Pre-Construction Director

LivGreen. Company; West of England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cycle to work

Pension

Tech scheme

Medical cash plan

Extra holidays

Purpose-driven work

Professional development

Collaborative environment

Job summary

LivGreen Ltd is seeking a seasoned Pre-Construction Director to lead the Pre-Construction function, guiding projects from Sales handover through mobilisation with a focus on commercial efficiency and delivery readiness.

You will set standards, manage a high-performing team, own forecasting and capacity planning, and collaborate with Sales, Commercial and Operations to ensure procurement, programme delivery and revenue objectives.

Qualifications

• Significant senior leadership experience in pre-construction or closely related field.
• Deep understanding of end-to-end pre-construction lifecycle: scope, surveys, design coordination, mobilisation and handover.
• Experience leading and developing teams with clear accountability.
• Proven ability to improve forecasting, capacity planning and project readiness.
• Strong commercial awareness and stakeholder management with senior clients.

Responsibilities

• As Pre-Construction Director, lead the Pre-Construction function with clear direction and accountability.
• Develop and oversee the Head of Retrofit Coordination, Mobilisation Coordinator and surveying resource.
• Own forecasting and capacity planning ensuring alignment to pipeline demand and constraints.
• Set standards for sales-to-pre-construction handover with defined scope and commitments.
• Provide senior oversight of mobilisation and project readiness, identifying risks and resolving blockers.
• Drive consistency across processes, IOE standards, scheduling and mobilisation planning.
• Collaborate with Sales, Commercial and Operations to support procurement readiness and programme delivery.
• Use pipeline data to inform the Senior Leadership Team on performance and priorities.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and strengthen commercial performance.
• Build a high-performing team through leadership, coaching and resource planning.
• Act as senior escalation point for Pre-Construction matters in client discussions.
• Ensure lessons learned improve Pre-Construction standards and project readiness.

Skills

Senior leadership

Pre-construction lifecycle

Forecasting

Capacity planning

Stakeholder management

Team development

Commercial awareness

Job description

At LivGreen, we’re passionate about creating sustainable, energy-efficient solutions that drive positive change. Our team is dedicated to delivering high-quality services while ensuring safety, compliance, and environmental responsibility. If you share our vision and thrive in a dynamic, purpose-driven environment, we’d love to hear from you!

Core Values

Our business works and thrives on the below values;

• Right From The Start
• Day One Mindset
• Extreme Ownership

Why Join LivGreen?

At Livgreen, we’re not just about delivering projects – we’re about making a difference. Here’s why you’ll love working with us:

• Benefits including cycle to work scheme, pension, tech scheme
• Medical cash scheme
• Option to buy more holiday
• Purpose-Driven Work: Be part of a team that’s committed to sustainability and driving positive change.
• Room to Grow: We’ll support your professional development and help you reach your career goals.
• Collaborative Environment: Work alongside a passionate and supportive team where your ideas are heard.

As Pre-Construction Director at LivGreen, you will lead and take overall accountability for the Pre-Construction function, ensuring projects move from Sales handover through pre-construction and mobilisation in a controlled, commercially efficient and delivery-ready manner. You will provide strategic direction to the team, set consistent standards and ensure forecasting, capacity, scope, programme and project readiness support LivGreen’s operational and growth objectives.

As a Pre-Construction Director you will:

• Lead the Pre-Construction function, providing clear direction, accountability and performance expectations across the team.
• Lead and develop the Head of Retrofit Coordination, Mobilisation Coordinator and surveying resource, ensuring clear ownership and effective working across the wider Pre-Construction structure.
• Own Pre-Construction forecasting and capacity planning, ensuring resource is aligned to pipeline demand and potential constraints are identified early.
• Set and maintain the standard for effective Sales-to-Pre-Construction handover, ensuring scope, measures, client commitments and key project information are sufficiently defined before work progresses.
• Provide senior oversight of mobilisation and project readiness, ensuring risks, dependencies and barriers to planned site starts are identified, challenged and resolved.
• Drive consistency across Pre-Construction processes, controls and ways of working, including IOE standards, scheduling, mobilisation planning and key project information.
• Work closely with Sales, Commercial and Operations to ensure Pre-Construction activity supports procurement readiness, programme delivery, commercial performance and revenue objectives.
• Use pipeline, mobilisation and performance information to provide the Senior Leadership Team with clear visibility of Pre-Construction performance, risk, capacity and priorities.
• Identify and deliver opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce avoidable cost and strengthen the commercial performance of the Pre-Construction function.
• Build a high-performing Pre-Construction team through effective leadership, coaching, performance management, succession planning and appropriate resource planning.
• Act as the senior point of escalation for Pre-Construction matters and represent the function in senior internal and client discussions where required.
• Ensure lessons learned from mobilisation and delivery are used to continuously improve Pre-Construction standards and project readiness.

To be successful as a Pre-Construction Director you will need:

• Significant senior leadership experience within pre-construction, retrofit, construction, housing, energy efficiency or a closely related environment.
• Strong understanding of the end-to-end pre-construction lifecycle, including scope development, surveys, design coordination, mobilisation, procurement readiness and handover to delivery.
• Experience of leading and developing teams, including managing managers and creating clear accountability across a function.
• Demonstrable experience of improving forecasting, capacity planning, operational processes and project readiness.
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to understand the impact of Pre-Construction decisions on programme, procurement, margin and revenue delivery.
• Confident stakeholder management skills with the ability to work effectively with senior clients and internal teams across Sales, Commercial and Operations.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills, with the ability to use performance and pipeline information to identify risk and drive action.
• A proactive leadership style with the ability to challenge constructively, take ownership and drive continuous improvement.

LivGreen Ltd values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.