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

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