Senior Pre-Construction Manager: CAT A/B Fit-Out

Unispace Life Sciences; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Senior role with influence over bid策略

Exposure to high quality commercial &$

Job summary

Unispace Life Sciences is seeking an experienced Pre-Construction Manager to lead full pre-construction for CAT A and CAT B fit-out projects, applying JCT Design & Build 2024. This senior role owns bids from enquiry to contract award and interfaces with clients, PMs, QSs, and consultants.

You will oversee estimating, design management, services (MEP), procurement and consultant input, ensuring bids are commercially sound, fully scoped, and de-risked for smooth handover to delivery teams.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in commercial fit-out/interiors contracting.
• Proven delivery of CAT A and CAT B projects under Design & Build contracts.
• Strong understanding of MEP coordination and landlord constraints.
• Experience leading bids from enquiry to contract award.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end pre-contract and bid process for CAT A/B fit-outs.
• Set bid strategy, programme, resourcing and commercial approach.
• Coordinate estimating, design management, services, procurement and consultant input.
• Review tender documents, identify risks and opportunities, and prepare robust clarifications.
• Lead value engineering and alternative proposals where appropriate.
• Oversee tendering, evaluation and subcontractor selection.

Skills

Pre-construction leadership

Bid management

Interiors contracting

Client facing

Risk management

Education

Degree in Construction/Quantity Surveying/Building Services

Job description

Unispace Life Sciences is seeking an experienced Pre-Construction Manager to lead full pre-construction for CAT A and CAT B fit-out projects, applying JCT Design & Build 2024. This senior role owns bids from enquiry to contract award and interfaces with clients, PMs, QSs, and consultants.

You will oversee estimating, design management, services (MEP), procurement and consultant input, ensuring bids are commercially sound, fully scoped, and de-risked for smooth handover to delivery teams.