Pre- Construction Lead

Job purpose

• Undertake the lead role on design & build projects throughout the Pre-Construction stage.


• Ensure that the pre-construction elements of the projects are delivered to the highest quality, on schedule and within budget.


• Understand and advise on potential local authority requirements, such as Planning permissions, Fire regulations, DAC and BCaR, etc.


• Support and guide the Design Team on the project including any immediate escalations or technical issues.


• Manage the successful completion of the design, planning, commercial and procurement related deliverables during the pre-construction phase, ensuring all allocated resources are working effectively.


• Identify value-engineering opportunities for consideration and inclusion.


• Communicate the design progress to the wider project team and actively remove roadblocks for the Design Team.


• Ensure a smooth handover from the pre-construction phase onto the construction phase.

Duties and responsibilities

Responsible for:   

• Act as the project lead and represent Ardmac as our point of contact during the pre-construction phase of the project.

• Review Project(s) specification and scope and support the design team in the development of the project deliverables.


• In conjunction with the design managers, develop, agree and manage project(s) design budgets and programme.


• Report output and productivity against agreed targets on a weekly basis.


• Assist the design team in generating and managing the technical aspects of sub-contractor packages.


• Ensure QAQC checks are in place for the project design deliverables and ensure that Ardmac standards and Quality levels are being achieved.


• Arranging and managing the design review workshops as the design develops from BOD through to IFC.


• Managing the close out of all comments generated during the design reviews via a comment tracker.


• Ensure that project RFIs are being closed out as quickly as required so as not to impact on programme.


• Track all items on the project through the Procurement Schedule identifying Long-Lead items and flagging any program related concerns.


• Ensuring that buyers/QS are procuring materials/sub-cons in line with the programme.


• Oversee the development of the project programme/schedule to ensure this is being developed properly by the planner and to the required level of detail ahead of construction commencement.


• Escalating any items which have not been resolved and which will impact on cost or programme in a timely manner.


• Lead relevant design coordination and progress meetings


• Assistance in preparation of tender proposals.


• Protect company contractual position at design stage with surveyor.


• Protecting the company’s interest via correspondence to the Design Team and sub-contractors.

• Support in the development and improvement of the processes to maximize efficiency and lean working practices

• Ultimately ensuring the pre-construction process is completed efficiently and effectively and so providing all necessary information to the construction team to ensure a successful delivery of the project on site.

Qualifications and experience

Qualifications:

• Engineering or Architectural qualification

Ability and knowledge of:

• Problem solving


• Effective Leadership


• Lean Practices


• People Management


• BIM – Autodesk Revit, Navisworks & AutoCAD


• Client facing