Pre-Construction Director
Cityscape Recruitment
An exceptional opportunity has arisen for an experienced Pre-Construction Director to join a respected construction business renowned for delivering complex, high-quality projects across multiple sectors.
This strategic leadership role will drive the entire pre-construction function, overseeing bid management, estimating, design coordination, programme development, risk management and client engagement.
The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in securing future workload, shaping project delivery strategies and leading a high-performing team through all pre-construction activities.
The Opportunity
This is an executive-level position suited to an ambitious and commercially astute construction professional with a proven track record of winning and delivering complex projects.
Working closely with the board and operational leadership team, you will lead the pre-construction strategy, improve tender success rates and ensure projects are positioned for successful delivery before entering the construction phase.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- Lead and develop the pre-construction function across the business.
- Define and implement pre-construction strategy and best practice.
- Drive business growth through successful tendering and client engagement.
- Work closely with senior leadership to identify new opportunities and market sectors.
- Contribute to overall business planning and operational strategy.
- Oversee all PQQ, framework and tender submissions.
- Lead competitive and negotiated tender processes.
- Review and approve tender strategies, pricing submissions and commercial proposals.
- Ensure tenders accurately reflect project risks, opportunities and delivery methodologies.
- Improve bid conversion and success rates.
- Build and maintain relationships with existing and prospective clients.
- Support business development and networking activities.
- Lead pre-construction presentations, interviews and workshops.
- Act as a trusted advisor during early project engagement.
- Oversee design management throughout the pre-construction period.
- Coordinate consultants, architects and technical teams.
- Ensure buildability, programme and cost considerations are embedded throughout project development.
- Drive value engineering and innovation initiatives.
- Oversee estimating and cost planning functions.
- Review project budgets and procurement strategies.
- Identify commercial, design and programme risks at an early stage.
- Ensure robust governance and decision-making throughout project development.
- Significant experience in a senior pre-construction, estimating or bid leadership role.
- Proven track record of securing major design and build projects.
- Strong understanding of construction delivery across multiple sectors.
- Experience managing bid, estimating and design teams.
- Extensive knowledge of tendering, procurement and project planning.
- Strong commercial awareness and contractual understanding.
- Excellent stakeholder, client and board-level communication skills.
- Ability to influence and lead both internal and external teams.
Experience within one or more of the following:
- High-end residential construction
- Education projects
- Healthcare facilities
- Commercial construction
- Heritage or specialist projects
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