An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Pre-Construction Project Manager to join our Property Services Midlands team based in the Birmingham office. The main purpose of the role is to lead a project from initial identification/engagement to financial close, through all preconstruction process gateways.

Benefits:

Competitive Salary / Competitive Car Allowance / 26 Days Holidays / Pension Scheme / Free Parking / Private Health Care / Professional Development & Training Opportunities / Free Wellbeing Initiatives such as eye care vouchers, occupational health, employee assistance programme / Ministry of Fun / Flexible Working / Online Retailer Discounts (Seddon Smartspending)

What you'll do:

• Work with customers and end users to understand their business needs, develop their brief, timelines and approval gateways
• Identify and lead in management of the project stakeholders
• Identify and engage designers and key supply chain partners input needed for each project and work with the project team to agree terms of appointment
• Ensure that the cost plan reflects the brief / drivers, check and reinforce the budget and communicate it to the team
• Achieve delivery within the customer's budget
• Deliver all necessary and regular internal and external updates, and gateway reports, in line with the Seddon Management System and Pre-construction Gateways processes.
• Lead and manage each project Risk/Opportunities Register with the wider project team including regular and gateway updates
• Ensure that the resource levels are maintained to protect the profitability of the Pre-Contract period, including liaising with the project QS to maintain accurate reporting of the costs and value
• Effectively manage and communicate internal and consultant project teams
• Coordinate documentation as required by the customer or framework
• Ensure adhesion of the team as a clear and effective working unit, working closely with operations and commercial teams, working closely with the wider business where required
• Lead with knowledge development and sharing lessons learnt among the team to upskill team members to facilitate continuous improvement
• Ensure the team is engaging with supply chain to gain commitment and 'best solutions'
• Work with the customer's advisors and professionals to build relationships and provide consistent advice and communications
• Promote honest, open and transparent communications - ensuring the client is kept informed of anything relevant and avoiding "shocks"
• Develop and maintain customer and framework relationships to support a strong pipeline of work for the business.
• To coordinate statutory requirements, ensuring Utilities, Governing bodies including planning and Building Control are managed to allow Start on site on time
• To develop strategies / problem solve issues which become apparent to ensure project KPI delivery
• Coordinate the process of Decision to Proceed Meeting ensuring the presentation achieves the desired outcome of project commencement
• Escalate serious issues in good time to senior managers to assist in problems for resolution within agreeable timescales.

Have you got what it takes:

• Relevant construction, engineering or related qualification
• Skills gained in a previous pre-construction role
• Customer relationship management
• Knowledge and skills of the pre-construction process
• Excellent time management and organisation to hit deadlines
• Leadership and influencing skills
• Engagement and motivation
• The full Microsoft suite of IT including Dynamics, TEAMS, Excel, Power Point, CRM and ASITE - Information Management Software.