Preconstruction Manager - Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health - Yorkshire & North East
We are looking for an experienced and driven Preconstruction Manager – Mechanical, Electrical & Public Health (M&E) to lead integrated bids across a range of sectors including Education, Health, Commercial, Leisure and Custodial.
This is a key role responsible for delivering high-quality, competitive submissions that balance client requirements with legal, commercial and operational risk, while achieving target margins. You will work collaboratively with consortium partners, in-house operations, estimating, design technical management teams and specialist advisers to develop winning proposals.
A particular focus of this role will be supporting the growth of our Yorkshire and North East (YONE) region, developing both the external and end-user market and strengthening relationships with internal and external clients.
What you will be doing
- Lead and manage the full bid process from project launch through to financial close and handover.
- Act as the single point of accountability for each bid, ensuring collaboration across all stakeholders.
- Develop innovative and competitive M&E proposals aligned to client and consortium requirements.
- Plan and manage bid programmes, systems, design integration and cost monitoring.
- Coordinate inputs from internal teams, external consultants and consortium partners to deliver high-quality tender documentation.
- Prepare and contribute to technical and commercial submissions.
- Contribute to cost planning and detailed estimates to support commercially robust and competitive solutions.
- Manage client relationships, acting as a senior point of contact where required.
- Support negotiations with consortium partners and clients.
- Oversee resource requirements for bids, including identifying and coordinating external consultants (appointments managed by the National/Regional Design Manager).
- Support the transition from bid to construction, providing advice on agreements, procurement, design and variations as required.
- Promote best practice, innovation and added value in all submissions.
- Support Business Continuity Planning within your role and ensure team awareness.
What we will need from you
- Have experience in leading proposals for Mechanical & Electrical projects.
- Able to contribute to cost plan production and estimate detail to assist with commercial, competitive, and innovative bid solutions.
- Good analytic, numeric and literacy skills.
- Ability to produce tender project method statements, programmes, prelim overhead analysis, risk schedules (technical and commercial), in liaison and with support from other departments.
- Ability to work under own initiative self manage tasks & people to tight deadlines, while contributing to a multi-disciplined design, sustainability & work-winning team.
- Good people skills, communication skills, and positive team spirit, strong technical & engineering background, with the ability to provide customer management.
- Able to present and discuss proposal negotiations with consortium partners, clients, and their representatives with well developed commercial and presentation skills.
- Excellent communication skills, organisational skills and to be a team player.
- Good knowledge of Mechanical & Electrical Services Design operation of building services & Cost elements with an understanding of value for money analysis, market testing, value engineering and sustainability matters.
- Experience of working with clients at a senior level.
- Good understanding and knowledge of Bid Management, quality control systems and environmental procedures.
- Display constructive leadership in support of customers bid strategies.
- Well developed entrepreneurial skills with the ability to contribute towards innovation & best practice.
- Keen sense of opportunity and the ability to accurately assess ‘Added Value’ for the customer over Risk.
What we can offer you
- Competitive salary
- Car Allowance
- 26 days annual leave (with the opportunity to buy or sell up to 3 days holiday)
- 3 additional long service days achieved after 3, 7 and 10 years
- Private medical insurance for yourself (with the option to buy family cover)
- Defined contribution pension scheme matched up to 8%
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and parental leave
- 2 days volunteering opportunities
- Flexible and Agile working (dependent on your role)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Professional membership fees
- Perks at Work Employee discount scheme offering discounts on a range of categories such as electronics, home appliances, food & groceries, car buying, travel, fitness and more
- Flexible Benefits scheme which includes the opportunity to purchase benefits such as:
- Critical illness insurance (with option to purchase for your partner)
- Dental Insurance
- Travel insurance
- Cycle to work scheme
- Retail vouchers/payroll giving/activity pass for top leisure attractions
Who we are
Tilbury Douglas is a leading UK building, infrastructure, engineering and fit-out company. We deliver vital projects across a range of sectors including health, education, highways, justice, defence, aviation, water and environment.
It is our people who make Tilbury Douglas a success. We believe our inclusive culture encourages new ways of thinking, enabling us to innovate whilst remaining resilient. We value and celebrate all individual differences and look forward to receiving your application.
We are proud to announce that we have retained our Investors in Diversity Silver Award.
Please note that this role is subject to Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance which includes identity, employment history, and criminal record checks.
Please note we do not have a sponsorship licence.
We look forward to receiving your application!
