Lead Pre-Construction Project Manager (Remote, GB, REMOTE)

About this role

We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a Permanent Lead Pre-Construction Project Manager offering remote working with Travel across Central England and North West.
HOURS OF WORK: 37.5 Per week, Monday to Friday
Join our vibrant, inclusive community in Complex Facilities working on the Defence Housing Estatethat make a real positive impact across the UK.
This role leads the Pre-Construction Project Management team in developing high-quality project packages for estate improvement works. The postholder will provide leadership, technical assurance, and programme oversight to ensure packages are consistent, robust, client-focused, and delivered in line with programme priorities, organisational standards, statutory requirements, and project governance. The role also includes responsibility for managing a personal portfolio of pre-construction packages.
What you will do:
Lead and support a team of Pre-Construction Project Managers, providing day-to-day leadership, technical guidance, mentoring, and performance oversight.
Plan, coordinate, and oversee the delivery of Pre-Construction packages across multiple estate improvement projects within MOD Service Family Accommodation.
Develop project briefs through the design scope and specification stages in accordance with RIBA Stages 0–4.
Motivate the team and drive performance, providing regular updates to the Principal Pre-Construction Project Manager and Senior Programme Manager to support master programmes and maintain project momentum.
Translate survey findings into clear, accurate, and deliverable scopes of work, outline specifications, and project recommendations.
Appoint and manage specialist consultants undertaking supporting surveys, specialist design, structural reports, and other technical inputs as required.
Manage and report on the packaging programme to support wider project delivery objectives, programme milestones, and business priorities.
Ensure packages are completed in a professional, consistent, and high-quality format in line with organisational standards, client requirements, and statutory obligations.
Review packages for accuracy, completeness, technical robustness, and compliance before issue.
Provide technical input during early project stages, identifying risks, constraints, and opportunities to support informed decision-making.
Liaise with internal teams, consultants, contractors, and clients to ensure the client brief is fully understood and effectively delivered.
Lead the continuous improvement of pre-construction processes, standards, templates, and working methods across the team.
Monitor the competence and continuing professional development of Pre-Construction Project Managers, identifying training and development needs where required.
Ensure compliance with relevant health and safety requirements, project governance procedures, and applicable statutory and technical standards.
Oversee the allocation of packaging resources and workloads to ensure programmes are delivered efficiently and to agreed timescales.
Mentor and support graduates and junior team members in relation to all matters within pre-construction, specification writing, and best practice.
Monitor project risks, assumptions, and dependencies arising from pre-construction activity, escalating issues, and recommending mitigation where appropriate.
Contribute to budget planning and cost certainty by ensuring packaging information is sufficiently detailed to support estimating, planning, and procurement activities.
Represent the packaging function in project meetings, progress reviews, and stakeholder discussions, ensuring technical matters are communicated clearly and effectively.
Lead, coordinate, and review technical reviews undertaken by Project Managers across live works packages, ensuring findings are reported to relevant stakeholders and actions are tracked to completion.
Act as deputy to the Pre-Construction Lead during periods of absence or annual leave, representing the Pre-Construction team as required.
Conduct six Employee Engagement Visits per year, approximately one every two months, and record outcomes in EoL in accordance with organisational requirements
What you will bring:
Accredited degree in construction or equivalent relevant qualification.
Membership of a relevant professional body, such as RICS/MCIOB, or working towards membership.
Demonstrable experience in project management, building fabric, and preparation of scopes of work and specifications.
Experience working in a fast-paced environment, with the ability to manage multiple projects and tasks at any one time.
Strong IT skills, including the ability to use relevant project, reporting, and document management systems.
Ability to work autonomously and act proactively.
Experience of leading, mentoring, or supporting Project Managers and junior team members within a project or programme environment.
Strong technical knowledge of building regulations, construction methods, CDM 2015, and statutory compliance requirements.
Good understanding of health and safety, risk management, and project governance within a construction or property environment.
Ability to produce clear, accurate, and concise reports, project briefs, and technical recommendations.
Effective communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively with clients, consultants, contractors, and internal teams.
Ability to manage competing priorities, allocate workload effectively, and support delivery across multiple projects or programmes.
Experience of managing team performance, reviewing technical outputs, and providing quality assurance across pre-construction or project documentation.
Good commercial awareness, including an understanding of cost certainty, programme delivery, procurement support, and the importance of producing information that enables efficient project progression.
We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates.
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