Kier Group
Preconstruction Project Manager
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Pre-Construction Project Manager
We're looking for a Pre-Construction Project Manager to join our Scotland business team based in Stepps, Glasgow (Hybrid Working Available).
Location
Stepps, Glasgow
Hours
40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
About the Role
The Pre-Construction Project Manager will play a pivotal role in the successful development and mobilisation of projects across our Scotland business. You'll be working on a diverse portfolio including high-rise residential retrofit projects, new-build facilities for local authority clients, and complex construction programmes. Acting as the critical link between pre-construction and operational delivery teams, you'll ensure projects are effectively planned, designed, and set up for successful delivery.
Responsibilities
As a Pre-Construction Project Manager, you will be working within the Scotland Business Team, supporting them in successful project development and mobilisation. Your day-to-day will include:
- Leading the pre-construction phase of multiple projects, coordinating activities from opportunity award through to mobilisation
- Developing project delivery strategies that align with client objectives and business requirements
- Ensuring design outputs meet client requirements, statutory obligations, and Kier standards while supporting value engineering reviews
- Working alongside planning and operational teams to establish key milestones and critical path activities
- Building effective relationships with local authority clients, consultants, delivery teams, and supply chain partners
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Requirements
This role of Pre-Construction Project Manager is great for you if:
- You have proven experience managing projects during pre-construction, design development, and mobilisation phases within a main contracting environment
- You possess a strong understanding of construction methodologies, design management, and project delivery principles
- You have experience with high-rise residential, refurbishment, retrofit, or public sector projects
- You demonstrate excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to build collaborative relationships
- You hold a Degree, HNC, HND, or equivalent qualification in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Building Surveying, or a related discipline, and a Full driving licence
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We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.
Rewards and Benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and Inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
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