Bid Manager/Preconstruction Manager at TipTopJob
We are recruiting a Bid/Preconstruction Manager to join a regional contractor based in Newbury, Berkshire. They have a number of new opportunities from existing clients and frameworks and are looking to increase their preconstruction team. They target negotiated repeat business opportunities as well as framework opportunities and operate on bids in education, health, care and defence marketplaces, handling projects valued between GBP 2 million and GBP 20 million. The team includes bid managers, estimators, design, building services and commercial experts who form a dedicated bid team for each opportunity.
Responsibilities
* Develop strategy and decide if a compliant tender is feasible; if desirable, produce a non-compliant tender or alternative proposal in parallel.
* Produce and monitor Bid Programme, Response Tracker and Budget; communicate requirements to the bid team; ensure timely submission in required format.
* Provide technical and operational input to the proposed technical solution; identify project risks and mitigate as appropriate.
* Write, contribute to or review technical and SHESQ responses; ensure submissions comply with tender requirements.
* Agree estimating strategy with the Estimator or Estimating Manager; lead procurement of designers, subcontractors and suppliers.
* Chair meetings and interviews with prospective partners on critical packages; agree Project Programme Strategy with the Planning Manager; provide technical support to the Project Planner; review the Project Programme.
* Ensure tender response review gateways are achieved and implement mitigation measures when there is programme slip to meet milestones.
* Issue, manage and respond to Technical Queries from clients and suppliers; devise parallel strategies for alternative or non-compliant proposals when time allows.
* Contribute to and manage the production of all documents, programmes, drawings, plans, proposed methods and risk assessments for the bid or alternative submission.
Qualifications and Experience
* Experience in bid, design, estimating or early-stage preconstruction roles; ideally suited to someone at initial stage of preconstruction.
* Experience working within a preconstruction team on framework bids; interest in moving to a national brand or a role within a recession-resilient business.
* Ability to work on framework bids and negotiate with designers, subcontractors and suppliers.
Location and Employment Details
The role is based in Newbury, Berkshire. Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
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