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Assistant Pre-Construction Manager
Location: London (Water Street & Broadgate offices) with travel to client retail sites across the UK
Contract: 12 Months (Potential Extension or Permanent Conversion)
Rate: £200 a day
Start Date: ASAP
Hours: 40 hours per week (Hybrid working, typically 3 days in the office)
About the Role
Seeking an Assistant Pre-Construction Manager to join its growing Retail team. This is an excellent opportunity for a graduate-calibre construction professional with experience in pre-construction, estimating, quantity surveying, or design and build projects.
Working closely with the Head of Commercial, Business Development, Design, and Delivery teams, you will take ownership of projects throughout the pre-construction phase, supporting the successful pricing, planning, and delivery of retail fit-out and refurbishment projects for major clients.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage pre-construction activities from tender stage through to project handover.
- Develop project scopes, programmes, cost plans, and tender submissions.
- Support and lead client meetings, tender presentations, and commercial negotiations.
- Prepare and analyse cost plans, Bills of Quantities, subcontractor packages, and tender returns.
- Manage and coordinate the supply chain tender process.
- Work closely with Design, Commercial, and Build teams to ensure commercially viable solutions.
- Produce bid documentation, logistics plans, construction methodologies, and project delivery proposals.
- Support contract preparation, project mobilisation, and internal handover processes.
- Assist with commercial management and reporting throughout project delivery.
- Maintain accurate project records and ensure compliance with internal processes and industry regulations.
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Requirements
Essential
- Experience within Pre-Construction, Estimating, Quantity Surveying, or Design & Build environments.
- Strong commercial awareness and numerical skills.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience preparing cost plans, tender submissions, and analysing subcontractor quotations.
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines and projects simultaneously.
- Experience working within construction, fit-out, or refurbishment projects.
Preferred
- Experience within retail fit-out projects.
- Knowledge of JCT contracts.
- Experience using:
- MS Project or Asta Powerproject
- Specialist take-off software
- AutoDesk (desirable)
- Relevant Construction, Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, or Built Environment qualification.
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What We're Looking For
Successful candidates will demonstrate:
- A self-motivated and proactive approach.
- Strong commercial acumen and attention to detail.
- The ability to influence stakeholders and build client relationships.
- Effective presentation and negotiation skills.
- A collaborative team-focused mindset with a drive for excellence.
Top 3 Skills Required
- Pre-Construction, Estimating, or Quantity Surveying experience
- Strong numerical and Excel skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
Adecco is a disability-confident employer. It is important to us that we run an inclusive and accessible recruitment process to support candidates of all backgrounds and all abilities to apply. Adecco is committed to building a supportive environment for you to explore the next steps in your career. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.
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