Planning / Preconstruction Manager

Planning / Preconstruction Manager

Role: full-time, permanent.

Office: London, Hybrid working, 3 days in office/site. The role will be expected to attend client offices/sites as required.

CPC is an independent project and cost management consultancy, providing the best technical expertise in delivering infrastructure, property and transformational change projects that are improving people’s lives both at work and at home. Our people are dedicated to meeting our clients’ needs, unified by a core set of values and behaviours that bring the right knowledge, experience and a fresh approach to unlocking every project’s full potential.

We are currently looking to strengthen our growing Construction division in London. This role will support the Director for our Construction Advisory team, helping them grow one our newest and fastest growing business units.

In this team we provide early strategic construction-related advice on projects that is vital for successful outcomes. Projects at their early stages will see significant benefits from pre-construction advisory to ensure that risks are identified, constraints are understood, and all relevant drivers are assessed so that these can be mitigated and optimised ahead of the project delivery on site.

Our pre-construction and construction advisory services considers buildability, construction logistics, methodology, and design to support our clients to inform programmes, costs and delivery for better outcomes.

Services include:

• Feasibility & planning support
• Design management
• Procurement and supply chain
• Construction Management
• Project monitoring
• Technical audits
• Programme integration
• Phasing & logistics

Relevant skills and experience:

• Experience working for a Principal Contractor in a Planning role to transition into a Consultancy organisation, to deliver exemplary services to our clients
• Significant experience in Planning / Programming (essential)
• Experience working on a range of different projects (beneficial)
• Ability to be client facing (essential)
• Ability to effectively influence preconstruction activities
• Construction related qualification(s)
• Working towards, or wanting to progress with becoming Chartered, which CPC will support

CPC - Big enough to deliver but small enough to care

In addition to a competitive salary, CPC Project Services provides comprehensive benefits including private pension, private healthcare, holidays, assistance with private professional membership subscriptions, training and development, personal performance based bonus and annual salary review.

We encourage you to apply even if your experience is not a 100% match for this position. We are looking for someone with relevant skills and experience, not a checklist that exactly matches the job description. We want to help you grow and in return, you help us grow into a stronger, more inclusive organisation.

CPC is an equal opportunities employer and as a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from disabled individuals and provide various opportunities for career development in an inclusive environment.

We recognise and value the diversity of our people and are committed to developing working practices which will allow every person to contribute to our business and achieve their career aspirations.

2024 + 2023 Construction Consultant/Surveyor of the Year (100 staff or over)*

*Building Awards, 2023, 2024

APM SME of the Year 2023

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