Senior Project Manager (Preconstruction)

We're looking for a Senior Project Manager (Preconstruction) to join our Southern regional team, based in either our Weybridge, Farnborough or Dartford offices. We support hybrid working with three days in the office and two days at home each week, depending on team needs.

Reporting to a Preconstruction Manager, you'll lead the entire preconstruction bid process, managing internal and external partners to develop high-quality, well-coordinated projects that meet our customer expectations and support profitable project delivery. Working across sectors including Education, Leisure, Health, Blue Light, Defence, Transport and Science and Tech, you'll shape solutions, manage the design and pricing process, and guide projects from successful tender stage to signed construction contract.

This is a highly influential role where your leadership will help deliver major projects into the business, while ensuring our customers feel supported, informed and confident throughout project development

NB. We're also open to experienced Project Managers or Senior Bid Managers who bring the right blend of stakeholder management, technical appreciation, leadership and commercial understanding.

Lead the Preconstruction Process

• Manage the full two-stage and negotiated tender process from successful tender phase through to construction contract.
• Coordinate the core preconstruction team (Planner, Estimator, Design Manager, MEP Manager) to ensure projects are robust, well-coordinated and aligned to customer priorities.
• Present schemes to the board, ensuring proposals meet profitability expectations and quality standards.

Drive Quality & Commercial Outcomes

• Oversee design development during preconstruction, ensuring compliance with design process requirements.
• Shape solutions and challenge assumptions to ensure bids are competitive, deliverable and aligned with programme and budget expectations.
• Bring a commercial mindset to all stages, supporting informed decision making throughout.
• Work collaboratively with customers, consultants and partners to develop clear briefs and realistic expectations.
• Navigate challenging conversations around cost, programme or design constraints when required.
• Maintain strong communication with PCM colleagues, senior operational leaders and commercial managers.
• Proven experience leading preconstruction, and two-stage tender processes.
• Strong background in commercial management, design management, project management or a related discipline.
• Proven ability to coordinate multi disciplinary teams.
• Confident communicator with experience handling challenging client conversations.
• Accreditation with APM or PRINCE is advantageous.