Know what we're signing up to deliver before we commit.

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

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:

Can we build it? Can we build it in the time available? Can we procure what we need? What could go wrong? And will the margin hold?

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 with the buildability tested, risks understood, programme challenged, procurement strategy developed and margin protected.

What you'll actually do You'll work across tenders and opportunities through the pre-construction phase, challenging the proposed approach before anything is handed to Delivery.

You'll be responsible for:

Reviewing tender strategy and project methodology

Assessing programme, procurement and delivery risks

Testing whether the programme can actually be achieved and identifying where it can be improved

Assessing buildability, staging and delivery sequencing

Identifying long-lead items and supply-chain constraints

Reviewing commercial and operational exposure

Coordinating the internal tender review process

Preparing proposals for client submission

Completing thorough WBS reviews

Leading value-engineering initiatives and alternative design workshops

Coordinating technical inputs and clarifications

Bringing consultants and suppliers into the conversation to develop alternative systems and solutions

Signing off margin and risk





Developing the procurement strategy and critical-path requirements. Claude PreConstruction PDs

You’ll need to think beyond the tender. You need to understand what the drawings say but also what they mean when someone actually has to build the project.

You need to understand programme not just produce one.

You need to understand procurement including what could hold the project up before it starts.

And you need to understand margin including what could erode it before the first person steps onto site.

When there is a better way to build something, we expect you to find it.

Commercial judgement matters. This isn't a role where commercial considerations are someone else's problem.

You'll work closely with the Commercial Manager to assess subcontract terms, qualifications, inclusions and exclusions and ensure supplier and subcontractor arrangements align back-to-back with the Head Contractor's subcontract conditions.

You'll also recommend procurement sequencing and supplier commitments and continue subcontract reviews with the Contracts Administrator.

You own the conversation around margin and risk.

And then comes the handover

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

The job isn't finished when the contract is signed.





A successful pre-construction process means Delivery receives a project they understand and can execute.

You’ll:

Engage the Senior Project Manager to allocate the delivery team

Recommend key suppliers and subcontractors

Finalise the procurement strategy and critical-path items

Lead the project handover into Delivery

Transfer the programme, procurement requirements and project risks clearly to the Delivery team.

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

What we’re looking for You’ll likely come from a senior pre-construction, estimating or delivery background within fencing, civil or broader construction.

We’re looking for someone who is:

Strong on buildability, programme logic and construction methodology

Commercially sharp, with the ability to own margin and risk sign-off

Experienced in assessing back-to-back subcontract exposure

Confident bringing suppliers and consultants into the process

Able to challenge assumptions and identify better ways to deliver

Disciplined and thorough when handing projects across to Delivery

Comfortable coordinating multiple technical, commercial and operational inputs without losing sight of the bigger picture.

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

We’re continuing to strengthen our pre-construction capability and want this function to have a genuine influence on what work we pursue, how we approach it and how confi

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