exceed expectations.
• Lead and contribute to development of submissions under key headings.
• Identify opportunities for engineering and schedule rationalization for winning proposals.
• Liaise with design teams and contractors to develop submissions.
• Manage production of compelling submissions aligned with deadlines.
• Create narratives and drive visuals to position Sisk for success; collaborate with marketing on the DC market.
• Maintain market network to understand trends and future developments.
• Develop strong relationships with client teams to understand feedback and add value.

Skills

Project management

Time management

Commercial awareness

Bid management

Design skills

MMC skills

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Experience

• 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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience

Additional Information

• Competitive Salary
• 26 days holiday (optiontopurchase5 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 oftendon'tapply for roles if theydon'tfeel they meet all the criteria. Give your transferable skills the chance to tell the full story.It’snot all about your technicalexpertise.Don’thold back,we’dlove to hear from you.