Pre-Construction Project Manager - Suffolk

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Pre-Construction Project Manager to join our Sizewell C team. To be considered, you will come from a Civil Engineering Background. The Pre-Construction Project Manager will be responsible for Technical, Design and Buildability input into bids and pre-construction phase ensuring client requirements are fully addressed and represented in our offering whilst ensuring best value and engineered to meet client budget constraints and commercial delivery strategy.

As the Pre-Construction Project Manager you will read the Tender Documents to fully understand the tender requirements and collate Tender Queries from the bid team, raise with client and maintain register ensuring responses are incorporated into our offering. Agree with the Proposals Manager the technical deliverables for the submission and assign owners (to be monitored by Proposals manager). You will be required to produce tender period programme for complex tenders/PCSAs and ECI.

Key Accountabilities include:

• Examine Tender documentation and explore alternative design, specification and methodology.
• Arrange for Risk, Opportunities and Value Engineering workshops to be held, ensuring appropriate persons are in attendance and record outcomes on a register.
• Attend mid/post tender client meetings when required and prepare presentations to convey our offering.
• Liaise with construction staff regarding similar schemes previously carried out or in progress to provide feedback into the bid.
• Manage the development and implementation of design proposals ensuring they meet customer requirements including budget and time constraints.
• Review key packages with the estimator and Supplier to ensure compliance with works information and review alternative designs/specifications offered.
• Manage and ensure effective briefing of the Design Team and, where necessary, the management of any 3rd parties or novated design teams to ensure compliance with customer specifications.
• Lead the development and management of the pre-construction and construction design deliverables programme.
• During ECI/PCSA stage, lead the coordination and production of design data, project deliverables, reports and documentation essential to the project and contractual requirements.
• Produce (or arrange production of) method-related temporary works schedule in conjunction with Planner and Estimator.
• Produce (or arrange production of) Technical supporting information required by the tender.
• Act as business lead throughout the tender period and through post-tender negotiations.
• Provide phased handover to Delivery Team (Implementation).
• Undertake or arrange for the production of a Conditions of Contract review and summarise key concerns with the proposed contract.
• Lead/Contribute to the development of systems and processes to improve and streamline the pre-construction function.
• Proactively develop and maintain good relationships with the supply chain, consultants and customers.

Experience/Knowledge:

• Held a similar position previously.
• Experience of leading a team within the Construction Industry.
• Previous experience of managing bidding processes within the Construction industry is required.
• Proven track record of leading bids for or on behalf of private and public clients.
• In-depth knowledge of best practice solutions and optimisation of innovative ideas.
• Extensive working knowledge of pricing and quantification methods is required.

Qualifications:

• Membership of a relevant professional body and/or relevant professional qualification, such as RICS/CIOB/RIBA/ICE/CIBSE is desirable.

Skills:

• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Meticulous, organised, proactive with a positive attitude and willingness to learn.
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to form effective relationships with partners under time pressure.
• Able to be a strong team player.
• A desire to continuously pursue innovation and development, with a focus on the customer and the business.
• Proficiency in IT, numeracy and MS Office Basic.