Pre-Construction Operations Manager

United Infrastructure is a dynamic and rapidly expanding business, focused on delivering critical infrastructure projects, across the utility and social infrastructure sectors.

Our team of highly skilled and hardworking specialists deliver innovative solutions to the complex challenges our clients face.

Our company is split into two business areas:

Our team of Utility Infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical water, energy (gas), power and telecoms infrastructure, for the UK’s largest network owners and operators.

Our team of Social Infrastructure specialists revitalise homes and communities by carrying out a wide range of work, from retrofit to refurbishment, and maintenance.

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We are seeking an experienced and strategic Pre-Construction Operations Manager (PCOM) to lead and oversee our pre-construction function across a portfolio of complex cladding remediation projects.

This is a senior leadership role responsible for driving consistency, governance, technical assurance, and operational excellence across multiple PCSAs. You will shape standards, challenge risk and design decisions, and ensure alignment between programme, commercial, and technical delivery—while empowering Pre-Construction Managers (PCMs) to successfully manage day-to-day coordination.

• Establish and maintain pre-construction standards, processes, and governance frameworks across all projects
• Provide oversight of programme integrity, risk management, and design/commercial alignment
• Drive consistency, performance, and continuous improvement across the portfolio
• Lead escalation of critical issues and unblock cross-functional challenges

• Approve and challenge all PCSA programmes, sequencing, and critical path logic
• Monitor progress across all schemes, proactively addressing risks and delays
• Ensure consistency in reporting, tracking, and coordination practices

• Set the technical assurance strategy across façade, structural, and fire disciplines
• Oversee scope definition, ensuring solutions are compliant, buildable, and commercially viable
• Lead senior design reviews, challenge assumptions, and manage technical risk
• Ensure adherence to PAS/BS standards and corporate governance

• Oversee Building Regulations, HRB Gateway processes, and statutory compliance
• Ensure all projects maintain auditable documentation and are inspection-ready
• Escalate compliance risks and align with SHEQ and Building Safety leadership

• Approve survey strategies, methodologies, and intrusion levels
• Set standards for access planning and temporary works integration
• Maintain oversight of CDM, H&S, and Building Safety Act requirements
• Lead high-risk safety-in-design reviews

• Oversee procurement strategy and commercial governance across projects
• Build and maintain key supply chain relationships, ensuring capability and compliance
• Support value engineering and cost validation activities

• Own the Golden Thread strategy and ensure structured, compliant information management
• Conduct audits on documentation, traceability, and QA processes
• Approve pre-construction deliverables prior to handover

• Set standards for resident and stakeholder engagement
• Support and attend high-risk or sensitive client/resident meetings
• Ensure consistent, accurate communication aligned to project strategy

• Approve pre-start readiness and ensure projects are fully mobilised for delivery
• Validate programme, risk, procurement, and design readiness
• Drive lessons learned and continuous improvement

• Line management, development, and performance of PCMs and coordinators
• Resource planning and workload balancing across the portfolio
• Recruitment, onboarding, and capability development
• Executive reporting to the Head of Pre-Construction

• Proven experience in a senior pre-construction or operational leadership role
• Strong background in cladding…