Pre Construction Manager

Galliford Try Plc; Warrington; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company in England is seeking a Pre-Construction Manager to oversee vital infrastructure projects. You will coordinate pre-construction activities, manage stakeholders, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality designs. The ideal candidate will have a strong construction background, excellent team management skills, and relevant engineering qualifications. This role offers a range of benefits and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Corporate discounts

Cycle to Work schemes

Comprehensive pension plan

Private medical scheme options

Qualifications

• Strong background in construction or engineering within the Water/Wastewater or Environmental sectors.
• Proven experience in managing multi-disciplinary teams.
• Confident working to strict deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage the interface across pre-construction, design, and delivery teams.
• Drive collaboration among stakeholders to develop efficient delivery plans.
• Ensure timely delivery of high-quality design deliverables.

Skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Organizational skills

Team management

Commercial awareness

IT proficiency

Education

HND/HNC in relevant Engineering discipline

Professional qualification

Tools

Construction management software

Job description

Overview

Pre-Construction Manager - Environment. Join Galliford Try's Environment Business as a Pre-Construction Manager and play a key role in shaping and delivering vital infrastructure projects across the water and environmental sector. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the front end of project delivery, ensuring we meet or exceed time, cost, and quality targets.

As a Pre-Construction Manager, you will lead and coordinate all pre-construction activities, ensuring seamless collaboration between internal teams and external partners. Your responsibilities will include:

Responsibilities

• Managing the interface across pre-construction, design, procurement, commercial, and delivery teams.
• Driving collaboration across stakeholders including designers, clients, planners, and supply chain to develop efficient Civil and MEICA delivery plans.
• Supporting the bid phase with operational input such as programme planning, constructability reviews, and delivery strategies.
• Facilitating smooth handovers from the Pre-Construction team to Delivery teams post-contract award.
• Leading the detailed design and procurement phases, ensuring alignment with client expectations and internal validation processes.
• Ensuring high-quality design deliverables are produced on time through proactive planning and coordination.
• Organising and overseeing pre-construction site activities including surveys, trial holes, and inspections.
• Implementing effective change control systems to manage project scope, risks, and impacts.
• Developing procurement strategies to maximise value through early engagement and market testing.
• Contributing to supplier selection and challenging constraints where necessary to protect project delivery.
• Creating robust delivery and procurement schedules, with an eye on buildability and temporary works.
• Acting as the key technical interface with the client and supply chain.
• Ensuring early and continuous engagement with commissioning and asset integration teams.
• Reporting to the Risk Manager on all aspects of Civil and MEICA delivery.
• Promoting a client-focused, safe, and quality-driven culture throughout the pre-construction phase.
• Capturing and embedding best practices and continuous improvement into every project.

Qualifications and experience

• Strong background in construction or engineering, ideally within the Water/Wastewater or Environmental sectors.
• Proven experience in managing multi-disciplinary teams and project interfaces.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organisational skills.
• Commercially astute with good contract awareness.
• Confident working to strict deadlines with the ability to manage supply chains effectively.
• Able to challenge the status quo, drive efficiencies, and add value throughout the project lifecycle.
• HND/HNC in a relevant Engineering discipline (BEng/MEng preferred).
• Professional qualification (desirable).
• IOSH Working Safely (or equivalent).
• Strong proficiency in relevant IT and software tools.

About Galliford Try and our approach

Galliford Try is one of the UK's leading construction groups with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in. Our purpose is to improve people's lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work. We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.

Benefits

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role