Pre-Construction Manager, Brighton, Kent

Pre-Construction Manager (Southern Home Counties Business Unit)

Location: Brighton/Canterbury Office – Covering Sussex, Surrey & Kent
Project Based/Office Based, with flexibility for occasional remote working

We are looking for an experienced and talented Pre-Construction Manager to lead, manage and have accountability of pre-construction activities in a two-stage tender environment, including the timely submission of completed bids, ensuring that the Southern Home Counties Business is positioned with the best possible chance of successful project delivery.

About Morgan Sindall Construction (MSC)
MSC is an Investors in People Platinum employer providingnational construction services to private and public sector customers across a range of markets. Together, we create great results for our customers, partners and people. We are one of the UK’S most successful Tier 1 contractors. As a progressive and ambitious company, our employees benefit from a safe and rewarding working environment.

Summary of Role

A Pre-Construction Manager who will be responsible for leading all pre-construction activities on behalf of MSC, including coordinating the activity of consultants, supply chain and MSC team members.

Also responsible for submitting completed bids to existing or prospective customers, on time and within budget ensuring the highest level of detail and quality, and that MSC is positioned with the best possible chance of success in bringing projects to construction.

Responsibilities & Accountabilities

2nd Stage Pre-Construction Activity

• Lead and manage all aspects of preconstruction activity to successfully convert projects from the 2nd Stage through to construction

• Responsibility for establishing the Customers key objectives and delivering on these through the 2nd Stage

• Build effective relationships and establish professional trust and mutual respect with Customers, Consultants & Supply Chain

• Develop and execute a design and commercial strategy that delivers projects to an agreed budget and scope.

• Prepare and manage the programme to agreed timescales

• Update and manage the project risk register to ensure risks are identified and removed/mitigated

• Seek opportunities for innovation to improve project viability

• Lead value management processes

• Provide expert project management capability to ensure processes & procedures are managed effectively

• Hold a strong understanding of all commercial and contract elements

• Lead the development of robust Contractors Proposals documents including clear construction methodology, logistics planning, design strategy, risk & opportunities register

Tenders/Bids

• Ensure effective and inspirational leadership is provided on all tenders and projects in the preconstruction phase

• Understand and interact with the overall Morgan Sindall business to allow communication of benefits to customers through our project proposals

• Establish winning strategies and writing plans for quality led bids and participate in red reviews of prequalification documents and tenders

• Coordinate the production of bids and proposals

• Identify the resources with the necessary skills and capabilities required to submit the bid and subsequently fulfil the contract, from in-house or from third parties

• Guide bid team writers in preparing the technical and cost components of the proposal, including understanding of the task, plan and past performance
  • Review proposals, draft and final versions for responsiveness, thoroughness, accuracy, staffing, financial considerations, quality and effective design and layout

• Create corporate concepts and boilerplate content for use in future proposals

• Ensure MSC work winning processes are effectively and consistently implemented and recommend improvements where appropriate

• Apply Morgan Sindall health and safety standards and procedures

• Influence and support team members to innovate and achieve optimum solutions
  • Lead tender presentations, interviews and negotiations with customers

Ideally you will have:

• Significant experience in key sectors of the Tier 1 main contracting market

• The ability to manage design, commercial, contract & operational elements during the 2nd stage of two-stage procurement

• Wide experience in project management capabilities and client engagement expertise

What are we looking for?

As an experienced Pre-Construction Manager, you will have the ability to work with senior management to set project and operational targets, excellent negotiation and diplomacy skills and the ability to make a sound business case to senior stakeholders.

Previous senior level involvement in work winning would be an advantage.

To thrive in our business, you should share our passion for the project at hand and enjoy working in an inclusive and hardworking team environment. At MSC our employees work collectively, encouraging and challenging each other to succeed. Across our business we treat everyone equally and have developed a community where voices are heard, and respected.

What can we offer you?

Working in our Southern Home Counties business, you will be part of a growing and dynamic team of people who are passionate about what they do and enjoy the challenge and pace of work in an enthusiastic and fun construction environment. No day will be the same and we challenge each other to deliver what’s right for our customers.

Our culture is so important to us and defines the way we go about our business. We are inclusive, supportive and team focused and take pride in the longstanding and committed relationships we have with our supply chain partners.

Our culture places a huge amount of trust in our team – we all know what is expected of us and we are committed to delivering successfully as individuals and as a team.

We are Morgan Sindall Construction London and Home Counties Region

Our people in London and Home Counties are encouraged and rewarded to work as a team to achieve our Perfect Delivery philosophy. The success of this strategy to:find – win – deliver – repeat has yielded a healthy forward order book, enabling us to focus on strengthening our long-term work winning capability in our primary sectors of: education, public sector frameworks, civic buildings, leisure, investment linked opportunities and healthcare.

Our commitment to our people is as strong as the commitment to our clients. At MSC we recognise that our employees play a vital role in helping us achieve our goals. As a result, the company develops and promotes these employees who share their same sense of dedication. Our strength is our people whose skills, knowledge and integrity keep us at the forefront of our industry.

If you are interested in furthering your career in an inclusive and supportive environment, apply to us today.

Equality Statement

MSC seeks to recruit the best person for each of our roles, based on merit alone and free from bias. We’re committed to treating all our job applicants fairly and with respect, irrespective of their background, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

We recruit individuals who embody our core values of professionalism, expertise and trust which has given us a fantastic variety of people and cultures across our organisation.

Morgan Sindall Construction are committed to collaborating with skilled and dedicated people, we recognise that valuable experience is gained outside of the industry. We are welcoming and fully supportive of Veteran and Service Leaver applicants for all roles within the business.

We celebrate our diverse teams who make MSC the inclusive, collaborative and rewarding place it is to work. We hire the best in the industry, provide them the support to achieve their goals and challenge them to make a real impact on our business. If you want to join an organisation that truly sees and harnesses what makes you unique, apply to us today.

Diversity and Inclusion Statement

Our aim is to create a workplace built on acceptance, respect, and inclusion, where everyone feels that they belong and can make a meaningful contribution. We encourage applicants regardless of religion, ethnicity, nationality, disability status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family, or parental status.MSC is an equal opportunities employer and has been accredited with the Positive About Disabled People ‘Two Ticks’ accreditation. We are also a Platinum accredited Investors in People company.

Morgan Sindall is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK. In the recruitment process all applicants are required to provide the necessary right to work information and documentation. Our recruitment process should be accessible to all. If you need any assistance or accommodation during the recruitment process, please email.