Pre-Construction Manager

Company: Pareto (Randstad)
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Location: Birmingham
Job Description:

Job Title: Pre-Construction Manager

Salary: Up to £65,000 + Performance-based Incentives

Location: Midlands to South of England

About The Company

Our client is a leading provider of fire safety and building compliance services, primarily working with large-scale institutional estates. Their portfolio includes expansive infrastructure projects, healthcare facilities, academic campuses, and high-density residential portfolios.

The Role

We are recruiting for a technically-led Pre-Construction Manager to act as the strategic bridge between initial enquiry and project award. This is a senior individual contributor position where you will serve as the technical “gatekeeper,” ensuring that proposed fire safety solutions are compliant, deliverable, and commercially viable.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage the pre-construction cycle from inquiry through to contract award, ensuring all remediation strategies meet rigorous statutory obligations.
  • Act as the technical authority during the quoting and closing stages to navigate complex regulatory requirements.
  • Collaborate with the sales team to design technically robust solutions that optimise project Gross Profit (GP) and project viability.
  • Oversee the technical handover to operations, ensuring a seamless transition and maintaining presence on-site for technical sign-offs.

What We’re Looking For

The ideal candidate will be a technical specialist with a strong commercial mindset, likely coming from a passive fire protection, manufacturing (e.g., fire doors or fire stopping), or specialist construction background.

Essential Experience & Skills:

  • Extensive technical knowledge of passive fire safety, including compartmentation, fire stopping, and fire doors.
  • Deep understanding of building standards, regulations, and compliance (e.g., Approved Document B, BS 9999).
  • Proven ability to influence pricing strategy and project profitability through value engineering and technical up-selling.
  • Excellent client-facing and negotiation skills, with the ability to build trust with technical and financial stakeholders.

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Posted: February 14th, 2026