Head of Construction

2 weeks ago

Slough Berkshire, United Kingdom People Group Full time

My client is looking to appoint a Pre-Construction Director to lead the planning of internal remediation works across multiple occupied residential blocks in London. This is a critical leadership role focused on shaping the delivery strategy, defining work scopes,and ensuring seamless coordination between consultants, fire specialists, designteams, and operational leads. The ideal candidate will have had a track record in residential refurbishment and/or internal upgrade projects, ideally involving fire compliance or building safety remediation. This is a Director level position for someone with extensive experience in delivering complex projects on time, within budget and the ability to provide our stakeholders with the comfort that the team are successfully delivering these complex projects on commercial and residential properties while being mindful that the works are impacting people's homes.
Strategic Planning & Programme Development
Develop detailed pre-construction delivery plans, including phasing, access strategy, resident impact mitigation, and internal liaison with the Construction and Programme Directors.
fire stopping, doorsets, compartmentation, and finishes.
Stakeholder and Consultant Management
Manage a multi disciplinary team of consultants, designers, fire engineers to ensure coordinated design and delivery readiness.
Oversight pre-construction meetings, risk reviews, and internal programmes.
Oversee the collation and review of design packs, fire strategies, and specifications to ensure readiness for procurement and delivery.
Ensure all works are compliant with Building Regulations, PAS 9980, and Building Safety Act requirements.
Procurement & Commercial Preparation
Support tendering and contractor appointment processes, ensuring packages are scoped correctly and aligned with the delivery strategy.
Review contractor bids for technical completeness and risk.
Collaborate with commercial leads to input into budget planning, VE strategies, and programme phasing.
Risk, Quality & Compliance Management
Anticipate project risks and develop mitigation strategies across fire safety, logistics, resident impact, and programme.
Establish pre-construction QA processes and compliance trackers to support smooth transition into construction.
10+ years insenior roles within pre-construction, technical delivery, or remediation in the residential sector.
~ Strong understanding of building safety remediation, particularly internal systemsand occupied building strategies.
~ Proven experience leading the pre-construction phase on multi-block projects involving consultants, design coordination, and compliance.
~ Knowledge of UK buildinglegislation including the Building Safety Act, CDM Regulations, and fire safety standards.

Strong strategicthinking and programme planning capabilities.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

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