Pre-Construction Project Manager

My client is a leading civil engineering and construction company mainly operating within the water industry and directly employing over 900 people. They are a fast growing business with over 250 new people joining their team in 2015 and numbers for 2016 projected to increase further. They are a business who believes in investing in their employees with over £1m spent on training and development last year.

A significant and growing proportion of my clients work, particularly in the water sector, is delivered through Mott MacDonald Bentley (MMB) a fully-integrated design-and-construct venture. MMB was established in 1999 and since then the joint venture has gone from strength to strength, winning multiple client and industry awards for quality and innovation.

My clients are committed to creating a fun workplace, where people have a voice, are safe, reach their potential and prosper, and the rewards are shared.

Job Description

We are looking for a Pre-Construction Project manager to join our team in Peterborough. Covering an area stretching from Lincolnshire to Northampton, you will be required to manage a programme of works (of varying complexity and value) to ensure that all pre-construction deliverables are in place prior to handover to the site delivery team.

You will be working closely with the integrated design team to assist in the preparation of the pre-construction information pack, advising on buildability and assessing requirements with respect to temporary works, traffic management, lifting, etc. and also manage a team of Site Engineers and support staff to ensure the required outputs are achieved.

Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

*Co-ordinate site visits with the area client to agree and document the initial project scope. Once agreed, co-ordinate further site visits with tier 2 suppliers and land owners to finalise methodology, prices and access.

*Attend regular progress meetings with the area client, managing programme delivery expectations

*Manage the safe and co-ordinated delivery of all enabling works during the scheme scope and design phase e.g. topographical surveys, ground investigation, vegetation clearance, etc.

*Work with the commercial lead to develop and negotiate the target cost for each scheme under the programme. This will include the production of a programme for the construction works.

Candidate Specification *Have good temporary works awareness, be a qualified LOLER Appointed Person (although not essential) and have the ability to build up a construction price from first principles.

*Relevant qualifications

*Previous experience in a similar role