Pre-Construction Manager

About the role

At Balfour Beatty, we're delivering some of the UK's most exciting and complex construction projects, and our Regional Build business in London is continuing to grow.

We're looking for an experienced Pre-Construction Manager with an engineering background and strong technical skills to join our growing team and play a key role in developing projects from early opportunity through to successful delivery.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys being involved early, solving complex challenges and working collaboratively to turn ambitious proposals into deliverable construction solutions.

As a Pre-Construction Manager, you'll take a lead role in the development of projects across our London Regional Build portfolio, working closely with our work winning, design, commercial and operational teams.

You'll be responsible for bringing your technical and construction expertise into the pre-construction process, helping us develop robust methodologies, programmes and solutions that provide value for our clients and set our projects up for successful delivery.

What you'll be doing

As a Pre-Construction Manager you will:

• Leading bid and preconstruction activities across a varied portfolio of regional build projects




• Developing winning strategies and managing tender submissions




• Overseeing cost planning, risk management, and value engineering




• Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, consultants, and supply chain partners




• Coordinating internal teams including estimating, design, planning, and commercial functions




• Ensuring seamless handover from preconstruction to delivery teams.

Who we're looking for

You will have the following:

• Proven experience in a preconstruction or bid leadership role within main contracting




• Strong commercial awareness and technical understanding of building projects




• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills




• A collaborative mindset with the confidence to lead and influence




• A track record of securing profitable work within the London or South East market.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more...

About us

Operating across England and Wales, our buildings teams create places where people live, are cared for, work, learn, meet and have fun, with a focus on the aviation, health, defence, education and development sectors.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty, we want everyone to be able to thrive and achieve their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. We're making great progress through our Value Everyone DEI Action Plan, but we know we've got more to do. Find out more about our values and DEI initiatives.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We are committed to our processes being barrier-free and will support adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please let the recruiter for this role know if you require any adjustments.

We're looking to continually improve our recruitment process, so if you have any feedback, please share this with us via candidaterecruitmentenquiries@balfourbeatty.com