Pre-Construction Planner

Brosnan Limited; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Trauma Insurance

Income Protection

Wellness Benefits

Job summary

Brosnan Limited is seeking a skilled Tender Planner to develop construction programmes, methodologies and logistics plans that support competitive tender submissions and successful project delivery.

You will collaborate with preconstruction and operations teams to produce accurate planning outputs, refine strategies, and ensure milestones align with project costs and pricing assumptions. Strong MS Project and AI tool familiarity is essential for delivering high-quality tender submissions.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in construction planning, preconstruction or project delivery, ideally within the commercial construction sector.
• Strong understanding of construction methodologies, sequencing, staging, site logistics, temporary works and project delivery constraints.
• Demonstrated ability to develop detailed tender programmes, identify critical paths, and assess project risks, dependencies and key milestones.
• Experience preparing tender methodologies, construction programmes and logistics plans to support competitive and deliverable tender submissions.
• Strong commercial awareness, aligning programmes and methodologies with project costs, resources and tender pricing.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate with project teams, subcontractors and bid writers.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage competing priorities and meet tender deadlines.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Project and familiarity with AI tools, including Microsoft Copilot; CM Builder and Bluebeam advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Produce accurate tender planning deliverables showing project understanding and enabling competitive submissions.
• Review tender documents, client requirements, constraints and required deliverables.
• Prepare for pre-start and help agree tender strategy, deliverables and milestone dates.
• Coordinate with PM, RM or reviewer to confirm sequencing, durations, logistics and delivery assumptions.
• Attend site visits and record access, logistics, staging and delivery constraints.
• Prepare a logically linked tender programme with milestones, critical path, procurement and completion dates.
• Develop project-specific methodology focused on risks, staging and delivery approach.
• Prepare site establishment, traffic, delivery, scaffold and staging plans as required.
• Identify key temporary works and enabling requirements.
• Obtain input from subcontractors to influence critical path, price or high-risk work.
• Develop deliverables through agreed tender milestones and finalise submission outputs.

Skills

Problem solving

Tender planning

Stakeholder management

Organisational skills

Tools

MS Project

CM Builder

Bluebeam

Microsoft Copilot

Job description

Brosnan offers tailored solutions in building remediation, refurbishment, and restoration that inspire confidence and create peace of mind for our clients.

Brosnan’s strong company culture is built around our purpose and vision, which drives how we approach and deliver our award-winning commercial projects. We know this starts with having the best people on our team – people who take ownership and develop innovative solutions.

At Brosnan, we are serious about career development and offer opportunities for learning, training, and growth. We build relationships with people who share our purpose of making a positive difference and are excited to help restore people’s confidence in construction.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for an individual who has a strong understanding of construction planning and methodologies, enjoys problem-solving and takes pride in producing accurate, well-structured tender deliverables. You’ll bring strong organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to work collaboratively with our preconstruction and operational teams. Joining this team will see you playing a key role in developing construction programmes, methodologies and logistics plans that support competitive tender submissions and set our projects up for successful delivery.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Produce accurate, proportionate tender planning deliverables that demonstrate Brosnan's understanding of the project and support a competitive, deliverable submission, including:
• Tender review: Review the tender documents, client requirements, constraints, interfaces and required deliverables.
• Pre-start and strategy: Prepare for pre-start and help agree the tender strategy, selling points, deliverables, reviewers and milestone dates.
• Operational input: Work with the nominated PM, RM or reviewer to confirm sequencing, durations, logistics and delivery assumptions.
• Site investigation: Attend site visits and record access, logistics, staging and delivery constraints.
• Tender programme: Prepare a logically linked programme showing milestones, critical path, procurement, dependencies and completion dates.
• Methodology: Prepare a project-specific methodology focused on key risks, staging, access, logistics, temporary works and delivery approach.
• Logistics plans: Prepare site establishment, traffic, delivery, scaffold, propping and staging plans as required.
• Temporary works: Identify key temporary works, lifting, access, hardstand, weather protection, security and enabling requirements.
• Key subcontractors: Obtain targeted input from subcontractors and suppliers that influence the critical path, price or high-risk work.
• Milestone delivery: Develop deliverables through the agreed tender milestones proces
• Review and finalisation: Coordinate reviews, record assumptions and decisions, incorporate feedback and finalise submission outputs.

• Proven experience in construction planning, preconstruction or project delivery, ideally within the commercial construction sector.
• Strong understanding of construction methodologies, sequencing, staging, site logistics, temporary works and project delivery constraints.

• Demonstrated ability to develop detailed tender programmes, identify critical paths, and assess project risks, dependencies and key milestones.
• Experience preparing tender methodologies, construction programmes and logistics plans to support competitive and deliverable tender submissions.
• Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to align construction programmes and methodologies with project costs, resources and tender pricing assumptions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with project teams, subcontractors, suppliers and bid writers.
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities and meet tender deadlines.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Project and familiarity with AI tools, including Microsoft Copilot, are essential. Experience with CM Builder and Bluebeam would be advantageous.
• A proactive and continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to contribute to the development of planning templates, processes and tender submission standards.

• Competitive salary and remuneration package
• Ongoing training and support for professional development
• Work alongside an ambitious, supportive team in a diverse environment
• Drive change, make a positive difference, and build confidence in construction for the industry
• Deliver high-profile, complex commercial projects
• Shape your own opportunities and career journey
• Health, Life, Trauma & Income Protection Insurance
• A great range of other wellness and corporate benefits