Preconstruction Manager

About the role

At Balfour Beatty, we're creating infrastructure that connects communities, drives economic growth, and leaves a lasting legacy. As one of the UK's leading infrastructure groups, we deliver some of the nation's most complex and rewarding civil engineering projects.

We're looking for an experienced Preconstruction Manager to join our Regional Civils team based in Warrington
. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the preconstruction phase of major civil engineering projects, working collaboratively with clients, designers, and delivery teams to develop winning solutions that are safe, innovative, sustainable, and commercially robust.

As a Preconstruction Manager you will:

• Lead the preconstruction process from opportunity identification through to contract award.
• Manage multidisciplinary bid and preconstruction teams to develop high-quality, compliant submissions.
• Build strong relationships with clients, consultants, and supply chain partners.
• Drive value engineering, buildability, innovation, and sustainable solutions throughout the bid process.
• Coordinate design development, estimating, planning, risk management, and commercial input.
• Ensure governance requirements are met while maintaining programme milestones.

You will have the following:

• Experience in preconstruction, bid management, or project management within the civil engineering sector.
• A strong understanding of infrastructure delivery, including highways, structures, public realm, utilities, or general civil engineering projects.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Commercial awareness with the ability to balance risk, opportunity, and client expectations.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing complex tender submissions.
• Knowledge of NEC contracts and collaborative procurement routes.
• A relevant degree or professional qualification in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline (preferred).

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

With a strong track record of delivery, our civils teams connect communities through infrastructure projects in the highways, public realm, rail, flood and coastal defence, and industrial sectors across England and Wales.

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit https://disabil

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at candidate recruit