Pre- Construction Lead

Job purpose

• Undertake the lead role on design & build projects throughout the Pre-Construction stage.
• Ensure that the pre-construction elements of the projects are delivered to the highest quality, on schedule and within budget.
• Understand and advise on potential local authority requirements, such as Planning permissions, Fire regulations, DAC and BCaR, etc.
• Support and guide the Design Team on the project including any immediate escalations or technical issues.
• Manage the successful completion of the design, planning, commercial and procurement related deliverables during the pre-construction phase, ensuring all allocated resources are working effectively.
• Identify value-engineering opportunities for consideration and inclusion.
• Communicate the design progress to the wider project team and actively remove roadblocks for the Design Team.
• Ensure a smooth handover from the pre-construction phase onto the construction phase.

Duties and responsibilities

Responsible for:

• Act as the project lead and represent Ardmac as our point of contact during the pre-construction phase of the project.

• Review Project(s) specification and scope and support the design team in the development of the project deliverables.
• In conjunction with the design managers, develop, agree and manage project(s) design budgets and programme.
• Report output and productivity against agreed targets on a weekly basis.
• Assist the design team in generating and managing the technical aspects of sub-contractor packages.
• Ensure QAQC checks are in place for the project design deliverables and ensure that Ardmac standards and Quality levels are being achieved.
• Arranging and managing the design review workshops as the design develops from BOD through to IFC.
• Managing the close out of all comments generated during the design reviews via a comment tracker.
• Ensure that project RFIs are being closed out as quickly as required so as not to impact on programme.
• Track all items on the project through the Procurement Schedule identifying Long-Lead items and flagging any program related concerns.
• Ensuring that buyers/QS are procuring materials/sub-cons in line with the programme.
• Oversee the development of the project programme/schedule to ensure this is being developed properly by the planner and to the required level of detail ahead of construction commencement.
• Escalating any items which have not been resolved and which will impact on cost or programme in a timely manner.
• Lead relevant design coordination and progress meetings
• Assistance in preparation of tender proposals.
• Protect company contractual position at design stage with surveyor.
• Protecting the company’s interest via correspondence to the Design Team and sub-contractors.

• Support in the development and improvement of the processes to maximize efficiency and lean working practices

• Ultimately ensuring the pre-construction process is completed efficiently and effectively and so providing all necessary information to the construction team to ensure a successful delivery of the project on site.

Qualifications and experience

Qualifications:

• Engineering or Architectural qualification

Ability and knowledge of:

• Problem solving
• Effective Leadership
• Lean Practices
• People Management
• BIM – Autodesk Revit, Navisworks & AutoCAD
• Client facing