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Pre-Construction Manager

Scotland

An opportunity has arisen for a Pre-Construction Manager to join the team at Morrison Construction – Environment.

Our Environment Business provides ‘source to sea’ asset delivery capability across the UK and Scotland working on both Frameworks and Standalone projects. Since AMP3 we have delivered more than £2bn assets for clients such as Yorkshire Water, United Utilities, Anglian Water, Thames Water, Southern Water, Welsh Water and Scottish Water. As an established player in the market this a great opportunity to join the team at a time of transformation as we shape ourselves to be fit for delivery in a future digital world.

Ideally, you will based in or around the Central Belt and will have the opportunity to travel across multiple sites/projects in the Region.

What you will be doing:

• Analyse Tender documents and resource and manage a suitable bid team to deliver the bids.
• Development of the bid win strategy to maximise chances of winning at commercial sustainable rates
• Ensure all bids taken to finalisation have a clear profit enhancement strategy.
• Development of bid win themes that align with the aspirations of the client
• Support construction management to achieve their continuous improvement goal at all levels across the bid.
• Plan, co-ordinate, maintain and develop staff levels to effectively undertake current and prospective workloads.
• Provide operational teams with clearly defined bid responsibilities.
• Support construction management to achieve their continuous improvement goal at all levels across the bid.
• Arrange and lead tender review meetings and report to the Head of Preconstruction on progress.
• Assist construction management (following award) to establish contacts with client staff and attend pre-commencement meetings.
• Manage direct staff within the Pre contract bid teams as required.
• Plan, co-ordinate, maintain and develop staff levels to effectively undertake current and prospective workloads.
• Provide operational teams with clearly defined bid responsibilities.
• Ensure RODs are fully aware of any discrepancies in the PMO data used to manage the preconstruction process.
• Provide input to enhance tender opportunities and develop effective communication with Pre-Construction process.
• Ensure continuing feedback on contractual/commercial developments, outlining positive and negative issues identified during delivery, with a key focus upon risk management.
• Assist with initial procurement planning and strategy, optimising the approach towards risk management.
• Ensure all subcontractors used in the bid process are registered on Builders Profile or being progressed onto the system.
• Actively participate in the business planning process entailing regular performance reviews and monitoring targets.
• Manage the bid approval process in line with the agreed governance.
• Presentation of bid as part of company governance to directors
• Chair bid team meetings
• Submission of bids on time and to the required quality
• Ensure all bids are being progressed fully in line with the GT and Clients Carbon Reduction Plans
• Maintaining Sales Pipeline and Tender programme forecast to ensure effective resource management.
• Responsible for ensuring site specifics have been identified and included within bids and included with agreement of the client.
• Ensure all tender and submission documentation is uploaded to Viewpoint in accordance with the Information Management Plan with specific outputs loaded onto teams where appropriate.
• Ensure internal GT cross trading opportunities are maximised on every bid.

What We Can Offer in Return:
With an impressive order book of over £3.2 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

Our benefits:

We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Childcare vouchers
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

About us:
Named Contractor of the Year by the Water Industry Awards, Galliford Try is one of the UK’s leading construction businesses with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.

Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Morrison Construction business please contact Laura Mitchell on [email protected].

Additional Information:

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, part-time and / or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage you and would be grateful if you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

A full job description for this role is available upon request.

Galliford Try are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sectors of the community.

Closing Date: 16/04/2023

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