Pre-Construction Manager
11 days ago
Barnsley
Job Title: Pre-Construction Manager Location: South Yorkshire (Office-based, with travel across Yorkshire and the UK) Salary: £50,000 - £58,000 (or freelance/day rate preferred) Bonus: Discretionary bonus based on work secured Company Overview Our client is a South Yorkshire based specialist in high-quality bespoke joinery and construction services, delivering projects across Yorkshire and throughout the UK. With an established reputation for craftsmanship and technical excellence, they operate a fully equipped joinery workshop and offer a diverse range of specialist services. Key service areas include: • Fire Door Manufacturing & Installation - BM TRADA Q-Mark certified, ensuring full compliance with the highest safety standards, • Bespoke Joinery - Custom-built solutions produced in-house Role Overview This is a strategic, client-facing role focused on winning new business rather than traditional estimating. The successful candidate will play a key role in driving growth by identifying opportunities, building relationships, and securing projects and tenders. This role would suit an experienced Pre-Construction Manager or Business Development professional with strong industry contacts and a proven ability to generate revenue. Key Responsibilities • Proactively identify, pursue, and secure new business opportunities, • Develop and maintain strong relationships with end users, main contractors, and key stakeholders, • Lead on tender opportunities, from initial enquiry through to submission (with internal support as required), • Leverage existing industry contacts to generate immediate opportunities, • Collaborate with internal teams (estimating, operations, and manufacturing) to ensure competitive and deliverable proposals, • Represent the business at meetings, networking events, and client presentations, • Contribute to overall business growth strategy and market positioning Key Requirements • Proven track record in winning work within construction, joinery, or specialist subcontracting, • Strong network of contacts within main contractors and/or end clients, • Experience in a Pre-Construction, Business Development, or similar role, • Commercial awareness and understanding of tendering processes, • Ability to work independently and take ownership of the sales pipeline, • Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills, • Knowledge of fire doors, joinery, or roofing systems is advantageous but not essential What's on Offer • Competitive salary or flexible freelance arrangement, • Discretionary bonus linked directly to work won, • Opportunity to play a pivotal role in a growing, specialist business, • Support from an experienced technical and operational team, • Long-term career development potential