Pre-Construction Project Manager

Seddon Construction Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Car allowance

26 days holidays

Pension scheme

Free parking

Private health care

Professional development & training

Well-being initiatives

Flexible working

Employee discounts

Job summary

Seddon Construction Ltd is seeking a Pre-Construction Project Manager to lead projects from initial engagement to financial close within the Property Services Midlands team, based in the Birmingham office.

You will manage stakeholders, coordinate design and supply chain input, monitor cost plans, and deliver on time and within budget through the pre-construction gateways, while promoting clear, proactive communications and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Relevant construction, engineering or related qualification.
• Skills gained in a previous pre-construction role.
• Experience in customer relationship management and supply chain coordination.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams through pre-construction gateways.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer brief development, timelines and gateway approvals.
• Identify and manage project stakeholders and input from designers and suppliers.
• Engage designers and key supply chain partners and agree terms of appointment.
• Ensure cost plans reflect the brief, monitor budgets and communicate to the team.
• Deliver projects within the customer’s budget and through pre-construction gateways.
• Provide regular gateway reports and updates per the Seddon Pre-construction processes.
• Manage risk/opportunity registers with the project team and maintain reporting.
• Coordinate resources and reporting with operations and commercial teams.

Skills

Customer relationships

Leadership

Time management

Organisation

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Engagement & motivation

MS Office suite (Dynamics, Teams,Excel

Education

Relevant construction, engineering or related qualification

Tools

ASITE

CRM systems

Dynamics

Teams

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Pre-Construction Project Manager to join our Property Services Midlands team based in the Birmingham office. The main purpose of the role is tolead a project from initial identification/engagement to financial close, through all pre-construction process gateways.

Competitive Salary / Competitive Car Allowance / 26 Days Holidays / Pension Scheme / Free Parking / Private Health Care / Professional Development & Training Opportunities / Free Well-being Initiatives such as eye care vouchers, occupational health, employee assistance programme / Ministry of Fun / Flexible Working / Online Retailer Discounts (Seddon Smartspending)

What you’ll do:

• Work with customers and end users to understand their business needs, develop their brief, timelines and approval gateways
• Identify and lead in management of the project stakeholders
• Identify and engage designers and key supply chain partners input needed for each project and work with the project team to agree terms of appointment
• Ensure that the cost plan reflects the brief / drivers, check and reinforce the budget and communicate it to the team
• Achieve delivery within the customer’s budget
• Deliver all necessary and regular internal and external updates, and gateway reports, in line with the Seddon Management System and Pre-construction Gateways processes.
• Lead and manage each project Risk/Opportunities Register with the wider project team including regular and gateway updates
• Ensure that the resource levels are maintained to protect the profitability of the Pre-Contract period, including liaising with the project QS to maintain accurate reporting of the costs and value
• Effectively manage and communicate internal and consultant project teams
• Coordinate documentation as required by the customer or framework
• Ensure adhesion of the team as a clear and effective working unit, working closely with operations and commercial teams, working closely with the wider business where required
• Lead with knowledge development and sharing lessons learnt among the team to upskill team members to facilitate continuous improvement
• Ensure the team is engaging with supply chain to gain commitment and ‘best solutions’
• Work with the customer’s advisors and professionals to build relationships and provide consistent advice and communications
• Promote honest, open and transparent communications – ensuring the client is kept informed of anything relevant and avoiding “shocks”
• Develop and maintain customer and framework relationships to support a strong pipeline of work for the business.
• To coordinate statutory requirements, ensuring Utilities, Governing bodies including planning and Building Control are managed to allow Start on site on time
• To develop strategies / problem solve issues which become apparent to ensure project KPI delivery
• Coordinate the process of Decision to Proceed Meeting ensuring the presentation achieves the desired outcome of project commencement
• Escalate serious issues in good time to senior managers to assist in problems for resolution within agreeable timescales.

Have you got what it takes:

• Relevant construction, engineering or relatedqualification
• Skills gained in a previous pre-constructionrole
• Customer relationship management
• Knowledge and skills of the pre-constructionprocess
• Excellent time management and organisation to hit deadlines
• Leadership and influencing skills
• Engagement and motivation
• The full Microsoft suite of ITincludingDynamics,TEAMS,Excel, PowerPoint,CRMand ASITE – Information ManagementSoftware.

Location

Birmingham - Office Based

Department

Property Services Midlands

Company

5 - Seddon Construction - Property Services