Pre- Construction Manager

Balfour Beatty plc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

25 days annual leave

Family friendly policies

Pension and shares

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc in London is seeking an experienced Pre-Construction Manager with an engineering background to lead bid and preconstruction activities across a varied Regional Build portfolio.

You will work closely with work winning, design, and commercial teams to develop robust methodologies, programmes and value engineering, ensuring smooth handover to delivery.

This role offers smart working, generous leave and supportive policies as part of a diverse, inclusive employer.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a preconstruction or bid leadership role within main contracting.
• Strong commercial awareness and technical understanding of building projects.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Collaborative mindset with the confidence to lead and influence.
• Track record of securing profitable work in London/South East.

Responsibilities

• Lead bid and preconstruction activities across a varied portfolio of regional build projects.
• Develop winning strategies and manage tender submissions.
• Oversee cost planning, risk management and value engineering.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, consultants and supply chain partners.
• Coordinate internal teams including estimating, design, planning and commercial functions; ensure handover to delivery.

Skills

Pre-construction leadership

Bid management

Stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

Engineering background

Job description

About the role

At Balfour Beatty, we’re delivering some of the UK’s most exciting and complex construction projects, and our Regional Build business in London is continuing to grow.

We’re looking for an experienced Pre-Construction Manager with an engineering background and strong technical skills to join our growing team and play a key role in developing projects from early opportunity through to successful delivery.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys being involved early, solving complex challenges and working collaboratively to turn ambitious proposals into deliverable construction solutions.

As a Pre-Construction Manager, you’ll take a lead role in the development of projects across our London Regional Build portfolio, working closely with our work winning, design, commercial and operational teams.

You’ll be responsible for bringing your technical and construction expertise into the pre-construction process, helping us develop robust methodologies, programmes and solutions that provide value for our clients and set our projects up for successful delivery.

What you'll be doing

As a Pre-Construction Manager you will:

• Leading bid and preconstruction activities across a varied portfolio of regional build projects
• Developing winning strategies and managing tender submissions
• Overseeing cost planning, risk management, and value engineering
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, consultants, and supply chain partners
• Coordinating internal teams including estimating, design, planning, and commercial functions
• Ensuring seamless handover from preconstruction to delivery teams.

Who we're looking for

You will have the following:

• Proven experience in a preconstruction or bid leadership role within main contracting
• Strong commercial awareness and technical understanding of building projects
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• A collaborative mindset with the confidence to lead and influence
• A track record of securing profitable work within the London or South East market.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• - Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• - 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• - Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• - Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Operating across England and Wales, our buildings teams create places where people live, are cared for, work, learn, meet and have fun, with a focus on the aviation, health, defence, education and development sectors.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at [e-mail]