Head of Pre Construction
Core
Senior leadership role overseeing end-to-end pre-construction activities including estimating, tendering, budgeting, value engineering, and design coordination to ensure projects are accurately costed and commercially viable.
Role type
Senior leadership pre-construction and estimating manager
Builds
Construction and specialist fit-out projects
Domain
Construction / Specialist Fit-out
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Pre-construction process management, estimating and cost planning, tender documentation review, value engineering, subcontractor negotiation, construction methodology expertise, risk identification, contract strategy, stakeholder engagement, team leadership
Preferred skills
Design & Construct (D&C) experience, negotiated contract environments, quantity surveying qualifications, medium-sized construction business experience
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end pre-construction from feasibility to contract award, manage and mentor the estimating team, coordinate early design input with consultants and subcontractors, develop high-level construction programmes, lead risk identification workshops, act as key point of contact for clients during pre-construction, build and develop the pre-construction function
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
