Location: Edinburgh
Salary: £100,000 – £140,000 + package (depending on expereince & qualifications)
We are working with a leading, fast-growing contractor operating within the fire protection and life safety sector, delivering projects across social housing, healthcare, and public sector frameworks. With a strong pipeline of secured work and long-term frameworks in place, they are now looking to appoint a Pre-Construction Director to lead and develop their pre-construction function. This business delivers a full lifecycle service, covering consultancy, design, installation, and maintenance of fire safety systems including fire doors, fire stopping, detection & alarms, and sprinkler systems.
The Role
As Pre-Construction Director, you will take full ownership of all pre-construction activities, playing a key strategic role in shaping project delivery before it reaches site.
You will be responsible for:
- Leading estimating, cost planning, and bid management across multiple projects
- Developing and implementing tender and bid strategies to improve win rates
- Managing and growing a high-performing pre-construction team
- Working closely with clients to ensure commercial viability and compliance from the outset
- Driving value engineering and risk mitigation across fire safety projects
- Collaborating with design, operational, and commercial teams to ensure seamless project handover
The Candidate
We are looking for a senior professional with a strong background in construction or specialist fire protection contracting.
You will ideally have:
- Proven experience in a Pre-Construction Director / Head of Pre-Construction / Senior Pre-Con role
- A background in estimating, commercial management, or project delivery
- Experience working on frameworks, social housing, healthcare, or public sector projects
- Excellent leadership, client-facing, and strategic skills
Why Join?
- Opportunity to join a market-leading, high-growth fire safety specialist
- Work across major national frameworks and long-term secured projects
- Play a key role in shaping the pre-construction strategy and business growth
- Strong salary, bonus, and benefits package
Keywords
- Pre-Construction Director
- Head of Preconstruction
- Preconstruction Manager
- Pre-Construction Lead
- Estimating Director
- Bid Manager
- Tendering
- Cost Planning
- Commercial Management
- Fire Protection
- Passive Fire Protection (PFP)
- Fire Stopping
- Fire Doors
- Compartmentation
- Fire Safety
- Life Safety Systems
- Building Safety Act
- Compliance
- Social Housing
- Healthcare Projects
- Public Sector
- Main Contractor
- Specialist Contractor
- Construction Leadership
- Frameworks
- Refurbishment
- Remediation
- FRA Works
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