Pre Construction Manager

Pre-Construction Manager

North West | Building Contractor | Refurbishment & Fit-Out

Healthcare | Education | Commercial | Projects up to £2.5m

I’m working with an established North West building contractor looking to appoint an experienced Pre-Construction Manager to join its growing team.

The business delivers fit-out and refurbishment projects from £5k to £2.5m, predominantly across Healthcare, Mental Healthcare, Education and Commercial environments, with many projects undertaken within live and occupied buildings.

This is a key role within the business, taking projects from initial tender or client enquiry through the pre-construction process and developing a clear, practical and deliverable construction strategy before handover to the operational team.

The Role

Working closely with estimating, commercial, design and operational colleagues, you will take responsibility for the operational planning and delivery strategy during pre-construction.

Your responsibilities will include:

Reviewing tender information and developing construction methodologies, programmes and logistics strategies

Providing strong operational input into competitive tenders and quality submissions

Working directly with clients on negotiated and direct-award opportunities

Developing project briefs, scope, priorities and key delivery constraints

Carrying out and coordinating detailed site surveys

Producing comprehensive construction programmes covering design, procurement, mobilisation, delivery, commissioning and handover

Developing site logistics plans covering access, deliveries, storage, welfare, waste and phased working

Planning works within occupied and live environments, including phasing, shutdowns, segregation, safeguarding, noise and dust considerations

Identifying project risks and opportunities and developing appropriate mitigation strategies

Reviewing buildability and challenging sequencing or design proposals where appropriate

Identifying temporary works and specialist requirements

Working alongside estimating and commercial teams to ensure programme, methodology, resources, preliminaries and cost assumptions are aligned

Identifying long-lead items, procurement requirements and critical information release dates

Leading pre-construction meetings and discussions with clients

Building strong client relationships and helping identify repeat and future project opportunities

Providing a comprehensive pre-construction handover to the delivery team

Supporting mobilisation and resolving pre-construction queries as projects move into the delivery phase

Using feedback from operational teams to continually improve pre-construction processes

What We’re Looking For

This role would suit somebody with a strong construction delivery background who has moved into pre-construction, planning or project development.

You will ideally have:

Significant experience within construction, particularly refurbishment and fit-out

Strong experience producing detailed construction programmes and logistics plans

Excellent understanding of how projects are practically delivered on site

Experience with competitive tenders and client-led/negotiated projects

Strong knowledge of buildability, sequencing, resource planning and construction risk

Experience working within live or occupied environments

Working knowledge of JCT and NEC contracts

Understanding of contractor design responsibilities and construction safety requirements

Strong client-facing and communication skills

Ability to coordinate effectively across estimating, commercial, design and operational teams

Experience using MS Project and Microsoft Office

Relevant construction qualification or equivalent industry experience

Full eligibility to work in the UK

Ability to travel across the North West

Experience within Healthcare, Education, occupied commercial buildings or public-sector frameworks would be particularly advantageous.

The Person

We’re looking for somebody who is practical, organised and commercially aware, but who also understands the realities of delivering construction projects on site.

You’ll be comfortable challenging unrealistic assumptions, identifying problems before they reach site and working collaboratively with clients and internal teams to find the right solution.

This could particularly suit an experienced Contracts Manager, Project Manager, Construction Manager or Pre-Construction Manager who enjoys the planning and front-end stages of projects and wants to have a real influence over how schemes are delivered.

Package & Benefits

Competitive salary

33 days' holiday including Bank Holidays

Pension scheme

Medicash scheme

Supportive and collaborative working environment

Genuine opportunity to influence projects from the earliest stages

This is an excellent opportunity to join a close-knit building contractor with a strong emphasis on quality, collaboration, repeat business and work/life balance.

Interested?

If you’re an experienced construction professional looking to move into, or develop further within, Pre-Construction Management, please get in touch for a confidential conversation.