Pre-Construction Manager (Main Contractor) | Permanent | Cambridgeshire
Salary: £60,000 - £65,000 + car / fuel / package
Location: Cambridgeshire
A leading Regional Main Contractor has an excellent opportunity for a Pre-Construction Manager to join their pre-development team on a permanent basis, based out of their Cambridgeshire offices.
The company has been around for many years and has achieved continuous growth and success, combining traditional values with an innovative and forward-thinking approach. As a business, they provide design, sustainable, partnered construction, and project management services for private and public sector clients on a wide range of projects across multiple sectors, up to £50m in value.
They carry out new build, refurbishment, and fit-out projects in sectors including commercial, healthcare, education, leisure, retail, industrial, defence, heritage, and housing. They are looking for an experienced Pre-Construction Manager to work alongside the Development Director to support the management of the pre-construction department and take a hands-on role. The individual should be extremely dedicated and efficient, undertaking a crucial role within the project team, being ambitious, enthusiastic, and able to prioritise and act on initiative to solve issues and deliver consistently high results.
The ideal candidate should have excellent communication skills at internal, interpersonal, and external levels. They should have experience in budget management on project ranges £1m- £20m and demonstrate abilities in commercial awareness and added value opportunities. They should have knowledge of the latest building regulation standards and environmental considerations within the industry.
Pre-Construction Manager Responsibilities:
* Fully adept at Programming, Budget Management, Full Coordination of the Construction Design team, Managing Architects, Engineers and all elements of design to compile a complete effective design.
* Able to direct the preparation of Tender Budgets / Costs and Contractors Proposals for New Project Acquisition.
* Able to manage External Consultants as well as the internal preconstruction team, as part of the delivery of several projects going through the preconstruction department at any one time.
* Possess experience in all types of build including Traditional, RC frame, MMC, Timber Frame as well as programming & planning.
* Experience in managing NHBC, Planning, Building Control, Party Wall, HSE and CFSH Condition Discharge and Compliance. Risk identification, minimisation and elimination from a cost and Health & Safety view, experience with commercial elements, value management.
* Effective client management & liaison skills.
* Able to utilise innovative technologies and investigate alternative strategies.
* Able to delegate work to trainees and other members of staff, assisting Bid Coordinators and Estimators in the preparation of tenders, meeting Clients prior to Tender Agreement, coordinating Statutory Services, Diversions, and New Connections.
* Able to examine the tender documents and identify contractual risks, convene and attend design team meetings, monitor information flow and action items, liaise with QS, client, and project manager to obtain all necessary tender information, arrange and facilitate risk workshop.
* Provide a report for and attend the pre and actual tender adjudication meetings.
* Attend post-tender interviews / meetings.
* Attend meetings with client and project manager to resolve any outstanding design issues and client approvals.
* Review the proposals prepared by the design team and specialist subcontractors and in conjunction with the contract management team, ensure they are coordinated, compliant with all requirements, and are within tender cost allowance and construction programme.
* Monitor design team and specialist subcontractors performance.
* Convene and attend further design team meetings.
* Attend site visits to assist the contract team progress and resolve any design issues arising on site.
* Able to commute to Cambridge on a daily basis.
If you are a Pre-Construction Manager and you are interested in this opportunity, please apply with an updated CV or call Rob Apps on: 07733 529 573.
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