Building a sustainable tomorrow BAM is a leader in delivering complex and sustainable engineering projects across the UK. With a strong foothold in Scotland, we are engaged in numerous frameworks and high-profile projects in the energy sector. Our team thrives on a culture of excellence, collaboration, and dedication to maintaining the highest standards. We believe in nurturing talent, fostering professional growth, and providing a supportive and inclusive work environment.
We are thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled Pre-Construction Project Manager to join our dynamic Energy Sector team in Scotland.
This is an exceptional opportunity for a driven professional to play a pivotal role in the securing of new projects and frameworks across the region and ensuring we deliver value adding, best in class preconstruction stage management. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker with excellent communication and management skills.
You will be instrumental in driving the success of our projects by fostering strong, collaborative relationships with clients, partners, bid and operational teams. If you are passionate about leading pre-construction efforts and delivering exceptional value, this role is for you.
Your team BAM operates a flexible working policy.
The role can be based in our offices in either Inverness or Kilsyth with occasional hybrid/flexible working supported. Travel to other BAM Offices, Client offices and project locations within Scotland and the wider UK will be required.
Making Possible As a Pre-Construction Project Manager within BAM, you will:
Provide effective oversight, management, guidance and support to the teams involved with the Pre-construction phase of projects (also recognised as Early Contractor Involvement)
Support across a range of procurement vehicles (Direct Award, Negotiation, Competitive Tender, Design & Build)
Formulate and implement the pre-construction strategy to deliver the bid / project. Ensure that a coherent winning bid strategy is developed, working in conjunction with the Sector Preconstruction Lead (Scotland), Regional Accounts Manager, and key team members
Consider the safety, sustainability and commercial viability of opportunities and report conclusions early to management
Drive and energise the bid, preconstruction and design teams to achieve a successful outcome for each allocated tender/opportunity. Following designated processes and best practice in place within organisation
Work closely with Client Accounts and wider Enabling Services (company governance, assurance and support services) to assure opportunities are aligned with BAM Strategy
Collaboratively manage bids and early contractor engagement; working closely with proposals, estimating, planning and technical leads
Mentor less experienced team members
Lead early contractor involvement / two stage pre-construction. Managing the bid plan, programme and budget, ensuring commercial, technical and quality milestones are met in a timely manner whilst meeting customer drivers
Ensure that pre-construction / tender deliverables are produced in a timely and effective manner
Complete written responses to relevant tender questions submitted as part of a bid or pre-construction process
Manage BAMs internal governance processes and ensure compliance with the BAM Baseline
Identify design development, preconstruction and project risks and opportunities and report these using BAM Flow (company risk based software application)
Capture innovation added, cost and programme savings and value added through the Preconstruction process
Lead successful progression of two-stage opportunities to handover for on-site delivery of projects
Liaise with the customer and act as the point of contract for delivering any aspects of the bid or pre-construction process.
Undertake the role of Bid Manager on competitive bids as required
Prepare and run bid workshops including bid strategy, win themes, design, risk, programme and constructability reviews
Collate, share and embed Bid Management and Early Contractor Involvement best practice
What do you bring to the role? To be a successful Pre-Construction Project Manager within BAM, the ideal candidate will possess the following experience, skills and attributes:
Results driven with an understanding of risk/opportunity identification and management
Capable of planning predictable performance and sustainable returns
Team player who encourages high standards and is quality driven
Good time and resource management, being flexible to ensure deadlines are met
Capable of managing multiple bids at the same time, each with different priorities
Strong negotiator.
Good interpersonal and communication skills are required, coupled with an ability to form effective relationships with partners under time pressure
Customer focussed with the ability to recognise value opportunities
The following are desirable requirements:
Preconstruction / Bid Management competence and experience
Qualified to degree, HND or NVQ equivalent level
Existing knowledge and relationships with industry clients, stakeholders and suppliers.
Experience in reviewing and agreeing contract terms and conditions, in particular NEC forms
Experience in estimating and design management
Knowledge and experience of corporate governance procedures
Whats in it for you? Competitive salary
A wide range of family-friendly policies
Company car/car allowance/travel allowance
8 % matched pension contributions
Private healthcare
Life assurance
26 days holiday
2 wellbeing days
1 volunteering day
Personal and professional development
BAM Infrastructure is also committed to equality of opportunity in all its employment practices, and to developing policies that support work-life balance.
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