Building a sustainable tomorrow BAM Ireland is recruiting a Head of Pre-Construction - Building, based out of our Kildare office. Reporting to the Pre-Construction Director, you will be responsible for managing the bid process on a range of building tenders across the segment. This will include chairing the weekly work winning meeting, presenting Stage Gates to the Ireland SLT, UK&I Tenderdesk and ExCo as required, and arranging and leading tender finalisation meetings. You will provide a leading input into the pre-qualification, tender and negotiation stages of all building bids, developing the construction strategy and methodology, and ensuring company procedure is adhered to. Your mission Leading pre-construction team on multiple tenders. Chair and lead weekly work winning meetings. Ensure all Stage gate documentation is submitted to the required standard on time for all bids. Arrange and lead tender finalisation meetings. Present Stage Gate presentations for all Categories of bids. Reviewing information received and developing the bid strategy for each bid. Controlling the resource schedule for the bids. Establish the tender delivery programmes and monitoring progress. Ensure tender delivery programmes align with CRM/Stage gate key dates and requirements. Manage and lead external bid writers where necessary. Leading internal and external tender meetings. Visiting the site of the proposed projects to assess all construction related items, including any constraints that may affect the build process. Meeting with the client and / or designers to better understand any constraints on the project. Engaging the client, designers, and supply chain when developing the construction methodology. Ensuring development the construction methodology with the proposed Project Manager, and Project planner. Manage estimators and quantity surveyors to develop the commercial strategy. Managing the Risk and Opportunity Register. Leading the presentation for any mid and post tender interviews. Fully communicating the bid and construction methodology aspects to the project delivery team at the construction phase start-up meeting Where appropriate managing the second stage of the tender process until contract award. Visiting live construction sites to understand the performance of projects to inform future tenders. Who are we looking for? Excellent communication skills with our clients and consultants and the ability to align our offer and add value to their projects. Ability to gain the confidence of all parties involved in the bid and project delivery team. Confidence to challenge the proposed construction Methodology / sequence. Strong project / construction management skills. Strong Commercial skills and proven experience at Senior Estimator level. Strong analytical, organisational, commercial, verbal and written communication skills. Experience in collating and writing the construction methodology content material for quality tender submissions. Good knowledge of MS Office programmes including PowerPoint, Word and Excel. Effective presentation skills. A degree qualification or equivalent and MIEI or equivalent. What's in it for you? We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes matched pension contributions, private healthcare, life assurance, 26 days holiday, 2 wellbeing days and 1 volunteering day. In addition to an attractive salary and benefits package, we support further personal, professional, technical and leadership development. BAM is also committed to equality of opportunity in all its employment practices, and to developing policies that support work-life balance. Your work environment People are at the heart of what we do at BAM. We recognise that creating a diverse and inclusive environment that nurtures our employees and encourages them to bring their best and whole self to work is crucial. We're on an exciting journey to get us there by recruiting the very best talent to join us regardless of race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics. Who are we? The art of building is about building for communities; it's about building for life. Where others stop, we go further, leading the way towards a sustainable tomorrow for us and future generations. As an industry leader, we raise the bar. Our values: sustainable, inclusive, collaborative, reliable and ownership, enable us to achieve our ambitions. Today, tomorrow and every day. Our recruitment process, what you need to know? BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at any time you feel we need to do something to make it more accessible to you, do not hesitate to let us know. #ie1 To be considered for this role you will be redirected to and must complete the application process on our careers page. To start the process click the Continue to Application or Login/Register to apply button below.