Job Description

A positive tender isn't just about winning the work. It's about knowing what you're actually signing up to deliver.

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At SWI Fencing, we're looking for a Pre-Construction Manager who can look beyond the tender price and ask the questions that matter before we commit:

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Can we build it?
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n And will the margin still be there when we finish?

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If you naturally think this way, this could be the role for you. This is where projects are won or lost. Your job is to make sure SWI goes into a project with its eyes open.

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You'll work across tenders and opportunities from the early strategy stage, testing the proposed methodology, programme, procurement approach and commercial exposure before anything gets handed to Delivery.

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You'll be expected to challenge assumptions, identify gaps and find better ways to build the project.

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That means you'll:

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- Review tender strategy and proposed project methodology
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- Test programme logic and whether the delivery timeframe is genuinely achievable
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- Assess buildability, staging and construction sequencing
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- Identify long-lead items and supply-chain constraints
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- Assess commercial, operational and delivery exposure
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- Coordinate internal tender reviews and bring the right people into the conversation
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- Prepare and coordinate proposals for client submission
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- Lead value-engineering opportunities and alternative design workshops
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- Challenge existing approaches and identify smarter ways to deliver
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- Coordinate technical inputs, clarifications and design requirements
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- Engage consultants, suppliers and specialist subcontractors to develop alternative systems and solutions
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- Ensure the project is properly understood before commitment
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- Hand the project across to Delivery with the programme, procurement strategy, risks and key assumptions clearly understood.
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You need to understand what the drawings say but also what they mean when someone has to actually build the thing.

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You need to understand programme not just produce one.

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You need to understand margin and what can erode it before the first-person steps on site.

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And when there's a better way to build something, we expect you to find it.

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You'll probably be a good fit if you...

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- Come from a senior pre-construction, estimating or delivery background
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- Have experience in fencing, civil or broader construction
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- Have strong construction methodology and buildability knowledge
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- Can interrogate programme logic and delivery sequencing
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- Understand procurement risks, long-lead items and supply-chain constraints
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- Have strong commercial judgement and understand how delivery decisions affect margin
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- Understand head contract exposure and back-to-back subcontract risk
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- Have experience leading value-engineering initiatives
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- Are comfortable bringing consultants, suppliers and subcontractors into the conversation to develop alternative solutions
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- Can coordinate multiple technical and commercial inputs without losing sight of the bigger picture
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- Take ownership rather than waiting for someone else to make the decision
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- Understand that a successful handover to Delivery is just as important as winning the work
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The handover matters.

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Winning a project and throwing a folder over the fence isn't pre-construction.

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We want Delivery to receive a project they understand and can execute.

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That means the programme has been tested, procurement requirements are understood, key risks are visible, assumptions are documented and the methodology makes sense.

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Your work should make the Delivery team's job easier because the difficult questions have already been asked.

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Why SWI?

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SWI Fencing delivers high-security fencing and construction packages across defence, government, infrastructure, transport, utilities and critical infrastructure.

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We're continuing to strengthen our NSW operation and building a Pre-Construction function that has a genuine influence on what work we pursue, how we price it and how we ultimately deliver it.

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This isn't a role where you're simply responding to tenders that land in your inbox. You'll have the opportunity to influence the project before the contract is signed.

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If you enjoy figuring out how something should actually be built and making sure the numbers stack up before we commit we'd like to hear from you.

📌 Pre-Construction Manager (Ungarie)
🏢 SWI Fencing
📍 Ungarie