Pre-construction Manager

4 weeks ago

Abingdon, United Kingdom Kier Group Full time

We're looking for a Pre-Construction Manager to join our Western & Wales team based in Oxford. 

 

Location: Abingdon, Oxfordshire - remote working available but expectation is minimum 60% office based with occasional travel to our Gloucester office

Contract: Full Time, Permanent  

What will you be responsible for?

As a Pre-Construction Manager you'll be working within the Pre-Construction team, leading two-stage/negotiated and single stage tenders for projects ranging in value from £5m to £75m across a range of sectors, including Science & Technology Education, Commercial, Leisure and Health.

Your day to day will include:

  • Lead the bid strategy from tender receipt to start on site: Contribute to and create our bid win plan, then consistently communicate this to the team throughout so that the bid is developed in line with the strategy, as well as motivate and lead a bid team
  • You will: • Understand the entire bid submission and influence our approach to align with the 'win plan.' • Revisit the strategy when needed. Introduce relevant ‘Value Engineering' and encourage innovative thinking • Be accountable for everything that goes into the bid. • Define and shape the visual presentation of the submission.
  • Liaise closely with the Client team.  Develop relationships and maintain close contact with key decision makers
  • Develop the pre contract programme to guide all activities and external consultants
  • Working closely with your team to develop the commercial strategy.

 

What are we looking for?

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

  • Have an understanding of different Client procurement routes
  • Have excellent communication, presentation and diplomacy skills
  • Have experience of site/contract procedures and commercial awareness
  • Ability to meet deadlines and work well under pressure
  • Have sufficient experience to develop alternative solutions in order to provide a commercial advantage

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 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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