Role: Pre-Construction Manager
Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Location: North East England (Regional Office with Flexible Working)
Salary: £65,000 - £80,000 + Car Allowance / Company Car + Comprehensive Tier 1 Benefits Package
About the Company
Randstad are recruiting for a Tier 1 main contractor with a national footprint and a distinguished track record of delivering transformative social infrastructure, commercial schemes, and major public-sector frameworks across the UK.
Our North East business unit has established a robust pipeline of high-profile projects ranging from £15m to £80m+, encompassing healthcare, education, commercial, and industrial developments. We pride ourselves on technical excellence, collaborative client partnerships, and early contractor involvement (ECI) that sets projects up for success from day zero.
The Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced, commercially astute, and technically driven Pre-Construction Manager to take ownership of project work-winning and bid governance from initial tender enquiry through to financial close and contract handover.
In this pivotal role, you will lead multidisciplinary bid teams, orchestrate design development, challenge logistics and buildability, and collaborate closely with our estimating, planning, and commercial functions. You will act as the principal interface between our client stakeholders, design consultants, and internal operational delivery teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Bid & Tender Leadership: Steer 2-stage tenders, framework mini-competitions, and negotiated bids through our pre-construction governance gates to final submission and contract award.
- Design & Buildability Management: Interrogate employer's requirements, identify alternative engineering solutions, drive value engineering, and eliminate buildability risks before site mobilization.
- Programme & Logistics Development: Collaborate with the lead planner to produce robust, achievable tender programmes and detailed site establishment/logistics strategies.
- Client & Stakeholder Management: Lead technical client presentations, mid-tender review meetings, and manage consultant appointments during early design phases.
- Commercial Alignment: Work alongside the commercial and estimating teams to align the cost plan with the developing design, managing risk registers and value management workshops.
- Operational Handover: Ensure seamless transition from pre-construction to the operational site delivery team, providing thorough handovers of contract scopes, risks, assumptions, and design documentation.
Qualifications & Experience
- Proven Tier 1 / Major Contractor Experience: Demonstrated background managing competitive and two-stage pre-construction phases within a reputable regional or national main contractor.
- Broad Sector Coverage: Track record in major building projects (£15m+) across healthcare (e.g., P22/P23/Procure23), education (DfE frameworks), commercial, or civic developments.
- Technical Background: Degree qualified in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Architecture, Quantity Surveying, or qualified by substantial equivalent industry experience. MCIOB / MRICS is highly desirable.
- Regional Market Insight: Strong knowledge of the North East subcontractor supply chain, local authority planning processes, and consultant networks.
- Communication & Influence: Gravitas to lead multidisciplinary teams, present compelling technical solutions to clients, and negotiate effectively under tender deadlines.
What We Offer
- Remuneration: Competitive base salary
- Car Benefit: Choice of executive company car or substantial car allowance
- Performance Bonus: Discretionary annual corporate and divisional bonus scheme
- Pension: Tier 1 pension scheme (up to 10% employer contribution)
- Healthcare: Private medical cover for employee and family including dental
- Holiday Entitlement: 28 days annual leave + bank holidays, with holidays increased with service increase
- Professional Development: Structured CPD, payment of professional institute subscriptions, and clear progression routes toward Pre-Construction Director / Regional Operations leadership.
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your CV to Rhianna in the Newcastle office
Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.
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