Pre-Construction Design Lead

Galliford Try; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

Corporate discounts

Cycle to Work schemes

Comprehensive pension plan

Save as You Earn share purchase

Private medical scheme options

Membership in professional association

Job summary

Galliford Try is seeking a Pre Construction Design Lead for the Oak Facades unit in Leicester. You will steer the design process from bid through handover, ensuring buildability, compliance, and commercially viable solutions.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, promote BIM practices, and maintain strong client interfaces, delivering value while managing risks and opportunities throughout pre-construction.

Qualifications

• Lead design coordination across pre-construction and tender stages.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Knowledge of Building Regulations, CDM Regulations and related standards.
• Commercial awareness, procurement and cost planning understanding.
• Experience with BIM, Revit and data environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead design process during pre-construction and tender stages.
• Coordinate architects, engineers and specialist subcontractors.
• Develop and manage design programmes aligned with bid requirements.
• Support bid submissions, RFIs, and value engineering.
• Act as primary interface with clients and consultants pre-construction.
• Ensure compliance with regulations and standards.
• Promote BIM and digital construction practices.
• Manage design risks and opportunities.

Skills

Design coordination

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

BIM experience

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Degree in Architecture or related discipline

Tools

Revit

Common Data Environment

Job description

Role Title: Pre Construction Design Lead

Business Unit: Oak Facades

Location: Leicester

Role Overview

The Pre-Construction Design Manager is responsible for leading and managing the design process during the pre-construction phase of building projects. The role ensures that designs are coordinated, compliant, buildable, commercially viable, and aligned with client requirements from project inception through to contract award and handover to the delivery team.

What You Will Be Doing

• Lead and manage the design process during pre-construction and tender stages.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams including architects, structural engineers, MEP consultants and specialist subcontractors.
• Develop and manage design programmes aligned with bid and project requirements.
• Support bid submissions, technical reviews, RFIs and value engineering activities.
• Act as the primary interface with clients and consultants during pre‑construction.
• Ensure compliance with Building Regulations, planning requirements, CDM Regulations and relevant standards.
• Promote BIM and digital construction processes.
• Manage design risks, opportunities and commercial considerations.
• Ensure effective handover to project delivery teams.

About You

• Strong understanding of building design, construction methodologies and design coordination.
• Knowledge of Building Regulations, Building Safety Act and CDM Regulations.
• Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Commercial awareness and understanding of procurement and cost planning.
• Experience with BIM, Revit, and Common Data Environments.
• Degree in Architecture, Architectural Technology, Construction Management, Engineering or related discipline.
• Significant design management experience within the construction industry.
• Experience managing design during bids, tenders and pre‑construction phases.
• Professional membership (RIBA, CIOB, CIAT, ICE, CIBSE etc.) desirable.

What We Can Offer in Return

With an impressive order book of over £4.1 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long‑held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high‑quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office‑based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

About us

Galliford Try is one of the UK’s leading construction groups with a vision to continuously be a people‑orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.

Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long‑term value.

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Specialist Services business please contact [e-mail]

Additional Information

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full‑time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage, and would be grateful if, you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long‑term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.

A full job description for this role is available upon request.