Preconstruction Project Manager

Global Switch; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Switch is seeking a Preconstruction Project Manager to lead the day-to-day preconstruction phase for new developments and major redevelopments across Europe, with a focus on London. You will drive feasibility, concept design, detailed design, and tender-stage development, coordinating internal stakeholders and external consultants to ensure programmes, budgets and design objectives are met.

You will manage design quality, governance, cost, quality and schedule, optimise value engineering,

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted partner to Development Managers, Technical Directors, Regional Construction Managers, Site Operations Managers, Facility Managers, and Rollout teams, driving collaboration, alignment, and informed decision-making throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate with M&E consultants, utility providers, and power authorities to oversee the design, capacity planning, and delivery of critical infrastructure, ensuring solutions meet technical, operational, and programme requirements.
• Strong understanding of construction delivery, design coordination, and technical standards within complex, mission-critical environments.
• Demonstrated ability to balance technical requirements with commercial objectives, ensuring design and construction solutions deliver optimal value and business outcomes.
• Manage and coordinate external consultants and professional advisors, ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality design, cost, and project management services throughout the preconstruction lifecycle.
• Strong knowledge of procurement and supply chain management, including contract negotiation and the planning of critical long-lead infrastructure and equipment required for mission-critical environments.

Job description

About The Role

As Preconstruction Project Manager, you will lead the day-to-day management of the preconstruction phase for new developments and major redevelopment projects across Europe. You will be responsible for driving projects from inception and feasibility through concept design, detailed design, and tender-stage development, ensuring schemes are fully prepared for market release. Working closely with internal stakeholders and external consultants, you will coordinate and manage the delivery of key project partners, including Project Managers, Quantity Surveyors, Architects, and Engineering teams, ensuring programmes, budgets, and design objectives are achieved throughout the preconstruction lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the Design Quality Management Process throughout the preconstruction stage, ensuring all outputs meet project standards and client expectations.
• Develop and implement comprehensive design management systems, procedures, and governance frameworks to drive consistency and efficiency across all design activities.
• Managing design information schedules and value engineering to align with budgets and project goals.
• Ensure full compliance with local permitting requirements, statutory regulations, and authority approvals, proactively addressing potential risks and delays.
• Identify, evaluate, and implement innovative design solutions, materials, and technologies to enhance quality, sustainability, and cost-effectiveness.
• Establish and maintain standardised frameworks for cost, quality, and programme control, ensuring transparency and accountability.
• Advise and lead contract negotiations for design programmes and associated costs, securing favourable terms and mitigating contractual risks
• Prepare and deliver monthly management reports, providing clear visibility of project financials, cash flow forecasts, programme performance, key risks, and progress against delivery milestones.

About You

You’re a proactive and highly organised project professional with a strong track record of managing complex preconstruction programmes from early feasibility through to tender-stage design. You thrive in fast-paced environments where coordination, planning, and stakeholder management are critical to success. Combining technical understanding with commercial awareness, you can confidently oversee design development, manage external consultants, and ensure projects progress efficiently while balancing cost, programme, quality, and risk.

You enjoy bringing structure and clarity to complex projects, working collaboratively with architects, engineers, quantity surveyors, and project managers to develop robust, buildable solutions that meet business objectives. Comfortable challenging assumptions and driving value engineering initiatives, you have a keen eye for identifying opportunities to improve quality, reduce risk, and optimise project outcomes. Above all, you take pride in delivering high-quality preconstruction programmes that provide a seamless transition into construction and support long-term business success.

Key Requirements

• Act as a trusted partner to Development Managers, Technical Directors, Regional Construction Managers, Site Operations Managers, Facility Managers, and Rollout teams, driving collaboration, alignment, and informed decision-making throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate with M&E consultants, utility providers, and power authorities to oversee the design, capacity planning, and delivery of critical infrastructure, ensuring solutions meet technical, operational, and programme requirements.
• Strong understanding of construction delivery, design coordination, and technical standards within complex, mission-critical environments.
• Demonstrated ability to balance technical requirements with commercial objectives, ensuring design and construction solutions deliver optimal value and business outcomes.
• Manage and coordinate external consultants and professional advisors, ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality design, cost, and project management services throughout the preconstruction lifecycle.
• Strong knowledge of procurement and supply chain management, including contract negotiation and the planning of critical long-lead infrastructure and equipment required for mission-critical environments.

About Global Switch

You might not know it, but you use a data centre like Global Switch every day. Whether you're browsing the web, streaming, playing a game, or simply making a purchase, you are relying on data centres around the world. Global Switch is a trusted name in the industry, with over 20 years of experience and a commitment to long-term partnerships and sustainability.

We value excellence and teamwork, and we always strive to deliver the best customer service and satisfaction. We are a team of skilled and passionate professionals, proud of who we are and what we do. Joining us means becoming part of a team that values learning and growth.

As an equal-opportunity employer, Global Switch is committed to providing a working culture that values diversity and inclusion and is committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a barrier-free recruitment process and working environment. Global Switch owns and operates 4,200,000 sq ft (388,000 sq m) of exceptional large-scale, multi-customer, carrier and cloud neutral data centre space across Europe and Asia-Pacific. Established in 1998 our longevity in the market place and impressive track record prove we deliver best in class solutions. Global Switch data centres are operated to a Tier III standard or higher and provide resilient and secure solutions to customers who include global system integrators, telecommunication and cloud providers, enterprises, financial institutions, government organisations, managed service providers and other hosting businesses.