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Pre-Construction Manager

Employer
Willmott Dixon
Location
Manchester
Salary
Negotiable
Closing date
19 Jan 2020

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Sector
Construction & Property
Hours
Full Time
Flexibility
Set hours
Contract Type
Permanent

Job Details

The Role

Willmott Dixon Construction is now looking to recruit a Pre-Construction Manager to join our team in Oldham, the head office of the Northern region. Ranked as the 4th Best Company to Work For by the Sunday Times in 2019, Willmott Dixon is a people-focused business that is driven by quality and customer service. To this day we remain family-owned and ensure our core values are embodied by each team member. We have a real focus on continuous development and believe we offer a career of a lifetime.

Candidates should ideally be able to demonstrate their experiencing of pricing a variety of construction projects in a wide range of sectors adopting a range of construction techniques.

The main role of a Pre-Construction Manager at Willmott Dixon is to lead the procurement teams to deliver profitable, de-risked, winning bids on time and to the highest quality whilst exceeding our customer expectations

In doing so you will manage the procurement process and resources with a high degree of commercial acumen and skill, whilst ensuring that reports are accurate and pricing is available.

In this role, not only will you identify opportunities to add value and to identify risks / solutions throughout the project process but you will also reinforce and deliver our customer first ethic; internally and externally.

In return we provide to you a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package, the opportunities for you to develop your career with Willmott Dixon and the training to make this happen - but most importantly a great place to work with a true family ethos!



Proven experience of:

* Ability to prepare basic programmes and understand planning the bid process.
* Track record of successful bid/tender delivery.
* Pricing a variety of construction projects in a wide range of sectors adopting a range of construction techniques.
* Controlling resources, timing and quality in line with targets.
* Managing the procurement process.
* Managing complex teams.
* Reading and accurately interpreting tender information, including drawings, technical specifications and bills of quantities
* Being in a senior role and positively contributing to a team.
* Proactively liaising with customers.
* Understanding site requirements in respect of preliminaries/logistics items.
* Reading, understanding and accurately interpreting client briefing documents.
* Working with the supply chain.
* Being able to interface with and manage customers and their teams.

Managing Others
You will be able to:
* Set demanding but achievable objectives for yourself and others,
* Balance multiple priorities and build consensus on the way forward,
* Make and implement difficult and/or unpopular decisions,
* Encourage and support an empowered decision-making culture,
* Show integrity, fairness and consistency in decision-making,
* Encourage and support others to make the best use of their abilities,
* Clearly agree what is expected of others and hold them to account,
* Monitor the quality of work and take appropriate corrective action, where necessary.
* Ensure processes are adhered to.



Essential and Desirable Criteria

Essential Criteria

* Take ownership of an allocated workload budget
* Have the drive to be constantly improving our people and processes
* Have a track record of successful bid/tender delivery
* Have proven experience of managing the procurement process
* Have a good understanding of site requirements in respect of preliminaries/logistic items


Desirable Criteria

* Relevant degree
* Membership or working towards MAPM
* Appropriate CSCS Card
* MCIOB or RICS
* valid driving licence



About Willmott Dixon

Willmott Dixon is one of the largest privately owned Construction businesses in the UK. Our unique selling point is our people. We are passionate about people, with a real focus and drive around continuous development. We strongly believe that this passion has allowed us the success we have enjoyed in recent years. Above everything else you will be joining a values based business: our values are at the centre of every activity we undertake. Having the right talent, coupled with the right culture and values, ensures that we have a sustained future and a trusted brand in our respective markets.

Willmott Dixon has very recently been awarded 4th place in the Sunday Times Best Companies Top 100 to work for and is the first major contractor and developer to win a Queen's Award for Enterprise in the category of sustainable development. We have also been recognised for outstanding investment in communities with a Community Mark from Business in the Community.

We offer a competitive salary in addition to a comprehensive benefits package* including a company pension scheme, company car or car allowance, life assurance, discounted private medical cover, incentive/bonus schemes, employee trade discounts, and many more. We offer you a bright future, one where you will have the opportunity to develop your career with a fast moving, forward thinking company, who recognize and reward your achievements.

* Benefits may vary dependent upon the role and type of employment contract.


 

Company

Willmott Dixon is the 2nd largest capital works, regeneration and support services. We pride ourselves on our long history, and in being a sustainable company which respects and care for people in the wider environment.

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