Pre-Construction Manager

As the Pre-Construction Manager, you will play a pivotal role in supporting all aspects of the preconstruction phase for projects in the Industrial sector of the business. From the initial receipt of tender information through to submission, you will lead and manage a collaborative team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality tender proposals. Your expertise will also be crucial in guiding the team in the post tender stage through to contract exchange and ensuring a seamless handover to the site delivery team. This role requires strong organisational, communication, and technical writing skills to produce compelling, well-structured tenders that align with client and project requirements and expectations.

The role offers the opportunity to grow and develop your career within a successful and progressive organisation.

• HNC/Degree qualification, ideally in a relevant discipline.
• Proven experience working across multiple levels of an organisation and collaborating with various departments.
• Understanding of programming and sequencing of construction.
• Experience in drafting, reviewing, and submitting proposal responses.
• Ability to deliver both negotiated and competitive opportunities.
• Ability to work on multiple tenders (varying stages) at any given time.
• Understanding of commercial information including; BoQs, quotations and amendments.
• Strong technical writing skills, with the ability to produce clear and concise content.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• A motivated and ambitious individual with excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and related tools.

• Work in a collaborative manner to lead the preconstruction tender team.
• Agreeing, setting and delivering the tender strategy.
• Identify key risks in each tender and manage through to ensure they are mitigated.
• Identify and capitalise on key opportunities, and provide a strategy for realising.
• Liaison with client teams.
• Technical reviews of tender information and aligning supply chain returns for compliance.
• Manage the submission of the tender offer.
• Co-ordinate and produce presentations for tender interviews and internal meetings, including client facing meetings.

From before day one, Winvic’s founders had a vision of a construction company that didn’t just meet contract requirements. They could see an organisation that was completely trusted by its staff, clients, subcontractors and communities, and which propelled projects to not only meet goals and expectations, but to also go above and beyond. Today, this ethos is known as The Winvic Way.

It ultimately means something different to everyone, but the phrase embodies how each Winvic employee wants to execute their role. Companies and potential new members of staff that share our unyielding ethos are inevitably drawn to working with us, and vice versa, finding our open, pragmatic and ‘go-all-out’ attitude refreshing, valuable and desirable.

RESPECT

Mutual respect is the foundation of every relationship we build — colleagues, clients, supply chain partners and communities.

LOYALTY

The relationships we build are built to last. We stand by the people and businesses that trust us.

HONESTY

Open and honest communication — addressing challenges early and working together to find solutions. No surprises.

CHALLENGING

Constantly challenging ourselves and each other to do better. We don’t follow best practice, we define it.

PASSION

The winning mentality. We bring everything we have to everything we do.

We believe a job application is the beginning of a long-term relationship. At Winvic, you’ll have the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting construction and infrastructure projects while developing your career alongside talented, supportive colleagues.

Our strong retention rates reflect our commitment to creating an environment where people feel valued, respected and empowered to build fulfilling careers. We invest in learning, development and progression because we believe our success is built on the success of our people.