Bid Construction Manager

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Job Description: Position Summary

Work as a key technical expert, providing estimates to the design and construction teams for Ireland bids. Support Ferrovial Construction’s Irish bids pipeline portfolio of projects ensuring effective management across multiple initiatives and client-interfaces. Take full responsibility for construction activities, including input into head contracts, subcontracts, procurement, budgeting, cost control, delivery, and project cash flows for tenders in Ireland. Foster innovation by introducing new work practices, construction methods, and materials to enhance construction efficiency and profitability prospects. Collaborate with the bid team on strategic business planning and development of ideas that contribute to a winning bid. Develop a best-in-class construction management framework for tendering activity in Ireland, ensuring transparency in time, cost, and profit across bids while focusing on key performance indicators (KPIs) and client deliverables. Coordinate with the tender design team to ensure that planned and proposed changes are acceptable and in accordance with the client’s specifications. Support the pre and post design and construction development phases including the preparation of appropriate technical and engineering resources and subcontractors and materials reviews. Support the Bid Project Director in developing the winning strategy for the tender opportunity. Support the Bid Project Director in developing and implement integrated project controls system, reporting strategy and communications protocols. Support in/monitoring of the implementation of Bidding procedures in the UK & Ireland projects. Mentor UKIE bidding team members and manage the project team staff, including setting targets and reviewing performance. Coordination with Madrid Bidding Team and JV Partners where applicable. Identify complex construction and associated risks / opportunities and assist in resolving any problems.

Post-Award/Handover & Delivery Phase

Together with the Bid team, identify and contribute to the development and implementation of processes that will improve construction phase efficiency and productivity. Manage the project in accordance with the construction management plan. Manage the construction team in accordance with Ferrovial’s talent and performance cycles. Ensure all H&SE, HR, Finance, Quality and Legal processes and policies are established prior to operations commencement. Work with the client and partners to ensure project objectives are actively monitored. Prepare and draft accurate reports detailing construction services’ performance and reliability on a regular basis. Ensure project works are delivered in accordance with project management plan.

Qualifications / Experience

• Tertiary qualifications in Civil Engineering, construction management or a related field.
• Extensive experience in an estimation role in Water, Ports or Maritime and/or Tunneling and Rail infrastructure industries.
• Solid exposure to a commercial construction environment with multi-disciplinary technical experience, acquired globally.
• Highly desirable is experience with large-scale complex infrastructure projects.
• Demonstrated experience managing multi-faceted major construction compliance and regulatory requirements.
• Previous experience in working within a project-oriented team.
• Preparedness to coordinate project and site meetings with tender teams, subcontractors and suppliers.

Relevant Skills and Competencies

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a strong client-focus and ability to work proactively with all types of stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to deal confidently and manage conflict and disputes with key internal and external stakeholders in a constructive manner.
• Ability to multi-task and work well under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Highly motivated and professional attitude.
• Ability to deal effectively and calmly with people and situations.
• Good leader and negotiator with an excellent understanding of construction principles and the relationship between delivery teams and commercial functions.
• Contractual and legal acumen to interpret and negotiate terms pre-contract with clients and post with supply chain, supported by legal.
• Experience in dealing with multiple project stakeholders including design teams, quality, H&S, Project Controls, client, client advisors etc.
• Ability to lead client & protect Ferrovial's interests through varying RIBA stages of a project(s), including identifying scope maturity & risks.
• To have strong awareness of the scope and importance of the following Technical Competencies being required, including: Contract administration, including discharge of obligations and data management; Planning and programming techniques and processes; and Industry technologies and techniques including CDM, SHE standards, Quality Assurance of project controls systems within a major civil engineering project.
• Knowledge of construction scheduling using Primavera P6 and Power BI.
• Excellent knowledge on how to measure civil engineering works.
• Good understanding of NEC contracts.

Responsibilities and duties

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• General Responsibilities

• Continually maintain knowledge of, and comply with, all relevant Ferrovial Construction (FC) policies and procedures.
• Understand, uphold and comply at all times with the Ferrovial Group Code of Ethics.
• Always represent FC professionally, positively and respectfully at every opportunity.
• Seek out opportunities to demonstrate safety leadership to fellow employees, customers, subcontractors, suppliers and others.
• Actively participate in continual improvement of FC’s systems, policies and processes.
• Notify manager without delay of any injury or incident (safety, environmental, complaint) or hazardous event, situation or environment (whether involving/impacting self or others).
• Participate proactively and positively in safety activities including forums, drills, trials and inspections.
• Take appropriate care of FC property including documents and data and ensure that confidentiality and security requirements are maintained at all times.
• Ensure own fitness for work at all times in accordance with FC’s policy and support colleagues, in particular direct reports, in ensuring they are always fit to work safely.

• Manage the pre-contracts, bid and construction phases in coordination with the Project Director.
• Contribute proactively to the post design requirements and construction activities outlined in the Construction plan.
• Identify and provide advice on risks, project controls solutions and technical support during construction phase.
• Provide regular detailed reports on the project status of the construction teams and activities.
• Oversee all construction activities, tasks and requirements in accordance with specifications, work scopes, drawings, contracts, technical and engineering standards.
• Working in close association with the Project Managers and Project Engineers to ensure consistent and collaborative safe project delivery.
• Undertake updates to the project schedule, planning site works around key procurement and delivery dates to achieve schedule dates as set out in management plan.
• Efficiently manage subcontractors and directly hired trades labour.
• Coordinate all project construction resources including trades personnel, plant and equipment, subcontractors, suppliers and service providers.
• Ensure plant and equipment is maintained in a safe functional condition and that priorities for repairs and maintenance is scheduled to synchronise with the construction schedule and port permissions.
• Liaise with Client and operational groups on associated site works.
• Adherence to port site safety regulations and standards.

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