Role: Preconstruction Manager
Location: South East (Kent, Sussex or Surrey)
Salary: Up-to £85k (Negotiable)
Employment Type: Permanent Role
Consultant: Harry Cork
My client, a respectable and well established Residential House Builder is looking for their next Preconstruction Manager.
The role will ideally suit someone from a construction Project Manager background (with design and build pre construction experience) It would also potentially suit someone with a design background with significant construction knowledge within the Residential Developer market.
Pre-Construction Project Manager Role:
... - Manage the project development process during the tender stage, from tender to commencement on site, including managing the consultants.
- Chair design development meetings during the tender process
- Develop the programming of Construction projects using Powerproject (Asta)
- Assist in the procurement processes for Preferred Contractor Suppliers
- Liaise with all professional bodies from: Architects, Local Authorities, Utilities and Highways
- Fully investigate Value engineering and value creation opportunities and work closely with the estimating and commercial team.
- Close liaison with internal departments ensuring programming and cost management are aligned with design development.
- Progress design issues within a strict timescale & ensure designers meet information delivery dates
- Attend risk meetings/risk ownership & support the team with advice & best practice
- Attend client meetings, post tender interviews & support the team with construction knowledge in order to win the bid
- Ensure the consultant scope of services, responsibilities and fees are agreed and assist in making appointments
- Understand the issues with the applicable form of contract for the project and highlight where the design process may be at risk
- Monitor the information release schedule on at least a weekly basis and ensure this is matching the construction programme.
- As required, attend site progress meetings
- Ensuring all design approvals are met to suit the construction programme
Key skills required:
- Good organisation skills and work ethic
- Computer skills - need to be proficient on Microsoft Office packages (preferably with experience of the 2010 suite - Word, Excel, Outlook) and document management systems
- Clear telephone manner is essential as there will be client interaction
- A good 'team player'
- Have an understanding of different Client procurement routes
- Good construction knowledge, being able to problem solve and offer alternative options
- Work as part of a team and on your own initiative
- Ability to meet deadlines and work well under pressure
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