Pre Construction Commercial Manager

Overview

Some see numbers. We see the opportuinty for growth.

Role:
Pre Construction Commercial Manager

Location:

Stirling

Challenges. Opportunities. Solutions. At Robertson, we see them our way. We’re bold enough to ask questions. Brave enough to look at things differently. Confident enough to be ourselves. Join us and you’ll join the UK’s largest family-owned construction, infrastructure and support services business. And as a Pre Construction Commercial Manager, you’ll be part of a team that’s doing incredible things – for ourselves, for the built environment around us, and for a truly sustainable future

About the role:

• Support the Bid Manager in the preconstruction processes through to contract award.
• Follow business procedures and ensure communications protocols are followed.
• Ensure efficiency of proposals implemented to meet client's requirements, completeness of RPH commercial/tender submissions and maximising RPH overall profitability.
• Commercial management of projects through preconstruction phase including payments in and out (application, assessment and certification and monthly cost reporting).
• Develop and improve the calibre of our supply chain, monitoring supply chain performance, developing working relationships and providing feedback during bids to the preconstruction team and Directors.
• Take an active role in continuous improvement within the commercial function of Pre-Construction.
• Create and promote an environment of professionalism and maintain a strong customer focus
• Employ previous sector experience to the benefit of the business
• Take a partnering approach to working with all key stakeholders
• Support the Directors to develop business and secure new work
• Manage a workload of several projects or tenders at a time
• Maintain a business perspective that is reflected in all decisions and actions - anticipating problems and modify plans accordingly
• Demonstrate a strong commercial awareness identifying opportunities and risks
• Take a strategic view of issues alongside immediate operational requirements
• Consider efficiencies of design and specifications and undertake value engineering to ensure clients budget and requirements are met.
• Provide turnover, profit and programme projections in support of setting, monitoring and updating business targets.
• Due diligence on bids to ensure there are no errors and that bids are strategically designed to be successful, whilst being able to achieve our minimum net margin requirements.
• Ensure RPH cost database and resource library is up to date and maintained through direct cost management.
• Liaise with preconstruction administrator to ensure subcontractor database is maintained and that selected subcontractors are approved subcontractors who have been through the necessary financial checks.
• Supporting all Framework type bids and non-standard bids, which require specific cost models to be employed.
• Ensuring bid budgets are established and monitored for all bidding activities
• Attending and leading the estimating aspects of Gateway 2 & 3 meetings as part of the bid sign-off process and recording margin information on all projects approved.
• Ensuring all commercial data is effectively transferred to the delivery team at Gateway 4 handover stage.
• Taking an active role in collecting lessons learnt feedback from the Gateways 5, 6 & 7 process and ensuring that they are closed out within the estimating function for subsequent bids.
• Implement preconstruction commercial management on both incoming value and external payments to protect and benefit the business.
• Monthly bid status reporting to Board and weekly bid status reporting to bid manager.
• Costing support to R&D of standard RRG affordable house types.
• Seek feedback on all bids and implement lessons learned and…