Pre-Construction Manager
Coventry
Talented people are the key to our success.
Would you like to work for an inclusive and collaborative company which is also one of the most successful within the UK infrastructure industry?
We are looking for a motivated and ambitious Pre-Construction Manager to provide a focus for preconstruction activities for our Energy BU across England and Wales on Overhead line, Cable and Substation projects. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is keen to further develop their skills and take on increasing levels of responsibility.
This is a management role but the candidate must be fully conversant with precontract activity such as bid management, ability to define a commercial position, governance, estimating, tender stage workload planning, customer management internal and external.
Role Responsibilities
Primarily working on National Grid projects, values from £3m to £100m plus, the ideal candidate will meet the following criteria:
- Overseeing and managing both call off bid activity and early stages such as ECI preparation.
- Ensuring the project teams are working in a consistent way that will gain acceptance by both the customer and pass through internal governance.
- Reporting through the operational leadership, but closely aligned with the precontract team and ways of working to ensure successful completion, sign off and contract closure of early stage activities.
- Excellent leadership, communication skills and the ability to influence senior personnel.
- Extensive precontract experience is essential
Skills, Experience and Qualifications
- Proven record in successful tendering of major framework bids with significant precontract experience.
- Experience in engineering or construction, preferably with operational/project management experience
- Experience in the energy transmission industry (preferable but not essential)
- Degree qualified in a relevant engineering discipline, ideally with Chartership
- Excellent leadership, communication skills, and the ability to influence senior personnel.
- Be fully conversant with precontract activity such as bid management, ability to define a commercial position, governance, estimating, tender stage workload planning, customer management internal and external.
What is in it for you?
Below is a selection of benefits that are available to you at Morgan Sindall Infrastructure.
- Generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy five days.
- Flexible and adaptable working
- Family friendly policies and work/life approach
- Mentoring programmes and continuous learning support
- Contributory pension scheme
- Annual bonus scheme
- Recognition scheme and long service awards
- Car scheme and Private Medical Insurance (if applicable to role)
- We also provide the option to participate in our share-save scheme; discounts including cycle to work and gym membership; a support and advice service for colleagues and their families, and more.
About the Energy Business Unit
We have extensive experience in upgrading and replacing energy networks, delivering asset management for major UK energy companies and network operators.
Our transmission and distribution services involve the upgrading and replacement of electricity assets both above and below ground. Within the electricity sector we install and maintain assets, including excavation, laying, and jointing of cables, (fluid filled and XLPe), substations and overhead line, new build, repair, and refurbishment services.
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team where you will have the opportunity to progress in your career. We are looking for people who share our passion on delivering great customer service whilst also being able to work within an enjoyable and hardworking team environment. Talented people are the key to our success, so if this sounds like you, apply now.
Morgan Sindall is an equal opportunities employer and has been accredited with the Positive About Disabled People ‘Two Ticks’ accreditation. We are also an Investors in People company.
Morgan Sindall is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK.