Senior Pre-Contracts Manager in London

90,000

120,000

ABOUT THE COMPANY

 

The Opportunity A leading London-based commercial workplace design and build business is seeking an experienced Pre-Contract Manager to join its growing pre-contracts function.
This is a confidential opportunity with an established and highly regarded organisation delivering fast-track commercial office fit-out and refurbishment projects for a diverse client base.
The successful candidate will play a key role from initial opportunity through to project approval and handover, working closely with the sales, design, estimating and contracts teams to ensure projects are commercially viable, accurately priced and set up for successful delivery.
The role would suit an experienced pre-contracts professional with a strong background in commercial office interiors, construction project management and estimating, combined with the confidence to engage with clients and senior stakeholders.

 

 

ABOUT THE ROLE

 

  • Coordinate structured and documented project brief-taking from the initial opportunity stage.
  • Develop and coordinate strategies designed to successfully secure new projects.
  • Work closely with Sales and Project Directors throughout pitches, negotiations and pre-contract discussions.
  • Ensure project programmes, pitch timetables and key pre-contract milestones are effectively managed.
  • Assess commercial risk, project viability, programme requirements and budget considerations.
  • Establish and manage pre- and post-tender timescales, ensuring these are clearly communicated and controlled.
  • Identify potential Health & Safety and CDM requirements at an early stage and ensure the appropriate planning resources are allocated.
  • Work collaboratively with Design teams to ensure buildability, value engineering and client approval of drawings and specifications.
  • Coordinate with clients and their professional advisers, including landlords, solicitors and agents, where required to facilitate project delivery.
  • Monitor costs as designs develop and ensure a complete design and specification package is prepared for the Contracts team.
  • Agree appropriate design freeze stages.
  • Coordinate input from specialist internal teams, including M&E, IT/Voice & Data and furniture.
  • Develop detailed specifications that enable subcontractors and suppliers to provide accurate and competitive pricing.
  • Obtain and manage back-to-back quotations across project packages, particularly specialist areas such as joinery, acoustic works and complex external works.
  • Support the negotiation and agreement of commercially appropriate client contractual terms and payment arrangements.
  • Ensure drawings, specifications and contract documentation are fully signed off prior to project handover.
  • Produce detailed itemised cost plans and estimates to provide a robust basis for financial control.
  • Work closely with the Contract Manager to agree the final cost plan before project approval.
  • Maintain accurate project information within the CRM and ensure all pre-contract activities are completed at each project milestone.
  • Ensure the Contracts team is fully briefed and onboarded ahead of project approval and support the transition from pre-contract to delivery.
  • Work collaboratively with the Contracts and Projects teams to improve estimating accuracy and maximise planned commercial outcomes.
  • Provide post-contract support where required, particularly around value engineering and maintaining agreed cost plans.
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of pre-contract processes and commercial performance.

REQUIREMENTS

About You The successful candidate will ideally have:

  • 5+ years’ experience within construction project management, pre-contracts and/or estimating.
  • Strong experience within the commercial office interiors, fit-out or design & build sector.
  • A strong understanding of construction costs, specifications, procurement and commercial risk.
  • Experience supporting or leading client pitches and senior/board-level presentations.
  • The ability to manage multiple fast-paced projects and competing deadlines.
  • Strong commercial awareness and attention to detail.
  • The confidence to challenge, influence and make commercially sound decisions.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Commercially minded and solutions focused.
  • A strong team player with natural leadership capability.
  • An excellent communicator and relationship builder.
  • Comfortable challenging existing processes and ways of working.
  • Flexible and adaptable in a fast-paced environment.
  • Committed to continuous learning and improvement.
  • Confident working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Focused on delivering accurate, commercially robust outcomes.

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Cityscape Recruitment is not like any other construction recruitment agency. Our business does not have a sales-driven environment, instead, we reward quality over quantity.

We use our specialist industry knowledge to help introduce and guide construction professionals into companies that best suit their desired career aspirations and personal goals. From Quantity Surveyors to Site Managers to Civil Engineers, we work to the same objective of helping to enhance their careers.

And our relationships don’t end on day one of a new role – we pride ourselves on our ability to build long-lasting relationships with both clients and construction professionals. And we are fortunate enough to work with many leading construction companies and professionals in London and throughout the rest of the UK.

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Our clients range from small, privately owned specialist contractors right up to top-tier PLCs responsible for shaping our country’s landscape.

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We have worked with Alex Wallace and the Cityscape Recruitment team for a number of years now and find their service excellent.

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I have used Cityscape Recruitment multiple times over the last 5 years. Very pleasant to deal with and all candidates put forward for interview are well suited to the position and well vetted by the team, so there is no time wasted with unsuitable applicants. I would highly recommend Cityscape. I intend to use them again in the future should any vacancies become available.

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Construction Recruitment FAQs

Here are answers to some questions that you may have.

At Cityscape Recruitment we have teams of consultants who find opportunities for construction professionals in the following sectors:

  • Main Contractor – Build
  • Fit Out and Refurbishment
  • Residential Development
  • Specialist Contract
  • Civil Engineering
  • Consultancy

Read more about our company here.

Our Residential Development team recruits for the very broad range of roles available in the Construction and Civil Engineering industries. From Quantity Surveyor to Technical Coordinator to Project Manager.

They can also recruit for the complete range of seniorities within these specialist areas. From Graduate roles, up to Heads of Departments and Managing Directors

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Our clients range from small, privately owned specialist contractors right up to top-tier PLCs responsible for shaping our country’s landscape. 

Some of our key clients are Statom Group, 8Build, AJ Morrisroe and Sons, VolkerFitzpatrick, Troy Group and Bellway Homes. 

Whatever your career aspirations may be, we will have the opportunities and the industry knowledge to share with you.

Our office is in Rickmansworth, West Hertfordshire. We are, therefore, best placed to provide recruitment services for London, the Home Counties, and the Southern Region of the country. However, we can and do recruit for the whole of the UK and have made many successful placements for construction professionals in the Midlands and the North and West regions of the country. 

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When you first contact us, be that through direct contact, responding to an advert or applying through our website, we will connect you with a consultant who works in your specialist area. 

Initially, they will arrange a meeting to talk through your CV and career history. They will encourage you to go into detail about your background and experiences, capabilities and responsibilities, personal circumstances and any other factors they feel are relevant to help them build up a well-rounded profile of you. 

We take extraordinary care in matching professionals to an opportunity – one that will help enhance their careers and a clients’ team. We therefore also use this meeting to empower you in your career. Using our extensive knowledge of the construction industry, we would provide in-depth overviews of businesses, projects and available roles, and guidance on where your strengths will add the most value and career potential. 

After this meeting, the consultant will speak to a number of their clients about you and your CV. Who they speak to can be either jointly agreed upon or you can trust the judgement and expertise of the consultant to contact clients they feel are the best fit for your experience and goals.

If any clients are interested in meeting with you, the consultant will manage the interview process, coaching you before any interviews if required. (Further guidance can be found here.)

If you are successful in receiving an offer(s), our consultant will communicate this with you and help to negotiate the offer(s) and any other terms of employment. 

Finally, we will support you in resigning from your current role, navigating potential counter offers and starting your new role.