BAM UK & Ireland's Infrastructure Segment are seeking a Preconstruction Manager to provide strategic leadership, co-ordinate and manage bidding activity across the HS&M Business Unit and support the wider Transportation Sector.
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Ensuring a coherent and consistent approach to successfully meet client requirements, BAM objectives and assure BAM Stage Gate corporate governance from SG1-4.
Your team The role will be based our of our office in Central London.
Making Possible As Preconstruction Manager, you will be responsible for the following: Building the Team Organising and leading Business Unit Preconstruction meetings, forums and regular updates Proactively participating and contribution to Transport Sector Preconstruction meetings Ensuring, in conjunction with the Business Unit Leadership Team, HS&M Director and Sector Preconstruction Lead, a preconstruction competency within the business unit Setting the example of the professional behaviours expected Ensuring with the HS&M Director and Sector Preconstruction Lead that sufficient number and calibre of resources made available to the Bid Manager for each tender, working with the leadership team as required.
Strategic Working in close cooperation with the HS&M Director, Sector Client Director and Sector preconstruction Lead to focus on preconstruction activities to meet the Business Unit OP objectives and long-term strategy Acting as the business unit representative at Transport Sector and Infrastructure Segment Preconstruction meetings Ensuring factual pipeline information for the HS&M Business Unit is visible on CRM and shared with the Business Unit and Sector Leadership Teams Overseeing compliance with and acting as the point of contact for Tender Desk and the Stage Gate process for the rail sector (Stage 1-4 inclusive) Engaging with Head of Estimating and Estimating team to ensure cognisance of market trends and stability are accounted for in risk management and budgets Ensuring in conjunction with the HS&M Director, Sector Client Director, Sector Preconstruction Lead, Client Relationship Leads and bid managers that win strategies are produced for all bids and that sufficient pre-position information is being collated Developing supply chain / SMEs strategic HS&M BU approach and relationships to drive value for money bid and delivery propositions Leading and motivating Leading, mentoring, motivating and energising bid managers, teams and individuals Coaching, encouraging and maintaining positivity within teams Collating, sharing and embedding Bid Management best practice Obtaining, sharing and applying lessons learned from bid feedback Proactively identifying and solving issues within organisation, individual and logistics to facilitate bid process and production Encouraging and harnessing creative and imaginative proposals from within the team to ensure the development of the best possible solution Driving, developing, reviewing and evolving bid strategies regularly through the bid process Solid understanding of contract, technical and pricing processes to allow challenge of proposed strategies Supporting the wider team, collaborating to find successful solutions Coordinating BU Bid Management xxuwjjq Training in conjunction with Sector Preconstruction Lead Undertaking any other duties that may be assigned by line management What do you bring to the role? Essential: Strong knowledge of the UK Infrastructure market & previous Rail or Major Project orientated experience would be beneficial Strong communication skills (written, oral and aural) Ability to bring teams together and work effectively Risk management, commercial and contractual awareness Experience working in the preconstruction environment Desirable: Bid Management competence / experience Professionally qualified to Chartered Engineer or equivalent Existing knowledge and relationships with a relevant client body, eg.