Pre-Contracts Engineer

Join our team as a Pre-Contracts Engineer, where you will play a crucial role in shaping projects from initial tender to contract award. You will work closely with our Estimating, Design, and Project Delivery teams to develop winning proposals and innovative solutions across civil, structural, and remedial engineering projects.

This is a senior role with exposure to high-profile, technically challenging projects and offers a long-term career pathway in a specialized engineering field.

Responsibilities

• Your responsibilities will include coordinating technical and commercial inputs for tenders, analyzing project documentation, supporting pricing and risk assessments, and collaborating with Project Managers post-award.
• Coordination of technical and commercial inputs for tenders and proposals, including analysis of project documentation.
• Support in pricing, risk assessments, and value engineering initiatives, ensuring tenders are technically and commercially robust.
• Collaboration with Project Managers post-award to ensure smooth handover and delivery alignment.
• Coordinate technical and commercial inputs for tenders and proposals
• Analyse project documentation, drawings and specifications
• Support pricing, risk assessments and value engineering initiatives
• Liaise with designers, subcontractors and suppliers for technical data and pricing
• Prepare and present tender documentation for management review
• Collaborate with Project Managers post-award to ensure smooth handover and delivery alignment

Requirements

• You are an engineer who thrives at the front end of projects – analytical, collaborative, and commercially aware. You enjoy the mix of technical detail and strategy that comes with pre-contract work.
• Degree qualified in Civil or Structural Engineering (or related discipline)
• Experience in estimating, tendering & project engineering for civil or remedial projects
• Strong understanding of construction methodologies, design principles and risk management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset and strong attention to detail
• On site exposure

Benefits

• Senior role with exposure to high‑profile, technically challenging projects
• Supportive and experienced leadership team

Long‑term career pathway in a specialised engineering field

• Attractive employee benefits including performance bonuses, the VINCI employee share program, and being part of a global specialist contractor
• High level of autonomy and trust to lead your work
• Competitive remuneration package, plus laptop and mobile phone.