Pre-Construction Manager

About Claremont.

Claremont is a leading commercial interior design and fit-out company. We work with our clients from initial consultation right through to delivery to shape workspaces that meet the needs of organisations and their people. Unlike many of our competitors, we are an employee owned business which allows us to maintain our ethos of building lasting client relationships and looking after our people whilst improving our ability to retain and attract the best talent in the industry.

The role.

Responsibilities include:

• Assisting in qualifying tenders / enquires to assist in decision making on whether to tender
• Reviewing tender packs / enquiries
• Working with the project team including commercial lead and designer to establish the brief and project requirements
• Managing timescales to ensure deadlines are achieved and the information required to price projects is received in a timely manor
• Carrying out site surveys
• Developing a scope of works and measured quantities from drawings and design information
• Liaising with sub-contractors to obtain and assess quotations for packages of work
• Liaising with the delivery team to understand programme / phasing and requirements for preliminaries
• Reviewing schedules of rates and bench-marks to ensure projects are priced competitively
• Helping to strategize on tender strategy and how to present and price projects in order to maximize tender success rate
• Submission of tenders and budgets in line with tender deadlines
• Attending client meetings and interviews
• Carrying out value engineering and analyzing design alternatives where applicable
• Assisting in negotiating contract sums with clients
• Preparing clear handover information for use by the delivery team
• Ensuring that the delivery team understand the project requirements and are properly briefed

Qualifications / experience:

• Project management experience
• Experience in the construction industry, specifically design and build/fit-out (advantageous)
• Project management experience
• Previous pre-construction management experience (advantageous)
• The ability to maintain relationships with clients, customers, and suppliers

Strong prioritisation & time management skills

• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Full UK driving licence

Here are just some of the benefits of choosing a career with Claremont:

• Flexible working options – Enabling everyone to strike the right work-life balance
• Funded training opportunities – Providing an opportunity to develop your skills and build your CV
• 25 days annual leave plus public holidays for new starters, rising to 27 then 30 days
• Buy or sell up to 5 days holiday a year
• Childcare vouchers – Tax benefits for parents
• Cycle to work scheme – Supporting a healthier, active workforce
• Enhanced Maternity
• Enhanced Paternity
• Electric car scheme and free onsite EV charging points
• Free fruit
• Free eye tests
• Free flu vaccinations
• Onsite parking
• Refer a friend scheme – Help our team to grow
• Annual structured pay reviews – Ensuring a fairer workplace for all
• Life Assurance
• Mobile/Tech Salary sacrifice
• Tax-free bonus
• Private Healthcare

Claremont is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from all individuals regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.