Pre-Construction Manager

The Vacancy

We have an opportunity for a Pre-Construction Manager to join our Wates team within our Planned Maintenance division covering various contracts. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing leadership on tenders and all mobilisations in accordance with agreed bid strategy and within Wates governance process. You will be based within the Warwickshire area.

The primary focus of this role will be to assist in the preparation of an outline project approach setting forth preliminary goals which include overall scope of work, design intent, preliminary budget, schedule, and assignment of project team structure and responsibilities.

Key Accountabilities will include:

• Preparation and presentation of project pack to regional team
• Review all project documents, for completeness and accuracy.
• Collate and provide draft construction programme
• Produce a project risk register
• Prepare and develop all stakeholder communication plan
• Develop bid scope for trade packages and vet subcontractors to ensure compliance with bid scope
• Agree O+M format and gate keeper of golden thread of information
• Liaise and collaborate with Wates commercial team to prepare and present project cost plan.
• Prepare and present a project social value offer
• Collaborate with strategic supply chain to ensure a best value offer is including in all cost plans which includes social value and local training commitments

We are looking for you to manage and drive the end-to-end process of Pre-construction on refurbishment projects. This will include Coordination of design, programme, cost management & customer expectations.

To be successful in the role you will have the ability to lead and influence at all levels to deliver outstanding results, successfully develop relationships to create future opportunities and have a proactive approach to risk management and value-add.

We would still like to hear from you even though you may not think you have all of the skills listed. Many of your skills may be transferable and we are always looking for a variety of new talent to join our teams to help us grow and innovate as a business.

We offer industry-leading family friendly and flexible working opportunities that reflect the changing expectations of talent and enable you to manage personal and professional commitments as part of a balanced and healthy lifestyle.

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.