Pre Construction Director

The Vacancy

Wates are seeking a talented Pre-Construction Director to join our Construction West team based across our Manchester and Birmingham offices.

The Pre-Construction Director will be accountable for ensuring all pre-construction activities across the West Business unit align with the business plan and Functional priorities set by Group. Compliant with governance and enable the business unit to achieve sales targets. Promote continuous improvement in performance in approach to business development, bidding and conversion of second stage deals.

This is a great opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Working as part of the West’s Senior Leadership team you will be accountable for ensuring all pre-construction activities across the Regional Business unit align with the business plan and functional priorities set by Group Head of Preconstruction, as well as ensure compliance with governance to enable the business unit to achieve sales targets.

AS OUR PRE-CONSTRUCTION MANAGER YOU WILL:

• Ensure regional pipeline & bid strategies are robust and will achieve sales targets
• Establish bid strategies for all bids with local team and implementation for winning
• Manage and present major bids to Construction Group Board. Ensure all other bids are settled locally in line with governance requirements
• Lead and manage team of bid managers, estimators, cost planners and proposals teams, where appropriate.
• Participate in National Functional Pre-Con group to assist in driving functional excellence and improvements. Implement agreed priorities in the local business unit
• Support business development activity to ensure pipeline. Actively particpate in external networking and connecting with customers

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive salary & profit share scheme
• Flexible working
• Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade)
• Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
• Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
• Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.
• Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.

To find out more about LIFE AT WATES please click on the following link https://www.wates.co.uk/careers/

We are always looking for a variety of new talent to join our teams, to help us grow and innovate as a business. Although you may not have all of the skills listed, many of them may be transferable to other roles within the WATES Group.

If you would like clarity on any of our vacancies, discuss career opportunities in strict confidence or need anything to make our recruitment process easier, please contact our In-House Recruitment Team directly or via recruitment@wates.co.uk and one of us will get in touch as soon as possible.

As a responsible and inclusive employer, we are committed to equality and are proud to have been recognised for this through a range of accolades including gold accreditation with Investors in People, we are also a Disability Confident employer. Being a family owned, business means we understand and value long term relationships.

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.