Orion Group
Pre-Construction Manager
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Orion Group Job Description
Orion Group is supporting a successful and long established construction client to source a Pre-Construction Manager to add to their North East Scotland based team.
As part of the pre-construction team the successful candidate will provide technical and operational expertise to the Bid Manager on all tender submissions. You will deliver competent solutions and technical submission details, on time, for all projects from inception stage through to tender submission and contract award. Ensure that the Company’s position is contractually protected, margin opportunities are maximised and company procedures and processes are fully adhered and complied with. Assisting with the financial/commercial and contractual control of project bids by ensuring that the best technical solutions are developed.
Identify, mitigate, manage and report risks in tenders that may affect the business. To provide support to the preconstruction team to deliver tender submissions including planning and bid management. To work in conjunction with the Regional Bid Manager in terms of issues that affect the preconstruction effectiveness of the business.
DUTIES
The fundamental tasks of the job will include but not limited to:
Safety
- Comply with the company Health, Safety and Environmental procedures and policies.
- Ensure the business complies with legislative requirements as part of the CDM Regulations during preconstruction activities.
- Assess significant H&S Risks as part of the overall risk management approach on each tender.
Resources
- All as necessary to comply with the requirements of the Company Management System Bid Management Procedures.
- Preconstruction team i.e. Bid Managers, Design Managers, Assistant Design Managers, as deemed necessary for the performance of the preconstruction function.
Responsibilities
- Work alongside planners, bid managers, building service managers, estimators and design managers to provide competent and innovative solutions.
- Support the company in achieving its budget and business plan through preparation, delivery, submission and management of tenders.
- Prepare technical / quality submissions documentation for tenders.
- Ensure the company complies with all the requirements of the Robertson Management System (RMS) Bid Management Procedures as produced by the Board.
- Ensure that all tender solutions have been reviewed fully from a commercial and contractual perspective and such the risks associated with each Invitation to Tender have been recognised, understood, and qualified seeking guidance from the Regional Bid Manager as necessary.
- Attend meetings as required representing the preconstruction function.
- Ensure operational risk is managed within each of the tenders and within the business, provide leadership to the preconstruction team in terms of the proactive identification and management of risks.
- Work closely with the regional management team and demonstrate strategic thinking when dealing with preconstruction issues arising.
- Demonstrate strategic awareness and develop relationships with the supply chain to ensure deliverability of tenders.
- Raise and maintain personal profile locally with the construction related forum by attending relevant meetings and events.
- Ensure temporary works solutions are developed as required for each tender.
- Provide operational input into the development of each on cost book detailing operations prelim requirements and staffing levels.
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Company
- Suggest improvements to company procedures and systems so that they address the continuing business needs.
- Continually develop relationships with consultants and supply chain partners.
Supply Chain
- Ensure that the supply chain is considered to satisfy the requirements of the projects.
- Review the technical, commercial and contractual aspects of the supply chain tenders and offers.
- Utilise and develop the Robertson supply chain database.
Production & Commercial
- Monitor and manage tender correspondence/documents/drawings etc.
- Input into the development of construction programmes in terms of optimising sequence and duration whilst reviewing implications on costs and bid deliverables.
- Identify and manage operational risks and opportunities associated with tenders
- Identify value engineering to maximise commercial returns to the business
- Attend external and internal meetings and interviews.
- Attend Bid Winning Workshops.
- Attend Risk and Opportunity Workshops.
- Produce tender deliverables including construction methodologies.
- Assist with the prepare comprehensive handover documentation of successful tenders from the pre-construction to operational articulated in a clear and concise way.
- Any other duties which may be allocated to you from time to time by the Directors.
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General
- Cooperate with colleagues and management.
- Cooperate with the Board in a positive, open, collaborative and professional way on all matters regarding the business and your remit within the business.
- Engender a positive, open, collaborative and professional relationship with other construction businesses within the Group.
- Engender a positive, open, collaborative and professional relationship with other non construction businesses within the business.
- Undertake any other task that is reasonable for your direct line manager to ask you to carry out which is within your capability.
AUTHORITY
The job-holder's authority is:
- Dealing with the technical aspects of a Project Bid from inception through to the early site stages.
CONTACTS/LIAISON
Internal
- Regional Bid Manager
- Bid Manager
- Planner
- Design Manager
- Senior Management
- Estimating
- Commercial & Operational Teams
External
- Clients
- Design Professionals
- Cost Consultants
- Supply Chain
REPORTING TO
Regional Bid Manager
QUALIFICATIONS/RELEVANT INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
- CIOB Professionally Qualified
- Civil Engineering and Construction industrial experience with a construction related academic qualification.
- Commercially astute
- IT literate and numerate
- Able to identify and assess operational risk and develop winning strategies for projects
- Sound knowledge of technical challenges and solutions.
- Pro-active, collaborates with operational and commercial staff in order to meet or exceed client requirements, identify margin opportunities and manage risk.
Please note applicants must hold the relevant right to work within the UK as Visa sponsorship is not provided.
People are our business worldwide
Orion Group was founded in 1987 and is now one of the largest, independent, international recruitment companies. We have a network of 200 employees working from 24 offices, delivering a range of services – Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing Services, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning and Materials Management – across 68 countries. As a global leader in workforce solutions, we recruit personnel across the Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific and Skilled Trades disciplines, for sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Science, Power & Utilities, Constructions & Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Renewables.
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