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The Company: We are working with a leading contractor whose North West Regional Office has created an excellent reputation for delivering interesting projects for leading blue-chip clients. They have excellent relationships with their clients which means they enjoy a good proportion of repeat, negotiated business. Their senior management team are dynamic, knowledgeable and very approachable. They typically make double digit margins on projects. The Role: They are now in a position to add a Pre-Construction Project Manager to their team based in the North West of England. Typically, you ll be responsible for 1 large scheme (valued up to £50 Million) or a couple of smaller value projects. You ll ensure that your project/s progress to agreed timescales updating the project tracker, manage the preconstruction design programme and project team, chair and minute client and internal meetings, appoint the design team, disseminate relevant information and ensure good communication and collaboration, manage and control costs, work with the rest of the bid team analysing tender documents to understand requirements, work with the Estimating team to appoint contractors and being the key contact for clients. The role gives you the opportunity to work across all areas of work winning bringing together persuasive bids. You will work closely with the design managers, estimators, planners, bid managers and the technical & operational delivery teams. On-going support and development will be provided by the Pre-Construction Manager and Directors. You: They would like to recruit someone with either a Construction/Project Management or Design Management background You will need to be based in or be able to commute to the North West of England. You will be IT literate and have good communication skills. Rewards: This is a really good opportunity to join a market leading, highly successful organisation to help build on their success. They offer a generous salary package with extensive benefits. You will be working on varied and technically interesting construction projects. 1 day per week working from home If this sounds of interest, please forward a copy of your CV.

This company is a leading specialist contractor operating across demolition, enabling works, remediation, earthworks, infrastructure, and complex engineering services throughout the UK. Known for delivering technically challenging projects safely and efficiently, the business has built a strong reputation for innovation, collaboration, and engineering excellence. As part of continued growth, the business is now looking to appoint a Planner to join its Preconstruction team. The Opportunity This is an excellent opportunity for a Planner to play a key role in supporting preconstruction activities across a diverse portfolio of projects. Working closely with estimating, operational, commercial, and bid teams, you will be responsible for developing and managing robust programmes that support successful tender submissions and project delivery strategies. The successful candidate will ideally have experience working under NEC forms of contract and will be confident producing detailed programmes within fast-paced construction or engineering environments. Key Responsibilities Develop tender and preconstruction programmes for demolition, enabling works, remediation, civil engineering, and infrastructure projects Work collaboratively with bid, estimating, commercial, and operational teams to develop practical and deliverable project sequences Produce detailed critical path analyses and identify project risks and opportunities Support methodology development and phasing strategies during bid submissions Assist with resource and logistics planning to ensure realistic project delivery assumptions Liaise with clients, consultants, and supply chain partners where required Review project information, technical documentation, and scope requirements to ensure programme accuracy Support live projects where necessary with programme updates and reporting Ensure programmes align with contractual obligations and project milestones Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the planning and preconstruction functions Requirements Previous experience working as a Planner within construction, civil engineering, demolition, infrastructure, or enabling works sectors Strong understanding of preconstruction and tender-stage planning activities Ideally experienced working with NEC contracts Proficient in Primavera P6 and/or Asta Powerproject Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities Able to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams Highly organised with strong attention to detail Degree, HNC, HND, or equivalent qualification in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related discipline is advantageous What's on Offer Opportunity to work on high-profile and technically challenging projects Collaborative and supportive working environment Career progression and professional development opportunities Competitive salary and benefits package A business committed to innovation, safety, and sustainability

The Planner will co-ordinate and assist in the production of a variety of documents to support the Preconstruction and Construction teams. This role requires an attention to detail and an ability to work under pressure and often to demanding deadlines. As a Planner, you will be responsible for the following tasks; Flexibility and adaptability to work collaboratively to become an integral member of the preconstruction team. Becoming involved with tender, pre-construction and on site construction opportunities as they arise. Prepare and assist with the preparation of design, procurement and construction programmes using Powerproject software or similiar. Through a combination of industry output and supply chain liaison develop and present tender programmes for review. Development of project strategies and preparation of logistics plans and methodologies. Whilst considering and scheduling site setups and major plant requirements. Reporting findings to internal and external teams, formulating and recommending solutions. Prepare and assist with the production of written reports and method statements for internal and external submissions. Working with site teams in the production of short term programmes as to suit project requirements. As well as progress control and reporting functions.

Wright Engineering are recruiting for a Contruction & Installation Estimator to join their team in Worksop. They will bring practical construction knowledge, buildability and lifting expertise into the bid process. About Wright Engineering Wright Engineering designs, manufactures and installs complex bulk materials handling and industrial engineering systems. Our projects increasingly bring together mechanical handling, structural steelwork, civils, electrical and control systems, specialist subcontractors and demanding live-site installation requirements. As the scale and complexity of our opportunities grows, the quality of our bid development, engineering solution, construction planning and commercial risk control becomes ever more important. We are strengthening the team so that our major opportunities receive the focus they require while maintaining a responsive service on smaller installation enquiries. Location: Woksop, with regular travel to client sites. Salary: Up to 52.5k DOE plus EV or allowance at 495 per month. Role purpose To strengthen the construction and installation content of Wright Engineering's proposals. The role will support major bids by developing practical methodologies, labour and plant allowances, programmes, logistics and lifting strategies, while also taking ownership of smaller installation-led enquiries. The successful candidate will combine hands-on site understanding with the discipline needed to turn an incomplete enquiry into a clearly defined, costed and deliverable scope. Key responsibilities - Site investigation: Attend client sites, surveys and tender meetings to understand access, interfaces, existing plant, operational restrictions, welfare, lifting constraints, shutdown windows and other conditions affecting delivery. - Construction methodology: Develop clear installation, removal and replacement methodologies covering sequence, temporary conditions, access, isolation assumptions, cranage, scaffolding, MEWPs, temporary works and reinstatement. - Estimating: Build labour, supervision, plant, access, consumables, travel, accommodation, preliminaries, testing and contingency allowances using practical productivity assumptions and a clear estimate basis. - Smaller tenders : Take ownership of lower-value and less complex installation enquiries from scope review and site survey through costing, proposal, clarification and handover. - Major-bid support: Work alongside the lead Bid Manager and preconstruction resource on larger opportunities, owning the construction workstream and providing evidence-based challenge to programme, resourcing and site cost assumptions. - Lifting strategy: Develop outline lifting studies and obtain appropriate crane and specialist input during tendering. Where suitably qualified, competent and formally appointed, prepare or approve lift plans in line with company procedures. - Subcontract packages: Prepare and issue clear enquiries for craneage, scaffolding, insulation, civils, temporary works, specialist installation and other construction packages; compare returns on a like-for-like basis. - Programme development: Prepare installation programmes and resource histograms that reflect sequencing, access, shift patterns, shutdowns, interfaces, productivity, testing and commissioning requirements. - Buildability review: Review drawings, layouts and proposed equipment with design and project teams to identify access, maintenance, assembly, transport, erection and future replacement issues before the design is fixed. - Risk and scope: Identify construction risks, missing information, client dependencies and scope boundaries, ensuring that assumptions, exclusions, qualifications and risk allowances are clearly captured. - Tender documentation: Produce concise construction narratives, preliminaries, delivery plans, programme notes and supporting information suitable for inclusion in client-facing proposals. - Handover and feedback: Provide a clear handover to delivery teams and gather feedback on actual labour, plant, methods and constraints so that future estimates become more accurate. Experience and capability Essential: - Strong practical experience of industrial construction, mechanical installation, heavy engineering, plant replacement, shutdown work or a comparable site environment. - The ability to read engineering drawings, understand installation interfaces and develop a safe, logical construction sequence. - Experience estimating site labour, supervision, plant, craneage, access, temporary works, travel and construction preliminaries. - A sound understanding of site productivity, industrial access constraints and the difference between an achievable method and a desktop assumption. - Confidence attending site surveys, challenging incomplete scopes and communicating with clients, designers, suppliers, subcontractors and site teams. - Strong written, numerical and organisational skills, including competent use of Excel, Word and planning software. - A proactive approach to risk, with the discipline to record assumptions and obtain missing information before commitments are made. Strongly desirable: - Current Appointed Person qualification for lifting operations, such as CPCS A61 or an equivalent recognised qualification, supported by relevant lift-planning experience. - Experience preparing crane studies, lift plans and lifting accessories or rigging schedules for industrial equipment and structural steelwork. - Relevant site-management or safety qualifications, such as SMSTS, IOSH, CSCS or recognised equivalents. - Temporary Works Coordinator or Supervisor knowledge or qualification. - Background in conveyors, crushers, screens, process equipment, structural steelwork, pipework or industrial mechanical handling systems. - Previous experience as a construction manager, site manager, installation manager, mechanical supervisor, planner or estimator in a project-led business. Personal qualities - Practical, methodical and comfortable working from incomplete early-stage information. - Credible with site teams while able to present information clearly in a commercial bid environment. - Prepared to question optimistic durations, labour allowances and unsafe or impractical installation concepts. - Collaborative and willing to support larger bids while taking full ownership of smaller opportunities. - Detail-focused, responsive and committed to leaving a clear record of how the estimate was developed. Measures of success - Installation estimates include complete, transparent and realistic labour, plant, access and preliminaries allowances. - Major bids contain credible construction methodologies, programmes, lifting strategies and buildability input. - Smaller installation tenders are progressed promptly without diverting disproportionate resource from strategic major bids. - Construction risks, interfaces, assumptions and client dependencies are identified before submission rather than during delivery. - Delivery teams receive a clear construction handover and actual site performance is fed back into future estimating. - The role improves bid quality and delivery confidence, not simply the number of quotations issued. Our approach Wright Engineering values practical experience, sound judgement and the ability to work collaboratively across disciplines. We welcome applications from people with different career routes where they can demonstrate the capability required for the role.