Pre-Construction Manager

Potensis; London; On-site; GBP 115,000; Full time

Job summary

An award-winning developer in London seeks a Pre-Construction Manager to lead commercial operations and manage costs across various projects. This role requires a strong leader with a track record in surveying, driving market success, and optimizing procurement strategies. Suitable for those ready to advance to head of Pre-Construction, this position promises dynamic growth and collaboration within a thriving team.

Benefits

Opportunities for progression

Dynamic team environment

Qualifications

• Qualified to HND level or higher with a valid CSCS card.
• Proven track record in similar role or at the level of Senior Surveyor.
• Strong IT skills with working knowledge of commercial systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage front-end commercial operations including cost planning and budget management.
• Engage and mentor a team while ensuring compliance with policies.
• Strategic management of supply chain and procurement activities.

Skills

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Cost management

Team leadership

Project management

Education

HND level qualification

Tools

Project management software

Payment and valuation software

Job description

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Pre-Construction Manager - £115,000 + package - London

Potensis Selection is delighted to partner with an award-winning Developer who is seeking a Pre-Construction Managerto join its dynamic London Team. The Commercial team deals with everything to do with cost-effective building, including quantity surveying, estimating, procurement and material buying.

Reporting to the Commercial Director, you will effectively manage a team of surveyors, taking overall responsibility of a number of developments, including regeneration schemes and projects that have multiple phases. Effectively manage costs, and ensure targets are met by managing and controlling the budget and valuations, including monthly updating of the estimated final costs, and have the ability to show absolute cost and value reconciliation. Overall responsibility for all sub-contractor procedures and processes, and materials and goods if necessary, whilst always ensuring compliance with Group Policies and Procedures. Engage and mentor a team of all abilities. Actively involved in value engineering to ensure that we are always one step ahead of the market.

Key Responsibilities:

• Management/oversee of front-end commercial operations including bidding, land purchase, cost planning, design control, budget management, supply chain management/engagement, procurement strategy, and support of procurement activities to point of contract
• Drive standardisation and consistency of all front-end activities that support and enhance commercial teams in procurement and ultimately securing smoother delivery
• Enhance collaboration with relevant departments including planning, buying, procurement, commercial and design management teams
• Ability to support all stages of pre-contract design (typically RIBA 0-3) with the aim of optimising design efficiency and procurement activities with the goal of optimal commercial success
• Support in the careful consideration of the golden thread and BSA gateway strategy for each project and tying this back to the project procurement strategy, identifying the correct supply chain that can truly deliver the requirements
• Identification and pricing of project specific risks and opportunities from outset; preparation of mitigation strategies and contingency advice to inform commercial appraisal
• Strategic management of supply chain - early engagement to drive greater cost certainty and up to date rates, tracking of supply chain exposure and management of relationships
• Tracking and analysis of inflation indices to allow informed forecasts to be developed and held in cost plans
• Early engagement of supply chain where unfamiliar risks are identified, and no in-house expertise exist
• Benchmarking of cost data and design metrics across all projects to support cost planning and provide context to board of current schemes in pre-contract stages
• Explore London specific cross regional standardisation and sharing of cost data, benchmarking, and design metrics to provide greater understanding of the wider market and what ‘excellent’ looks like. This would involve working with West & East London regions to collaborate and share to benefit the wider business
• Collation of final account data to understand historic risk expenditure and feeding this back to front end cost planning activities
• Analysis of abnormal costs to provide context of site specifics and understanding of what is driving build cost rate differentiations across current schemes
• Upskill cost planning teams on presentation tools and cost plan templates to drive consistency and clearer understanding across the business of build cost data, risks, opportunities, design metrics and benchmarking.

Key Requirements:

• Individuals who are qualified to HND level or higher with a valid CSCS card
• Proven track record in similar role or at the level of Senior Surveyor
• Confidence to present reports to the Board of Directors
• Full understanding of current market conditions and rates
• Highly numerate individualwith excellent attention to detail, able to gather, interpret and present data to facilitate preparation of budgets and subsequent valuations
• Methodical, conscientious and organised individual whoworks to deliver high standards
• Strong IT skills, working knowledge of computer systems within the commercial environment, i.e. project management/payment and valuation software
• Articulate, clear and credible, and able to thrive under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Individual who is able to resolve disputes, problems and cost issues
• Individual who is able to work on own initiative, with the drive to take ownership of projects
• Strong communication skills, the ability to build effective working relationships both internally and externally
• Wide experience in the discipline within the house building industry including strong knowledge of Building Regulations, NHBC and Health and Safety requirements etc.
• Team player, and supportive of colleagues

This role would suit a Chief Estimator or Chief Cost planner looking for the next step or a pre-existing Manager looking for their next exciting role within construction. This role offers fantastic routes up to head of Pre-Construction as progression is one of our clients key values. If you are potentially interested in hearing more then please do get in touch today!