Pre Construction Director

HP4 Recruitment Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 50% annual bonus

Attractive benefits package

Job summary

HP4 Recruitment Ltd in Birmingham is seeking an experienced Pre-Construction Director to lead and develop its regional pre-construction function following a major long-term framework.

You will oversee estimating, cost planning, bids, surveys, and the handover to operations, while building a high-performing team and driving growth across the region.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Pre-Construction Director or equivalent leading regional pre-construction teams.
• Strong construction background across main contracting, refurbishment or specialist works.
• Excellent commercial awareness and pricing experience.
• Experience leading teams and managing senior stakeholders.
• Knowledge of tendering, procurement and project delivery processes.
• Ability to drive growth and support regional expansion.

Responsibilities

• Lead the regional pre-construction strategy
• Manage estimating, cost planning and tender submissions
• Oversee surveys, scopes of work and technical compliance
• Identify and mitigate commercial and programme risk
• Improve bid quality, win rates and client engagement
• Build and manage a high-performing pre-construction team
• Ensure smooth handover from pre-construction to operations
• Develop systems, processes and reporting structures

Skills

Regional leadership

Tendering leadership

Estimating & cost

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Commercial awareness

Job description

A growing contractor is seeking an experienced Pre-Construction Director to lead and develop its regional pre-construction function in Birmingham following the award of a major long-term framework.

This is a senior leadership opportunity for someone with a strong background in pre-construction, estimating, bids, commercial strategy and team leadership within the construction sector.

The successful candidate will take responsibility for managing the front-end process across a range of projects including building fabric, remediation, refurbishment and passive fire works.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the regional pre-construction strategy
• Manage estimating, cost planning and tender submissions
• Oversee surveys, scopes of work and technical compliance
• Identify and mitigate commercial and programme risk
• Improve bid quality, win rates and client engagement
• Build and manage a high-performing pre-construction team
• Ensure smooth handover from pre-construction to operations
• Develop systems, processes and reporting structures

Candidate Requirements

• Proven experience as a Pre-Construction Director / Head of Pre-Construction / Bid Director / Estimating Director
• Strong construction background across main contracting, refurbishment or specialist works
• Excellent commercial awareness and pricing experience
• Experience leading teams and managing stakeholders at senior level
• Strong knowledge of tendering, procurement and project delivery processes
• Ability to drive growth and support regional expansion

Package

• £100k–£140k basic salary
• Up to 50% annual bonus
• Attractive benefits package
• Long-term secured pipeline of regional work

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious senior leader looking to take ownership of a growing regional function.

For a confidential discussion, please apply or get in touch directly.