Overview
Strategic Pursuits Manager – West Midlands
Job Description
Costain is working closely with Severn Trent Water on their Capital Delivery Framework, as part of it’s capital programme for AMP8. As part of the Design and Build Framework lot, Costain brings together its design, construction, and consultancy expertise to undertake renewal and refurbishment projects and will assist Severn Trent in its target to make continuous improvements to its safety performance, whilst ensuring continuity of supply and consequently lowering costs for its customers.
Reporting to the Framework Head of Pre-Construction you will work with a multidisciplinary team to develop technical and commercial proposals for water and wastewater projects, whilst also working with peers across the wider water sector as part of a Customer Solutions function, sharing resource and knowledge as appropriate.
Responsibilities
- Plan and manage the development of commercially and technically efficient solutions that meet the customer’s needs and requirements
- Build strong internal and external relationships and help to manage stakeholder expectations
- Work alongside the Bid management team to ensure proposals are in line with company governance procedures, whilst providing support to the estimating team on technical requirements
- Lead and manage reviews of customer enquiry documentation and complete scope gap reviews
- Co-ordinate the wider proposals and project team (including SMEs) to understand, identify and provide mitigations to challenges, risks and opportunities
Qualifications
- Proven track record and knowledge of the UK municipal Water/Wastewater or other regulated process driven sector(s)
- Proven experience of developing and creating proven solutions to meet customer requirements
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Able to effectively manage time and priorities to achieve deadlines
- Strong leadership capabilities
- Ability to manage multidisciplinary teams and make decisions when needed
- Comfortable presenting at all levels, both internally and externally
- Comprehensive knowledge and use of Microsoft Office Suite
- Contractual awareness (incl. NEC, IChemE)
- Experience in managing stakeholder, including client, relationships
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Process, Mechanical, Electrical or Civil Engineering
- Water and Wastewater complex plant or systems proposals development experience
- APM or equivalent project management qualification
- National Water Hygiene Card
- Full UK Driving Licence
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About Us
Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.
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