Pre-Construction Manager

Is this your opportunity of a lifetime? Bring your talent & ambition, develop your career, leave a legacy & join Kier Capital Projects as a Pre-Construction Manager.

Job Title: Pre-Construction Manager

Location:Agile home working, with site visits covering M4 corridor projects, with the requirement to visit the Basingstoke office once or twice a week
Business area: Kier Places – Capital Projects
Contract:Full time, permanent - 40 hour week Monday to Friday. We may be able to be flexible with hours. Please specify during the application process what hours / days work for you
Salary: competitive +benefits

We are recruiting for an experienced Pre-Construction Manager to join our passionate Capital Projects Team. With our diverse portfolio of projects, we are looking for an individual to initially work on a pipeline of opportunities to deliver cladding replacement projects to residential buildings across the M4 corridor. With typical project values between £2M and £9M, and of a construction nature. You will be joining a team specialising in this new workstream which has huge long-term growth opportunity.

Key Responsibilities

As a Pre-Construction Manager your role will be key to managing and coordinating the pre-construction activities of either two stage or single stage opportunities. You will be expected to lead a small preconstruction team to ensure the preconstruction programme and milestones are met; design management is undertaken in a proper and timely manner; commercial proposals are developed in a timely manner; risks are identified, managed and appropriately apportioned; subcontractors and subconsultants are appointed and properly managed, whilst also managing relationships with the Client and the appointed professional team.

What do we need from you?

As a Pre-Construction ManagerWith demonstrable technical experience in Capital Projects or the Housing Maintenance sector, you will have an ability to communicate effectively with all external and internal stakeholders. The successful applicants will need to demonstrate an ability to plan, coordinate and manage at the preconstruction stage, whilst also demonstrating sound construction knowledge.

The Pre-Construction Manager will have experience in personnel management, resource allocation and subcontractor procurement with experience of CDM regulations and risk identification and assessment.

Who are we?

The Kier Places’ Capital Projects Team delivers refurbishment and new build construction projects across the Blue Light, Health, Education, Retail, Commercial & Residential sectors. We combine a national reach with a local focus, combining expert pre-construction, technical and operational skills with regional projects for valued customers.

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Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

Kier is committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. Take a look here to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion. If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these by emailing InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk.