Preconstruction Design Lead

Buildspace Group; St Albans; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Buildspace Group is seeking a Preconstruction Design Lead to own design across the region's bids and newly won projects for a £500m+ turnover business. You will set the design strategy on tenders, build winning technical submissions, and guide projects through design development to readiness for delivery on site.

This role places you in a fast-moving contractor environment across London and the South, with exposure to Data Centre, Industrial & Logistics, Pharma, Clean Energy and Commercial

Qualifications

• Senior design management experience on major D&B projects.
• Experience with bid design and tender submissions.
• Ability to lead design teams and drive value engineering.

Responsibilities

• Leading design on regional tenders from brief review through to award.
• Preparing recently secured projects for delivery: closing out design gaps and setting up a smooth start on site.
• Appointing and managing consultant design teams through RIBA Stages 2-4.
• Driving value engineering, buildability and design-risk control.
• Working with Commercial, Estimating and Delivery so design, cost and programme line up.

Skills

Bid management

Design leadership

Value engineering

Risk management

Consultant management

Job description

Every Main Contractor knows that bids are often won in design. A brilliant Preconstruction Design Lead is the difference between a compliant submission and the one that the end client simply cannot ignore.

One of the UK's hottest Main Contractors is looking for exactly that person!

Our partner, a £500m+ turnover business, is on the hunt for a knockout Preconstruction Design Lead to oversee multiple D&B projects across London and the South. As a business they are cooking, they have firmly established themselves in the UK Data Centre market, with a growing number of live projects. Alongside this sits a strong pipeline of Industrial & Logistics, Pharma & Life Sciences, Clean Energy and Commercial work.

They need a Preconstruction Design Lead to own design across the region's bids and newly won projects. Your job would be to set the design strategy on tenders and build the winning technical submissions. You'd then take secured projects through design development so they're fully ready for delivery on site.

Preconstruction Design Lead roles & responsibilities:Leading design on all regional tenders, from brief review through to awardPreparing recently secured projects for delivery: closing out design gaps, locking down programme and information release, and setting up a smooth start on siteAppointing and managing consultant design teams through RIBA Stages 2-4Driving value engineering, buildability and design-risk controlWorking with Commercial, Estimating and Delivery so design, cost and programme line up

Preconstruction Design Lead experience required:Senior design management experience on major D&B projects, either Main Contractor-side or Consultant-side at Associate or Director level A track record of helping to win major project work Sector experience in Data Centres, Industrial & Logistics or Pharma (Data Centre experience is a real advantage) Technical depth, commercial instinct and the presence to lead in a bid room

You will report straight into the Preconstruction Director as their right hand, with genuine influence over what the region bids and how it wins. You will be joining a contractor that's winning, in a region that's growing. Opportunities like this do not come up often - it's a banger!