Pre-Construction Manager in Northampton

Job Description

Overall purpose

This role combines design, costing, commercial coordination and gross profit management. It is suited to someone who enjoys a fast-paced, hands-on position within a project sales and delivery environment.

You will support the sales team with costings, quotations, project layout drawings and commercial input within the industrial fit-out sector.

The business focuses on understanding client requirements and delivering fully turnkey solutions aligned to operational needs. experience in commercial fit-out environments is , particularly across internal construction elements such as partitioning, joinery, plumbing, electrical, data and fire systems. knowledge of CDM regulations and health & safety practices is also important.

You will need to manage competing priorities effectively, ensuring that designs and costings are delivered accurately and on time. a key objective is enabling the sales team to focus on revenue-generating activity.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities

• liaise with material suppliers to obtain accurate costings
• liaise with subcontractors to obtain installation and labour costs
• build structured costing models combining supplier and labour inputs, including recommended pricing and margins
• produce or coordinate CAD layouts based on survey and sales information
• prepare detailed project proposals for internal review
• recommend gross profit margins and support final pricing decisions
• conduct site surveys where required and support design development
• provide commercial input on contract terms, payment terms and risk mitigation
• carry out commercial risk assessments on new clients in collaboration with finance
• manage and maintain supplier relationships
• handover secured projects to delivery teams with clear cost, design and programme information
• support procurement activity alongside project managers
• attend client and supplier meetings as required
• present project updates, profitability and performance internally
• take ownership of pre-construction design coordination, ensuring practicality and buildability
• ensure compliance with CDM regulations, health & safety standards and relevant building legislation

Key performance measures

Performance will be measured against:

• timely submission of quotations
• accuracy and realism of project costings
• strength of agreed commercial terms
• protection of sales team time from non-sales activities
• achievement of sales targets

Skills and experience

• strong IT skills including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and CRM systems
• experience in storage, fit-out or similar project environments is beneficial
• ability to interpret commercial documentation and identify risk
• experience producing design layouts using CAD (or similar software)
• understanding of commercial fit-out or interior construction environments
• knowledge of CDM regulations and relevant building/design legislation

Personal qualities

• self-motivated with strong personal accountability
• able to manage workload effectively in a busy environment
• positive and resilient under pressure
• clear and confident communicator across all levels
• collaborative team player
• decisive and commercially aware
• flexible approach to work
• professional and approachable manner