WE ARE REPRESENTING::

?  One of my favourite clients.. A sleeping giant of a division within a very well established business.

?  A new generation of leader in Workspace design and creation across the UK.

?  A footprint in all of the Londons iconic buildings including recent wins against Morgan Lovell in the Acre for a cutting edge Tech business..

?  A group turnover of £10 million so strong financial underpinnings.

THEY SEEK: A PRE CONSTRUCTION DIRECTOR (London)

?  The person to lead it..Being a Leader and a doer..

?  Estimating / Cost Planning

?  Pre-Contract bid co-ordination and leadership

?  Involvement in prospective Client pitch presentations with owners and new PD

?  Producing compelling Contractors Proposal

?  Accurate hand-over of construction documentation to Construction Manager

?  Leadership of junior staff member
 

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assessing and interpreting client brief for works cost planning

• Co-ordination of design, sales and sub-contractors to ensure design and costs are certified ready for input into bid documentation

• Estimating projects using Excel spreadsheet system?

• Putting together documentation for presentations to prospective clients

• Formatting and managing pre-contract programme relating to bid and agreeing works duration with contracts team

• Presenting pre-contract cost documents to prospective clients

• To ensure the highest standards of Health & Safety within the company, including adherence of all CDM requirements

• Accurate briefing to project leaders and commercial team of pre-contract documentation: ie: relevant drawings, spreadsheet, specifications, Health and Safety documentation and other supporting information

• Ensure drawings are accurate and based on dimensional site surveys

• Ensure compliance to Building Regulations, Planning Regulations and Building Control Legislations

• To comply with all company policies and procedures that relate to anti-bribery, quality, environment and health and safety

• Ensuring all cost documentation is ready on time for pitches and pitch rehearsals

SKILLS / EXPERIENCEREQUIRED:

Great inter- personal and communication skills

?  Experience of cost planning with skill set to value engineer a minimal design.

• Extensive commercial pre-contract experience and a good experience of design and build

• Detailed knowledge of the JCT

• Good presenter and listener

• High self motivation, enthusiasm and ambition

• Desire to succeed and positive can-do attitude

• Target and success driver

• The ability to be in charge and manage a young and growing team

• 10+ years industry experience

BACKGROUND:

You could be …

• An ex QS

• An ex estimator

• An ex engineer with full life cycle experience of smaller projects

• Main Contractor

• Sub contractor

• Commercial office cat a or a+ of b experience or alternative fast track high expectation design and develop environment