Job Title: Pre-Construction Manager
Salary: Up to £65,000 + Performance-based Incentives
Location: Midlands to South of England
About The Company
Our client is a leading provider of fire safety and building compliance services, primarily working with large-scale institutional estates. Their portfolio includes expansive infrastructure projects, healthcare facilities, academic campuses, and high-density residential portfolios.
The Role
We are recruiting for a technically-led Pre-Construction Manager to act as the strategic bridge between initial enquiry and project award. This is a senior individual contributor position where you will serve as the technical "gatekeeper," ensuring that proposed fire safety solutions are compliant, deliverable, and commercially viable.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the pre-construction cycle from inquiry through to contract award, ensuring all remediation strategies meet rigorous statutory obligations.
- Act as the technical authority during the quoting and closing stages to navigate complex regulatory requirements.
- Collaborate with the sales team to design technically robust solutions that optimise project Gross Profit (GP) and project viability.
- Oversee the technical handover to operations, ensuring a seamless transition and maintaining presence on-site for technical sign-offs.
What We're Looking For
The ideal candidate will be a technical specialist with a strong commercial mindset, likely coming from a passive fire protection, manufacturing (e.g., fire doors or fire stopping), or specialist construction background.
Essential Experience & Skills:
- Extensive technical knowledge of passive fire safety, including compartmentation, fire stopping, and fire doors.
- Deep understanding of building standards, regulations, and compliance (e.g., Approved Document B, BS 9999).
- Proven ability to influence pricing strategy and project profitability through value engineering and technical up-selling.
- Excellent client-facing and negotiation skills, with the ability to build trust with technical and financial stakeholders.
