At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team in preparing competitive bids and ensuring commercial discipline.
- Company: Join NG Bailey, a leader in the construction industry with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Enjoy a car allowance, pension contributions, private medical insurance, and flexible benefits.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for personal development and career growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by driving strategic growth and building strong client relationships.
- Qualifications: Experience in bids and pricing, with leadership skills preferred.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 75000 £ per year.
The Pre-Contract Manager will lead a team of Offsite Integration Managers and Estimators in pricing works and ensuring all bids are prepared to the highest standards, whilst ensuring strong commercial discipline to the pre-contract stage. Deliver competitive, accurate, and well-governed submissions aligned with OSM business objectives, maximising win rates, value and overall profitability. This is a permanent role with NG Bailey and can be based at any of our UK locations, with some travel around the UK required.
Key Deliverables
- Demonstrate appropriate health and safety leadership to ensure that the safety first and foremost message is visible and alive throughout all activities relating to the manufacturing facilities.
- Define and lead the commercial and strategic sales plan, setting long-term objectives and governance frameworks to ensure all bids are commercially robust, strategically aligned and deliver sustainable growth, profitability and market positioning.
- Establish and maintain senior level client relationships, leading regular executive governance meetings and acting as a key escalation point.
- Drive a strategic customer engagement model through regular site visits, ensuring high-value account growth, retention and resolution of issues.
- Provide inspirational oversight of quality assurance frameworks, ensuring all delivery is rigorously measured against contractual and regulatory requirements.
- Partner with OM to implement continuous improvement initiatives that exceed client expectations and industry standards.
- Own and lead the business development strategy, including executive-level client engagement, pipeline growth and market expansion.
- Ensure operation leaders are equipped and coached to deliver compelling presentations and represent the organisation with credibility and impact.
- Lead the identification, assessment and governance of all technical, commercial and operational risks.
- Establish robust escalation and mitigation frameworks, ensuring risks are proactively managed and aligned with the organisation.
- Drive the strategic evolution of Offsite service delivery, embedding innovation best practice and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate across senior leadership to deliver a consistent, high-quality national service offering aligned to business objectives.
- Oversee the development of advanced performance reporting, leveraging data insights across sales, trends, SLA performance and KPIs.
- Provide strategic analysis and recommendations to the Managing Director to inform decision making and business planning.
- Establish and govern compliance framework, ensuring adherence to WIN-stage key gateways, approvals and corporate controls.
- Drive accountability and assurance processes across all stages of project and operational delivery.
Qualifications
- Strong experience in a work-winning/sales environment, specifically in bids and pricing, and building strong customer relationships.
- Experience leading a team (desirable).
- MEP or building services/construction environment and DFMA experience (desirable).
Benefits
- Car or car allowance
- Pension with a leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution
- Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days
- Private Medical Insurance
- Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program to support mental health and well-being (including counselling sessions and legal advice)
- Flexible benefits to suit from Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Give As You Earn, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bikes.
- Personal development programme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
Pre Contract Manager - Work Winning Team employer: NG Bailey
At NG Bailey, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters collaboration and innovation. Our Pre-Contract Manager role not only provides competitive benefits such as a generous pension scheme and private medical insurance but also prioritises personal development and well-being through flexible benefits and volunteer days. With opportunities for career growth and the chance to lead a talented team in a supportive environment, NG Bailey is committed to empowering its employees to achieve their professional goals while making a meaningful impact in the construction industry.
