Technical Manager
Responsible to Managing Director
General responsibility Prepare subcontractor tender packages and manage tender returns, as well as conducting subcontractor tender analysis and making recommendations. Provide pre-contract bid and contract support, participate in prospective client pitch presentations, and assist in handing over construction documentation to the Construction Manager
Specific responsibilities
• Reading Employer’s Requirements and other supporting documents for tenders
• Take off drawings using Bluebeam software (training will be provided)
• Sending out enquiries to subcontractors and collating quotes – carrying out
comparisons
• Attending subcontractor meetings
• Taking notes
• Prequalifying new suppliers
• Attending technical workshops and project meetings
• Developing preconstruction programmes
• Arranging meetings
• Building Analyses and Property Evaluations
• Assessing and interpreting client brief for works cost planning
• Co-ordination of sub-contractors to survey site
• Reviewing scope of work on site with sub-contractors in order to cost the works
• Analysing and negotiating subcontractor tender returns and making recommendations to Technical Directors
• Preparing specifications and estimating projects using Excel spreadsheet system
• Preparing technical documentation for presentations to prospective clients
• Formatting and managing pre-contract programme relating to bid and agreeing
works duration with contracts team
• Planning applications and Building Control coordination and submissions
• License to Alter submissions
• Ensuring the highest standards of Health & Safety within the company, including
adherence of all CDM requirements
• Ensuring drawings are accurate and based on dimensional site surveys
• Ensuring compliance to Building Regulations, Planning Regulations and Building
Control Legislations
• To comply with all company policies and procedures that relate to anti-bribery, quality, environment and health and safety
Skills / experience required
• Degree level qualification
Job Description
Technical Manager
• Experience of cost planning with skill set to value engineer a design
• A commercial background and some experience of construction
• Good presenter and listener
• High self-motivation, enthusiasm and ambition
• Desire to succeed with a positive can-do attitude
• 1+ years industry experience
• Basic knowledge of the JCT