Pre-construction Manager

Kier Group plc; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent construction company is seeking an experienced Pre-construction Manager to lead project teams in delivering high-quality proposals and managing preconstruction activities. This role involves overseeing preconstruction staff and engaging with business development to identify opportunities. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, an excellent understanding of the pre-construction process, and a track record in multiple sectors. Remote work is available with occasional travel required.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead and manage preconstruction staff effectively.
• Experience in developing high quality proposals that meet client requirements.
• Knowledge of bid governance processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage preconstruction staff for specific projects.
• Oversee preconstruction delivery from inception to contract award.
• Engage with the business development team to identify tender opportunities.

Skills

Demonstrable leadership skills

Understanding of pre-construction process

Knowledge of multiple sectors

Strong team leadership

Job description

Overview

We're looking for a Pre-construction Manager to join our project team based in London.

Location: Central London - remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

Responsibilities

As Pre-Construction Manager, you will be responsible for managing preconstruction staff for specific projects from inception up to contract award. You will lead the process of managing the overall solution, overseeing and coordinating all elements of the preconstruction team, to develop high quality proposals that meet or exceed both the client and Kier requirements.

Your day to day will include:

• Responsible for managing allocated preconstruction staff for specific projects
• Responsible for preconstruction delivery from inception through tendering and PCSA, up to contract award
• Implementing Performance Excellence preconstruction processes including bid governance.
• Implementing the Kier Golden Rules throughout the life-cycle of the project throughout preconstruction.
• Engage with the business development team to identify tender opportunities and win plans

Qualifications

This role of Pre-construction Manager is great for you if you have:

• Demonstrable leadership skills: trusted, focused and collaborative
• Excellent understanding of the pre-construction process, interpreting client requirements and converting them to outstanding project solutions that deliver technical, quality, budget, programme, and sustainability targets, whilst achieving sustainable business margins
• Track record of work winning with knowledge of multiple sectors including public and private
• Strong team leadership with demonstratable capability in developing talent, skills and the potential of individuals and teams

We\'re all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don\'t tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and Diversity

Rewards and benefits

We\'re proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We\'re proud of the steps we\'ve taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier\'s diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

We look forward to seeing your application to join the #constructionrevolution #joinkier

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