Barhale is one of three delivery partners within the Anglian Water Integrated Operational Solutions Alliance. IOS is a medium complexity, capital maintenance and enhancement, Civil and MEICA, design and build delivery unit working across Water and Water Recycling to support the successful implementation of the Anglian Water AMP 8 business plan.
The role of the Pre-Construction Manager is to lead a team to deliver the pre-construction phase of Barhale’s delivery within the alliance. Ensuring each project is taken from an initial need through to a detailed design with a defined scope of work. Ensuring projects are handed to the construction team to deliver. It is anticipated that Barhale will receive £20-30 Million in total project value each year of the 5-year alliance agreement.
Key Responsibilities:
General
- Lead and control the pre-construction phase of the projects through careful management of the pre-construction team.
- Chair and record monthly progress meetings.
- Assist the client and designers to develop the project scope so it is well-defined and understood.
- Identify and manage risk and opportunity.
- Implement commercial and technical change control processes.
- Manage and ensure compliance with project deliverables with internal and external assurance, governance, and review processes, including the production of relevant deliverables.
- Develop, maintain, and meet pre-construction budgets and programmes.
- Collaboration with internal and external technical, operational, maintenance, and strategic stakeholders, and design coordinators.
- Coordinate and manage site investigations and surveys.
- Ensure production and implementation of Project Plans, risk assessments and method statements.
- Identify and manage early construction planning activities (e.g., procurement, consents, design).
- Manage inputs from other internal disciplines and teams (e.g., HSEQ, customer)
Design management
- Take ownership and accountability for engineering solutions and designs.
- Produce design plans and briefs.
- Evaluate designs and solutions. Lead internal and external design reviews.
- Manage the delivery of designs that meet project objectives, and comply with client, statutory and industry standards, regulations, and specifications.
- Ensure that safety, buildability, and environmental best practice is achieved through design.
- Management of inputs from the Barhale temporary works design office.
- Coordination of interfaces between permanent and temporary works design.
- Collaboration with the delivery team to ensure that designs are buildable and drive efficiency in construction.
- Manage and respond to TQs from the project teams.
Tendering and proposals
- For key frameworks, understand the contract and how to develop the pre-construction phase of the project to complement the terms and conditions and KPIs.
- Be part of the bid team for the construction phase of projects and convey information to ensure maximum benefit from knowledge gained in the pre-construction phase.
- Review the client brief & contract. Advise Bid Manager on key commercial / delivery/design risks and assumptions to be included in the offer.
Continuous improvement & innovation
- Promote innovation to be delivered through the project lifecycle. Implement those innovative ideas into the project delivery plan.
- Promote different design & construction techniques to lead to enhanced construction contract performance.
Commercial and supply chain
- Produce financial forecasts, monitor, and control project costs and cost reporting, and produce monthly reports to the Contracts Manager on project performance in the pre-construction phase.
- Support supply chain selection for specialists’ input into the pre-construction phase of projects.
- Manage the agreed contract with suppliers and subcontractors, and ensure they deliver.
- Ensure procurement of plant and materials is in line with company and client procedures.
Health, safety, and environment
- Effective discharge of relevant duties under CDM 2015.
- Manage HSE in the pre-construction phase to ensure compliance with Company procedures and legal obligations. This may include management of site investigations and surveys.
Quality
- Ensure quality in pre-construction surveys, site investigations and deliverables, in line with the ‘be right-first-time’ programme.
Key measures & targets:
- Successful delivery of the pre-construction phase leading to well-informed and sustainable main contract award.
Key relationships:
- Regional Directors, Managers, and Framework leads
- Delivery teams – Project Delivery Managers, Design Manager and Construction Managers
- Regional HSEQ team
- Bid manager and estimating team
- Designers, subcontractors, and suppliers
- Clients
Person Specification:
The successful candidate is likely to meet all the following criteria:
Essential
- Experience in design/ commercial/ leading project teams.
- Degree/HNC in Civil Engineering, or equivalent
- Good working knowledge of contract conditions, CDM regulations, Design Management, Programme & Risk Management, and cost control including forecasting, actual cost, and value reporting.
- Ability to use Primavera P6 software or equivalent.
- Excellent communication, people, and team management skills, with the ability to influence, motivate and mentor.
- Ability to challenge designs and resolve problems to a conclusion.
- Ability to manage and deliver a successful project with minimal guidance.
- Problem-solving and analytical thinking
Desirable
- Professional qualification and membership with a relevant industry body or institution
Caring and investing in you
Our values have been embedded at Barhale for over 40 years and they are our guiding principle regarding how we care and invest in people. Our values are our commitment to being a people-centric company.
As Gold Investors in People, we are committed to a high standard of people practices, creating an inclusive environment and ensuring cultural alignment to business strategy, ethos and philosophies.
From the moment you join us, your wellbeing and career aspirations will be supported by;
- Competitive salary
- Company Pension
- Life Assurance
- Private Medical
- 25 days annual leave in addition to 8 public bank holidays and loyalty days
- 8 hours volunteering
- Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental, physiological, and financial well-being.
- Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice
- Company car/green car scheme/car allowance/Van (dependent on position)
- Leadership & management training and coaching
- Regular line management engagement and appraisal to support your career progression.
- Development supported by internal and externally delivered training.
- Flexible working arrangements
- Annual salary review
- Continuous service awards