Description
A UK leading multi-award winning building services contractor are currently seeking a Pre-Construction Manager in supporting their expanding pre-construction team at their new office in Birmingham as a fundamental role in managing pre-construction processes and deliverables on multiple large scale projects throughout the UK, Ireland and Europe, including decarbonisation, renewable energy, data centre, healthcare, commercial, high rise residential, educational, and airport projects. This is a fantastic opportunity for any candidate who wants to join a progressive and dynamic company that continues to invest in their teams and facilities, where they understand that employees are fundamental in business success, where you will work with supportive and diverse teams that will empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed in your career. Alternative Heat is a specialist building services contractor that carries out design, manufacture and installation of new build and retrofit decarbonisation and renewable energy projects as well as modular mechanical & electrical prefabricated products, with a reputation for construction quality and delivery of projects to the highest standard, where the pre-construction processes are an integral element in assisting with the delivery strategy and ensuring efficient operations across all tender, estimation, design, offsite manufacturing and onsite installation project stages.
Job Title: Pre-Construction Manager
Location: Office Based in Birmingham
Hours: 38hrs per week; 8:00am to 5:00pm Mon to Thurs, 8:00am to 3:00pm Fri.
Salary: Competitive
Responsible to: Associate Director
Responsibilities:
* Appraisal of project documentation received to determine the project brief and scope of works to be outlined to the pre-construction team.
* Evaluate project requirements to set out an effective project delivery strategy and project team deliverables.
* Lead the pre-construction efforts, collaborating with the design team, estimating department and other stakeholders to develop comprehensive project proposals.
* Identify value engineering alternatives that can benefit project delivery and cost.
* Identify potential risks associated with the project delivery and provide solutions to address them through internal team workshops.
* Lead on processes and deliverables for the pre-construction team to adhere to whilst maintaining focus on agreed programme delivery dates.
* Collaborate with the pre-construction department coordinators and BIM teams to develop required documentation, 3D modelling and 2D drawings to assist with project delivery.
* Coordinate with external consultants to ensure compliance with project requirements and in alignment with relevant regulations and standards.
* Review developed deliverables by project team across all disciplines – M&E building services, BMS controls, structural, and construction to ensure all meets project requirements prior issue to client for approval.
* Host client project meetings with the relevant internal and client teams ensuring client project requirements are being met and continued progression on project delivery.
* Host internal project team meetings to review the status of project deliverables to review and raise any potential project risks with the team and agree corrective actions where applicable.
* Liaise and assist the site operations teams assigned to projects to deliver the offsite construction and onsite installation philosophy.
* Lead handover meetings to the operations teams at an agreed project stage.
* Prepare and issue weekly status reports on the pre-construction deliverables.
* Monitor the progress and quality of pre-construction activities.
* Occasional travel may be required to complete site appraisal surveys on new projects.
* Any other duties deemed necessary by Management.
Criteria
Essential Criteria:
* Strong building services background with minimum 5 years’ experience in mechanical or contract management or similar.
* Competent understanding of mechanical systems in medium to large commercial projects.
* Competent understanding of multi-disciplinary design processes and design coordination.
* Excellent leadership and communication skills and previous experience in managing a team.
* Excellent time management skills.
* Proficient in Microsoft Office Packages – Outlook, Excel, Word, Project, PowerPoint, Microsoft Teams.
Desirable Criteria:
* A relevant third level education.
* Knowledge of the building services.
Employee Benefits:
* Full in-house training and career development opportunities.
* Competitive pension scheme.
* Life assurance scheme.
* Health cash plan.
* Full access to smart wellbeing platform.
* Annual flu vaccine.
* Free annual health check during working hours.
* Annual leave increasing in line with length of service.
* Lavish Long service awards.
* Generously funded social events organised for all employees throughout the year via our Social and Wellbeing committee.
* Electric vehicle charging ports.
* Full access to car emergency kit.
* Annual Christmas raffle.
* Yearly allowance for AH Branded clothing merchandise.
* Secure, free onsite parking.
* Dedicated departmental budget allocated annually for team building events during working hours.
* Free Barista Style Coffee, Hot Chocolate, Tea, and Fruit provided daily.
* Friendly and supportive working environment in state-of-the-art facilities.
About Alternative Heat:
With over 17 years of experience within the Commercial Offsite Fabrication industry, Alternative Heat have established themselves as a market leader in this sector. Located centrally between Dublin and Belfast, our 8.5 acre Head Office and fabrication facilities, which are fully equipped with overhead cranes and 8,000m² of workshop floor area, provide an ideal factory construction environment which is reflected in the high quality solutions we offer. We employ a strong team of design engineers, CAD technicians, contracts managers and skilled trades personnel who utilise their vast industry experience to assist in the design, fabrication and delivery of our bespoke MEP solutions, which we supply throughout the UK and Ireland. #J-18808-Ljbffr