Due to continued growth, the position of Preconstruction Manager has become available to join our successful delivery team based in the Kent/Sussex region.
CMDP is a joint venture between Costain and MWHT and delivers a range of schemes to maintain and improve Southern Water’s water supply and wastewater treatment works in the eastern half of its region (Kent & Sussex).
The Role
As our new Preconstruction Manager, you will be the dedicated focal point for all opportunities, drawing on input from the CMDP Project Delivery & Commercial teams, Supply Chain, estimating resource, and wider Costain business. You will support the business by planning and managing the bid process and delivering tender responses in line with CMDP’s brand and governance processes. You will work closely with sector and capability leads to translate winning strategies into smart, concise, and compelling documents and presentations, ensuring bids are submitted on time and ultimately, place Costain in the best possible position for success.
Key Responsibilities
1. Lead in the development of winning tender solutions.
2. Review clients EWI and supporting information.
3. Engage with supply chain, estimating, design, delivery, and wider Costain business to establish clear win strategy, facilitate flow of information, and develop associated indirect estimates.
4. Provide a central framework and client account function to receive all works order inquiries and Invitation(s) to Tender (ITT).
5. Lead proposal kick-off sessions involving all required parties.
6. Ensure clear and timely communication is maintained with client representatives through collaborative working and formally via the client procurement portal.
7. Coordinate close-out of all governance actions on behalf of accountable parties.
8. Facilitate technical queries &/or Requests for Information to the client (via the client procurement portal), Suppliers, and other internal/external stakeholders.
9. Ensure Compliance, Risk, and External constraints elements are documented and factored into estimates.
10. Work with the delivery team to identify, plan, and manage site surveys required in support of each tender.
About you
* Degree level qualified/equivalent in an Engineering or Commercial related discipline.
* Experience of working within a multi-discipline engineering environment.
* Proven experience in tender/bid management.
* Significant post-graduate experience of pricing medium to large value contracts preferably in the water/utilities sector.
* Customer focused, open and honest, safe and environmentally aware, team player.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Able to manage administration support and other members of the team to ensure successful delivery of the tender.
* Commercially aware and a lateral thinker.
* Able to manage and prioritize a high volume of work.
* High level of competence using MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
* Full UK driving licence.
About Costain
At Costain, we help to improve people’s lives by creating connected, sustainable infrastructure that enables people and the planet to thrive. We work together to shape, create, and deliver pioneering solutions that transform the performance of the UK’s infrastructure ecosystem across energy, water, transportation, and defence markets. Through our collaboration with customers, partners, communities, and the wider industry, we will deliver an infrastructure fit for a better future.
Your application
Should you require any adjustments to support you in your application, please do not hesitate to contact us: careers@costain.com.
We welcome all applicants regardless of age, race, faith, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, socioeconomic background, and physical or neurological disabilities. We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need for dynamic working, such as working part-time, remote working, or compressed hours. In return, we will explore what is possible.
Right to Work & Security Checks
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Closing date
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