Ringway
Pre Construction Manager
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Role Overview
Ringway is seeking an experienced Pre-Construction Manager to support the growth of our highways and infrastructure business. Working closely with operational, commercial, and design teams, you will lead projects through the pre-construction phase, from opportunity identification and tender submission through to contract award and handover.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage all aspects of the pre-construction process across highways and infrastructure projects.
- Identify, review, and evaluate tender opportunities and framework call-offs.
- Develop bid strategies in collaboration with operational and commercial teams.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams including estimators, planners, designers, and subject matter experts.
- Lead tender review meetings and manage submission programmes to ensure deadlines are achieved.
- Review client requirements and develop compliant, innovative, and commercially competitive solutions.
- Manage design development activities and ensure proposals are buildable, efficient, and deliverable.
- Drive value engineering initiatives and identify opportunities to improve project outcomes.
- Develop construction methodologies, delivery plans, and resource strategies.
- Manage project risk registers, mitigating technical, operational, and commercial risks.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants, supply chain partners, and key stakeholders.
- Support contract negotiations and project mobilisation activities.
- Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental, and quality requirements throughout the pre-construction phase.
- Facilitate a seamless handover of successful projects into operational delivery teams.
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- Proven experience in pre-construction, bid management, estimating, or project management.
- Background within highways, infrastructure, or civil engineering.
- Excellent understanding of project planning, estimating, and risk management processes.
- Strong commercial awareness and understanding of NEC contracts.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Knowledge of CDM regulations and construction health & safety requirements.
- Full UK Driving Licence.
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