Description

Location: Calder House, Elland, HX5 9DX, with regional travel expected

Hours: Monday to Thursday, 8.00am to 5.00pm, and Friday 8.00am to 4.30pm. 42 hours per week.

Salary: Competitive salary, dependent upon experience, plus annual bonus opportunity.

Role Overview

The successful candidate will be engaged at the front end of the business, responsible for the management of the incoming tender quality and technical support for the estimating teams that will inform the basis of the operational and logistical business need.

Our business has a flat structure with a transparent and open working environment and the Pre-Construction Manager/Support will report directly to the I&G Managing Director.

I&G is part of a wider group, which brings with it the opportunities to support other business needs in the North-East and East Yorkshire, and the potential to develop in and around our highly motivated and professional teams.

Key Responsibilities

Involved from the initial tender landing, through to the tender settlement, the Pre-Construction Manager/Support will manage the technical and logistical detail to include:

• Full evaluation of the quality element of the tender to include the PCI and headline requirements
• Technical input regarding groundworks, temporary works, building superstructure, internal fit out and coordination of the tender return
• Programme review and writing of a linked programme in MPP taking account of the key activities and phasing requirements
• Initial design management to ensure sufficient detail is available to develop the tender
• Support for the estimating team to collate and produce a technical query schedule
• Provision of logistical and site plans to ensure any areas of consideration are known and visible at the time of the tender process
• Production of the quality submission to include detailed methodology, logistical plans, health and safety information, personnel experience, phasing information, case studies and information relevant and specific to the tender enquiry.

Requirements

As well as exhibiting our company behaviours of being Positive, Professional, Customer Focused, a Team Player and Doing the Right Thing, the successful candidates will have the following:

• A recognised industry qualification at HNC or above in Construction.
• Have a full driving licence, valid in the UK
• Demonstrable operational and technical construction experience and knowledge
• Proficiency in programming software and development of literature to clearly articulate the delivery strategy at pre-construction phase
• Great teamwork and customer focused outlook with a ‘can-do’ attitude.
• Sound commercial understanding and risk management skills
• Sound knowledge of current H&S practices
• Be personable and a good communicator with a positive outlook
• Great organisational skills, capable of delivering up to three like-for-like schemes running simultaneously.
• Flexible in approach, with the ability of supporting the wider operational departments within the business.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, dependent on experience
• Annual Bonus opportunity
• 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), rising with length of service to 30 days
• Being a Co-Owner of Sewell Estates
• Auto Enrolment pension
• Staff discounts
• High Street & Retail discount schemes
• Bike 2 Work Scheme
• Technology Scheme
• Paid Parental Leave and Sickness Absence schemes