Pre-Construction Director

Bouygues Energies & Services Contracting; Manchester; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in the UK seeks a Pre-Construction Director to manage pre-construction activities for major projects. The successful candidate will be responsible for integrating design, commercial requirements, and operational activities, working collaboratively with teams to ensure project success. Benefits include a competitive salary, car allowance, and generous leave. This role requires proven experience in project development, strong leadership skills, and a degree in Engineering or a related field. Join us to shape the future of our business.

Benefits

25 days annual leave (+ public holidays)

Life Cover equivalent to 4 times annual salary

Private Medical Insurance (Family Cover)

Qualifications

• Proven experience in pre-construction or project development within a similar industry for a main contractor or large subcontractor.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong leadership capabilities with a track record of managing high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the pre-construction phase across multiple high-value projects.
• Create and manage tender documents while preparing submissions.
• Develop and manage pre-construction programmes, including design and procurement.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Leadership capabilities

Education

Degree or equivalent in Engineering or Construction

Job description

Bouygues Energies & Services Industry, an Equans Group Company is recruiting a Pre-Construction Director to join our team. With a strong pipeline of major projects, we are expanding our leadership team and seeking a collaborative and forward-thinking individual to lead our pre-construction activities to help shape the future direction of our business in the UK.

This is an excellent career opportunity for someone who brings dynamism, creativity and inclusive leadership to our pre-construction activities. The Pre-Construction Director will play a pivotal role in shaping the success of our projects from inception to mobilisation and will work with a multidisciplinary team through the early stages of project development, ensuring robust planning, stakeholder engagement and innovation.

What you will deliver

The Pre-Construction Director will lead the front-end planning and coordination of major projects, ensuring that design, commercial, and operational requirements are fully integrated before delivery begins. This role is critical to embedding safety, quality, and efficiency from concept through to mobilisation.

• Lead the pre-construction phase across multiple high-value projects, collaborating with clients and internal teams to define project scope, budgets and timelines.
• Create and classify tender opportunities, whilst preparing and managing tender documents.
• Determine best strategy for major project bids, tender submissions and value engineering processes by driving early engagement with clients, consultants, and supply chain partners.
• Lead bid response and tender submissions including the preparation and completion of quality submission, in coordination with the allocated Bid Manager.
• Coordinate pricing activities with the estimating team, with strategic input from the technical and project teams, to develop competitive offers and successful work winning.
• Assemble interview teams and prepare / manage Post Tender Interview Presentations.
• Develop and manage pre-construction programmes, including design, procurement, and mobilisation milestones. Identify and mitigate risks early in the project lifecycle.
• Ensure design intent aligns with delivery capabilities and safety requirements and facilitate constructability reviews and design risk assessments.
• Champion “Safety in Design” principles and ensure they are embedded. Ensure all pre-construction activities comply with CDM regulations and internal HSEQ standards. Lead pre-construction safety reviews and ensure lessons learned are captured and applied.
• Coordinate technical due diligence, risk identification and mitigation, with estimating and technical teams throughout the preconstruction stage.
• Ensure commercial alignment between design and delivery and cost optimisation initiatives without compromising safety or quality.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and contractual requirements, whilst driving innovation and continuous improvement.
• Support early procurement strategies and package scoping.
• Oversee seamless transition from Pre-Construction over to the Operational Teams with comprehensive transfer documents.
• Finally, ensure readiness for site mobilisation through robust planning and stakeholder coordination.

What can we offer you?

• On offer is a competitive salary, car or car allowance and benefits package, which includes;
• 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
• Life Cover equivalent to 4 times annual salary
• Company Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance (Family Cover)
• 2 corporate social responsibility days per year and a broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective / individual training, and personalised support programmes
• Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme, and access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), WOMEN TOGETHER (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals
• 24 / 7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app

Who are we looking for?

• Proven experience in pre-construction or project development within a similar industry for a main contractor or large subcontractor.
• Strong commercial acumen and strategic thinking.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to build relationships internally and externally.
• Ability to lead complex project and influence outcomes at a senior level.
• Strong leadership capabilities with a track record of managing high-performing teams.
• Proven experience in bid management or a similar role.
• Thorough understanding of UK Health & Safety construction laws.
• Degree or equivalent in Engineering or Construction, or a related discipline would be desirable.

Who are we?

Equans, a subsidiary of the Bouygues group, is a world leader in the energy and services sector with operations in 20 countries, 90,000 employees working on 5 continents and a turnover of 19.2 billions euros in 2024.

Bouygues Energies & Services Industry, a Equans Group company, specialise in executing technically challenging, time sensitive projects in critical environments : cleanrooms, laboratories, industrial plants, and data centres. With over 50 years of experience, we offer our clients seamless consulting and engineering solutions through an in-house design, build, operate and maintain delivery model.

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the most technically innovate and challenging projects. We offer competitive basic salaries with generous company benefits.

What’s next

If this role is of interest to you, please click below to register, apply, and track your progress! A member of our Resourcing Team will review your application and be in touch.

At Bouygues Energies & Services Industry, a Equans Group Company we’re committed to delivering a culture where everyone’s voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers, and stakeholders. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do, should you join Bouygues Energies & Services you’ll find a welcoming and open workplace where you’re supported and encouraged to be your true self at work. You’ll also have access to our growing employee networks including WiE (Women in Equans), RISE (BAME), LGBTQI+, Working Parents, YPN (Young Professionals Network) and our Disability Network.

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a re-location package with this job role. Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check, as noted in the role requirements.

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