Pre-Construction Manager (Civils)

Potters Bar, England, United Kingdom

11/28/2024

JSM Group is seeking a skilled Pre-Construction Manager to join our Power Division, where you’ll play a key role in shaping high-profile civil and power projects from inception to handover. This role focuses on planning and design in the pre-construction phase, including feasibility studies, route surveys, and project scheduling, all while ensuring strict compliance with safety and regulatory standards. With a strong background in civils and project management, you’ll help secure and prepare high-stakes projects.

What You’ll Do:

• Bid & Tender Preparation: Collaborate with the pre-construction/bid team during tendering by providing accurate route surveys, paving schedules, and detailed tender programmes that position us for success.
• Feasibility Studies & Project Planning: Lead feasibility studies to assess project viability, create detailed reports on time, cost, and quality, and provide insights to clients and internal stakeholders to set clear expectations.
• Documentation & Design Management: Prepare and update MS Project reports, scope documents, designs, and job packs, ensuring all project information is accurate and accessible for all team members.
• Compliance & Safety Oversight: Ensure all projects meet required regulations, including the New Road & Streetworks Act and the Electricity at Work Act, while promoting Safety, Quality, and Environmental (SQE) policies.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Act as the point of contact for Highways Authorities, clients, and utility representatives, building strong relationships and ensuring smooth project coordination across all stages.
• Risk Management & Special Engineering Difficulties: Manage and maintain a register of Special Engineering Difficulties (SEDs), working closely with authorities to address and resolve any unique engineering challenges.
• Leadership in Pre-Construction Activities: Lead both on-site and office-based pre-construction activities, steering projects from concept through planning to ensure seamless handovers to construction.
  
  

About You:

• Experience: Minimum of 2 years in a project management role within the civils industry, ideally with hands-on experience in pre-construction planning, route design, and regulatory compliance.
• Qualifications: NRSWA certification, CITB/CSCS certified, with solid knowledge of CDM regulations, HSG47, and industry safety standards.
• Technical Skills: Proficient in MS Project, Word, and Excel; skilled in creating clear and detailed project documentation.
• Communication & Leadership: Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships with clients, authorities, and team members; able to lead project activities confidently from pre-construction through to execution.
• Driving License: Full UK Driving License required for site visits and meetings.
  
  

Why JSM?

Join JSM Group and be part of a team delivering some of the UK’s most ambitious power and civils projects. With over 25 years of experience and strong private equity backing, JSM offers a dynamic environment where you’ll work with prestigious clients on meaningful projects. Enjoy a culture that values innovation, continuous learning, and career growth, with the opportunity to take on leadership in a company that’s expanding rapidly.

If you’re ready to take a leading role in shaping the future of infrastructure, Apply Now and Make Your Impact!

JSM Group is a utilities services provider, specialising in the delivery of integrated power and communications solutions. JSM is a high-margin and high-growth organisation, led by its founders for more than 25 years, and now accelerating its expansion with the support of significant private equity investment. The company is currently owned by Private Equity investor TowerBrook.