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Buildspace Group
Posted 15 days ago, valid for a month
London, Greater London EC4N 8AR, England
£100,000 per annum
Full Time
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Sonic Summary
- The position is for a Pre-Con Director at a Commercial Fit-out company, requiring a salary of £70,000 to £85,000 per year.
- Candidates should possess a minimum of 5 years of experience in a commercial pre-contract role, specifically in office design and build.
- Responsibilities include leading technical design, pricing, contract matters, and ensuring gross profit targets are met.
- The role involves collaboration with the Design Director and Architectural Technician, as well as building relationships with subcontractors for favorable pricing.
- Strong skills in cost planning, value engineering, and knowledge of JCT contracts are essential, along with excellent presentation and communication abilities.
Specific responsibilities:
- Price all project tenders in-line with the project brief, building parameters and submitted design, ensuring Gross Profit targets are achievable
- Work with the Design Director and Architectural Technician on each project to ensure all produced designs are accurate, technically correct, deliverable, and fully costed
- Build effective long-term relationships with 3rd party sub-contractors, ensuring best rates and pricing levels are received for all projects
- Accurately input pricing and scope of work details into excel documentation and upload to Oscar
- Ensure all quotations and technical designs are saved in the relevant project sub folder for ease of access by wider team
- Ensure all cost documentation is ready on time for pitches and pitch rehearsals (both 48- and 24-hour rehearsals)
- Ensure pricing, programme and other required tender information is produced for each tender submission in a timely fashion
- Work with the Design Director to ensure that all Client designs are deliverable within the allotted Client budget and programme
- Ensure that all Contracts are reviewed, understood, and aligned to protect the interests of the company, seeking external legal counsel if required
- Ensure Gross Profit margin requirements are achieved on all projects
- Ensure that internal handover and adjudication meetings are well structured, fully attended and in strict compliance to the company processes
- Produce pre-contract programmes outlining all critical path activities required
- Ensure all company processes and procedures are followed at all stages of the project lifecycle
- Ensure design scheme compliant of Building Regulations, Planning Regulations and Building Control Legislations
- Ensure the allocated Project Management team understand the project background, building, scope of works, pricing, timeline, and risks
- Adhere to all CDM requirements
- Comply with all company policies and procedures that relate to anti-bribery, quality, environment and health and safety.
Skills and experience:
- Experience of cost planning with skill set to value engineer a design.
- A commercial pre-contract background and a good experience of office design and build
- Detailed knowledge of the JCT
- Excellent presenter and listener
- High self-motivation, enthusiasm, and ambition
- Desire to succeed and positive can-do attitude
- Target and success driven
- Action taker with the ability to be in charge and manage a team
