Role Overview
We’re looking for a Senior Pre-Construction Manager to join our Building Solutions team based in Southampton.
Location: Southampton – remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required.
Hours: 40 hours per week – some flexibility available if desired.
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
We're seeking an experienced Senior Pre-Construction Manager to join our thriving Building Solutions team in the London & Southern Region. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a talented team, delivering high-quality bids and innovative solutions across a diverse portfolio of projects valued up to £15 million. You'll work collaboratively with our Operations Director and Business Development Manager, playing a vital role in securing and shaping projects from tender through to handover. This position offers genuine opportunities for professional growth and development as our workstream continues to evolve.
What will you be responsible for?
* Leading and coordinating all pre-construction activities from tender issue through to operational handover, ensuring milestones are achieved and quality standards maintained.
* Managing and developing a team of pre-construction and estimating professionals, fostering collaboration and wellbeing whilst balancing workloads effectively.
* Building strong relationships with clients, consultants and supply chain partners, ensuring confidence in our ability to deliver exceptional results.
* Contributing to bid strategy development and risk identification, working closely with governance, commercial, estimating, planning and design management colleagues.
* Conducting site visits and engaging with stakeholders to inform detailed design and pricing processes, ensuring projects are de-risked during pre-construction stages.
What are we looking for?
* You hold an HNC, HND or degree in construction or engineering, with membership of a relevant professional body such as CIOB, APM, CIAT or RICS.
* You have substantial pre-construction experience on projects up to £15 million, with a proven track record of leading multi-disciplinary teams to successful project delivery.
* You possess excellent presentation and communication skills, able to clearly articulate requirements to diverse audiences and build trusted relationships with clients and stakeholders.
* You demonstrate strong organisational and time management abilities, with commercial and contractual awareness alongside proficiency in Microsoft applications.
* You embrace collaborative working, bringing a passion for construction alongside a supportive leadership style that values team development and wellbeing.
Benefits and rewards
We're proud to offer a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Detailed information about our benefits can be found on our benefits page.
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. Our employees are key in shaping Kier’s diversity and inclusion initiatives and have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. As a Disability Confident Employer, we ensure a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
Disclosures and checks
Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check. Applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. Some roles may also be subject to further pre‑employment checks.
We look forward to receiving your application.
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