MEP Preconstructio Manager

Mandala Group Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Mandala Group Ltd is recruiting an MEP Pre Construction Manager to shape projects before construction. You will work with clients, design teams and procurement to ensure coordinated, commercially robust leads from feasibility through mobilisation.

With a strong electrical background, you will lead the pre-construction process, coordinate electrical and building services designs, manage estimating and procurement, drive value engineering, and present updates to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Electrical background or extensive experience with electrical building services.
• Experience coordinating MEP packages within wider projects.
• Ability to lead front-end engagement with clients, consultants and design teams.
• Demonstrated capability in procurement planning and early supplier involvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the MEP pre construction and PCSA process from concept to handover.
• Coordinate electrical and broader building services design development.
• Manage estimating, commercial and procurement activities.
• Develop procurement strategies and manage early package procurement.
• Drive value engineering and buildability reviews.
• Manage project budgets, programmes, risks and opportunities.
• Build strong relationships with clients, consultants, subcontractors and supply chain.
• Support bid strategy and early contractor involvement.
• Present project updates and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Ensure projects are fully coordinated before mobilisation.
• Continuously improve pre construction processes across the business.

Skills

Electrical background

MEP coordination

Client engagement

Pre-construction leadership

Job description

Shape projects long before construction begins! We're working with one of the UK's fastest-growing specialist M&E contractors to recruit an MEP Pre Construction Manager. This is a rare opportunity to join an ambitious business that has experienced exceptional growth and established an outstanding reputation for delivering technically challenging projects across the defence, education, commercial and public sectors. Operating as part of a highly successful construction group, the business combines the agility of a specialist contractor with the security, investment and long-term pipeline of a major principal contractor. Continued growth has created a brand-new opportunity for someone to establish and lead its pre construction function. This isn't a traditional Project Manager role. We're looking for someone who enjoys the front end of projects, working closely with clients, consultants, design teams, commercial and procurement to ensure projects are fully coordinated, commercially robust and ready for successful delivery. Whilst this is an MEP role, there is a strong electrical bias, so we're particularly interested in candidates with an electrical background or those who have significant experience managing electrical building services packages as part of wider MEP projects. If you enjoy improving processes, solving technical challenges and influencing projects before they reach site, this is an opportunity to make a genuine impact within a growing business.

The Opportunity

Working directly with the Managing Director and senior leadership team, you'll take ownership of projects from early client engagement through feasibility, design development, estimating, procurement planning and mobilisation before handing projects over to the delivery teams. You'll play a key role in shaping the company's pre construction function, influencing internal processes, improving project outcomes and supporting the continued growth of the business.

Responsibilities

• Lead the MEP pre construction and PCSA process from concept through to project handover.
• Coordinate electrical and wider building services design development.
• Manage estimating, commercial and procurement activities.
• Develop procurement strategies and manage early package procurement.
• Drive value engineering and buildability reviews.
• Manage project budgets, programmes, risks and opportunities.
• Build strong relationships with clients, consultants, subcontractors and supply chain partners.
• Support bid strategy and early contractor involvement.
• Present project updates and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Ensure projects are fully coordinated before mobilisation.
• Continuously improve pre construction processes across the business.

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