Pre-Construction Manager
Warrington
What you will be doing:
An opportunity has arisen for a Pre-Construction Manager to join the team at Galliford Try.
Key Accountabilities
* Analyse Tender documents and resource and manage a suitable bid team to deliver the bids.
* Development of the bid win strategy to maximise chances of winning at commercial sustainable rates.
* Ensure all bids taken to finalisation have a clear profit enhancement strategy.
* Development of bid win themes that align with the aspirations of the client.
* Support construction management to achieve their continuous improvement goal at all levels across the bid.
* Plan, co-ordinate, maintain and develop staff levels to effectively undertake current and prospective workloads.
* Provide operational teams with clearly defined bid responsibilities.
* Arrange and lead tender review meetings and report to the Head of Preconstruction on progress.
* Assist construction management (following award) to establish contacts with client staff and attend pre-commencement meetings.
* Manage direct staff within the Pre contract bid teams as required.
* Ensure ODs are fully aware of any discrepancies in the PMO data used to manage the preconstruction process.
* Provide input to enhance tender opportunities and develop effective communication with Pre-Construction process.
* Ensure continuing feedback on contractual/commercial developments, outlining positive and negative issues identified during delivery, with a key focus upon risk management.
* Assist with initial procurement planning and strategy, optimising the approach towards risk management.
* Ensure all subcontractors used in the bid process are registered on Builders Profile or being progressed onto the system.
* Actively participate in the business planning process entailing regular performance reviews and monitoring targets.
* Manage the bid approval process in line with the agreed governance.
* Presentation of bid as part of company governance to directors.
* Chair bid team meetings.
* Submission of bids on time and to the required quality.
* Ensure all bids are being progressed fully in line with the GT and Clients Carbon Reduction Plans.
* Maintaining Sales Pipeline and Tender programme forecast to ensure effective resource management.
* Responsible for ensuring site specifics have been identified and included within bids and included with agreement of the client.
* Ensure all tender and submission documentation is uploaded to Viewpoint in accordance with the Information Management Plan with specific outputs loaded onto teams where appropriate.
* Ensure internal GT cross trading opportunities are maximised on every bid.
* Ensure Conditions Of Contract are reviewed ahead of tender settlements, CLAM process.
* Ensure all technical reviews, where appropriate, have been completed with all actions closed out by Bid Finalisation.
* Advise the Asset Optimisation Team of all new projects when they become known to the business, ensuring best value for our Clients and GT.
* Explore fully all options during the preconstruction process and keep a detailed record of all innovations identified and utilised during the preparation of the final tender solution.
* Ensure any DfMA opportunities are fully explored with the supply chain, working closely with local Procurement teams.
* Ensure any FOAK technology is identified early to Head of Preconstruction with full explanation of risk profile available.
* Contribution to bid best practice forums and resources to support work winning across Galliford Try.
* Compliance with BMS Processes.
About You:
* Knowledge of NEC3/NEC4.
* Risk and Commercial Management.
* People Management Gravitas and profile to lead diverse bid teams and able to demonstrate the ability to influence.
* Well-developed analytical, oral, presentation and communication skills.
* Ability to manage and control disparate groups remotely.
What We Can Offer in Return:
With an impressive order book of over £3.2 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals.
We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.
We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes.
Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work.
Our benefits:
* Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays.
* A wide range of corporate discounts.
* Cycle to Work schemes.
* Comprehensive pension plan.
* Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme.
* Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees.
* Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role.
About us:
Galliford Try is one of the UK’s leading construction businesses with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business.
Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need.
For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Environment business please contact Adam Wright on adam.wright@gallifordtry.co.uk.
Additional Information:
Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.
We encourage you and would be grateful if you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.
Don’t meet every requirement of the role? We encourage you to apply anyway.
A full job description for this role is available upon request.
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