Senior Tender Planner

Title: Senior Tender Planner
Location: Greater Manchester
Salary: £70-85,000 + package

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Tender Planner to join a leading UK main contractor within their busy and successful pre-construction team in Greater Manchester.
The business delivers a diverse portfolio of major construction projects, typically valued between £20m and £200m, spanning a range of build sectors. With a strong pipeline of opportunities, they are looking to appoint an established Senior Tender Planner who can play a key role in developing competitive, innovative and deliverable tender programmes to support their continued success.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established main contractor, working alongside an experienced pre-construction team on a varied portfolio of high-value projects.
If you're an experienced Senior Tender Planner currently working for a UK main contractor and looking for a new challenge within an established pre-construction team, this is an excellent opportunity to join a leading business delivering major projects across a range of sectors.

• As Senior Tender Planner, you will take responsibility for producing high-quality tender programmes that support successful bids across a wide range of construction projects.
• Working closely with the estimating, bid management, design and operational teams, you will develop robust construction programmes, challenge proposed methodologies and identify opportunities to enhance the competitiveness of each submission.

• Producing detailed and competitive tender programmes for projects typically valued between £20m and £200m.
• Developing construction methodologies, sequencing strategies and realistic delivery programmes.
• Working collaboratively with estimators, bid managers and operational teams to develop winning tender solutions.
• Reviewing tender documentation, specifications and client requirements to establish programme constraints and key deliverables.
• Providing planning input into procurement strategies, construction logistics and phasing.
• Ensuring tender programmes are commercially competitive, technically robust and achievable.
• Supporting the wider pre-construction team in securing new project opportunities.

• We are looking for an established Senior Tender Planner with extensive experience working for a UK main contractor in a similar pre-construction planning role.
• Ideally, you will have developed your career with a comparable main contractor and understand the demands of a busy tendering environment, where producing accurate, competitive programmes to tight deadlines is essential.
• You will be commercially aware, technically strong and confident working with multiple stakeholders to develop effective construction strategies across a varied portfolio of projects.

• Extensive experience working for a UK main contractor.
• Proven experience as a Senior Tender Planner or in a similar pre-construction planning role.
• A track record of producing tender programmes for major building projects.
• Experience working on projects typically valued between £20m and £200m.
• Exposure to a range of construction sectors and project types.
• Strong understanding of construction methodologies, sequencing and procurement strategies.
• The ability to manage multiple tenders and competing deadlines.

• Up to c £85,000 per annum
• Annual car allowance £6,500
• Pension, Healthcare, Life Assurance, Private Medical.
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Plus other great benefits
• Become part of a busy, experienced and collaborative pre-construction team
• Excellent opportunities for long-term career development and progression.
• Work on a diverse portfolio of projects valued between £20m and £200m