Pre Construction Manager - E5637

Algeco UK; Leeds; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in modular accommodation seeks a Pre Construction Manager to oversee the pre-construction process. You will manage multiple complex projects across various sectors, ensuring alignment of technical and financial deliverables while fostering relationships with clients and stakeholders. This role requires strong project management skills, technical knowledge of construction methods, and the ability to lead teams effectively.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable project management experience, ideally in construction.
• Technical knowledge of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead project development from bid stage through to handover.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary inputs including design and planning.
• Build and maintain high-trust relationships with clients.

Skills

Communication

Project Management

Analytical Skills

Education

Recognised Degree in Architecture, Construction, Engineering

Project Management Qualifications (PRINCE2, APM)

Tools

Microsoft Suite

AutoDesk

Asta

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This role is with Algeco OSS, which provides the permanent building solutions within our Group structure, working closely with colleagues in Mod-Sales to provide semi-permanent building solutions.

You will own the pre-construction process—from tender to contract award—bringing together internal specialists, consultants, and clients to deliver safe, intelligent, and compelling project proposals. You’ll manage multiple complex projects across a diverse range of sectors including education, healthcare, defence, justice, and residential.

WHAT WE DO

Algeco UK is the leader in modular accommodation not only in the UK but around the world. We provide more buildings for hire than anyone else, including modular buildings for sale and rent, and off-site permanent buildings for sale for temporary, semi-permanent and permanent use

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

As a central part of our Work Winning Team, you'll:

• Lead project development from bid stage through PCSA (where applicable) to handover, ensuring technical, financial, and programme deliverables are aligned.
• Champion design for manufacture and off-site delivery strategies that maximise efficiency, cost control, and sustainability.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary inputs including design, estimating, planning, delivery, commercial, and legal.
• Influence project strategy, risk mitigation, and programme phasing.
• Build and maintain high-trust relationships with clients, consultants, and supply chain partners
• .Present tender solutions to Senior Leadership, supporting negotiations and contract close.
• Coach and mentor junior team members, fostering knowledge-sharing and development.

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU

Personal Characteristics:

• A strong communicator and a proven ability to build positive working relationships, internally/externally across all levels of management.
• Confident and assertive to enable challenges to be overcome with strong focus on results and meeting deadlines.
• Ability to coordinate and manage own workload and prioritise accordingly to support project delivery.
• Resilient, positive & confident character.
• Enthusiastic and keen to use new technologies to improve traditional ways of working.
• Innovate by sharing ideas and challenging standard practices.
• A desire to drive efficiencies thorough continuous improvement.
• Ability to work well as part of a professional team and also independently using own initiative.
• Making sound and timely decisions based on robust planning and effective use of systems and resources.
• Understands what needs to be done; executes on objectives effectively and is focused on delivering timely, value adding results.
• Acts to quickly and efficiently solve both internal and external customer concerns; elicits customer feedback to identify their needs and monitors their satisfaction; resolves root cause of customer problems.

Work Experience:

• Demonstrable project management experience, with construction/ Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) experience being desirable.
• Technical knowledge of MMC – particularly volumetric solutions – is desirable
• Ideally, the candidate will have experience of working simultaneously across large scale, multi-million £ projects
• Project management experience, leading and coordinating inputs from colleagues specialising in design, costing, programme planning, logistics etc
• Strong analytical skills to understand sometimes conflicting inputs and balance outcomes for successful project outcomes
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft suite as a minimum, with other software from AutoDesK, Asta, etc being desirable.

Qualifications:

• You will ideally hold a recognised degree within a relevant discipline, e.g. architecture, construction, building, engineering, quantity surveying etc, although strong project management qualifications (eg PRINCE2, APM), appropriate experience and a demonstrable interest in MMC/construction could be considered.
• CDM Regulation qualifications beneficial but training can be provided.
• CSCS Card is desirable

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management and Strategy/Planning

• Industries

  Building Construction

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