The Company
 
This Pre-Contracts Manager role is working for an Tier 3 contracting organisation that is expanding and increasing there presence in Australia. Established  in NSW and now also have a Victoria are growing from year to year currently turning over around $120M. Their projects range from $1M - $50M in the Utility, Rail and Road sectors and the role is offering security, top end salary, career progression and a path into the executive leadership team of the company.  
 
The Role
 

• Provide commercial input into the Bid Strategies
• focus of the bidding and tendering of water and civil utility infrastructure projects
• Reporting directly to the Managing Director and has a functional reporting line to the GM 
• Completion of commercial/contractual qualification schedules
• Hands-on approach to develop winning bid strategies, bid preparation, bid management and ongoing design management support through project delivery.
• Oversight of tendering resources to ensure full utilisation
• Commercial oversight of bids to ensure the bids meet the required risk profile of the business.
• Complete tender peer reviews
• support ongoing profitable growth by winning new programs and projects and supporting the profitable delivery of projects won
• Provide lead guidance & coordination of the negotiation and finalisation of Contract terms and conditions, consistent with bid risk profile.  
• Margin, KPI & contract performance reviews and client relationship reviews
• Assisting with any Contract disputes

Essential skills and experience required;

• 10+ years exp. in the management of tenders/bids for Civil infrastructure projects
• Previous project Commercial/Contract Administration experience onsite
• Solid risk management experience with the ability to assist in evaluating identified risks/opportunities and development of agreed strategies and management plans to mitigate risk
• Outstanding verbal and written Communication skills and ability to communicate with people at all levels.