About us
The Bancon Group is one of Scotland’s leading house building and construction companies. The Group comprises three businesses: Bancon Homes, Bancon Construction (BCL), and Deeside Timberframe. With 50 years of expertise, we have built a reputation as a trusted partner, delivering a diverse portfolio of projects serving both private and public sectors. The Group has a combined turnover of over £120m and this is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic Land Led Affordable (LLA) team in a growing business, headquartered in Aberdeenshire with operations UK wide.
About the Role
We’re looking for a proactive and solutions driven Pre-Construction Manager (PCM) to lead projects for our LLA team from early identification through to start on site. This is a pivotal role ensuring each development is fully prepared, risk assessed, commercially validated, and ready for a seamless handover to the Construction team. The PCM will support a range of projects as Bancon Construction progresses toward delivering 200 modern, energy efficient, affordable homes each year.
Key Responsibilities
- Appoint and coordinate external design consultants, collaborating closely with the Technical team.
- Review consultant designs and advise on implications in line with BCL and Housing Association requirements.
- Lead and chair Project Meetings from project inception to handover.
- Monitor project progress against programme and coordinate updated programmes as needed.
- Provide regular progress reports highlighting critical path status.
- Review tender and construction packages to ensure completeness and quality.
- Oversee quality control across the LLA team.
- Work with Land, Technical, and Commercial to agree client specifications and manage and maintain the agreement of Specification with the Housing Association, ensuring items are costed and budget impacts understood.
- Lead Client meetings through to site start, ensuring timely information flow and a collaborative approach.
- Coordinate pre‑construction health & safety information with internal teams and the Principal Designer.
- Review Employers Requirements and gather departmental feedback, ensuring BCL compliance.
- Manage preparation of Contractors Proposals to meet Employers Requirements.
- Coordinate initial reviews of new site information against BCL KPIs.
- Ensure all contractual documents—appointments, warranties, letters of reliance—are obtained.
Why Join Us?
You will play a key role in shaping new communities, driving programme certainty, and setting projects up for long-term success—all while contributing to the delivery of high quality, sustainable homes.
Skills & Attributes
- Strong programme and project management skills.
- Confident communicator with excellent stakeholder management abilities.
- Effective leader who can coordinate cross‑functional teams.
- Proactive, solutions‑focused, and able to overcome challenges creatively.
- Good technical understanding of design, construction, and compliance.
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
- Commercially aware with the ability to assess specifications and cost impacts.
- Skilled in chairing meetings and driving accountability.
- Strong client‑management skills with a collaborative approach.
- Knowledge of pre‑construction health & safety requirements.
Our benefits and employment offerings
- Competitive salary.
- Medical benefits.
- 34 days holidays (or pro rata).
- Profit share bonus scheme.
- Pension.
- Death in service benefit.
- Discount scheme.
- Enhanced family friendly policies.
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