At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and scale a high-performing preconstruction function in fire protection.
- Company: Rapidly growing fire protection and building safety business.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, leadership role, and opportunity to shape the future of the business.
- Other info: Join a dynamic environment with opportunities for professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a major growth phase and influence business direction.
- Qualifications: Deep technical knowledge of fire protection and proven leadership experience.
The predicted salary is between 80000 - 100000 £ per year.
Referment is exclusively supporting a rapidly growing fire protection and building safety business in the search for a Head of Preconstruction to lead, build, and scale a high‑performing work‑winning function. This is a senior leadership opportunity for a specialist who understands how to build structure, process, and predictability within a growing specialist contractor environment. The business is entering a major growth phase and is looking for an experienced preconstruction leader who has operated in businesses delivering 10m+ GBP turnover and can demonstrate the ability to help scale operations toward 50m GBP.
Responsibilities
- Tendering and estimating strategy to drive sustained revenue growth
- Work winning and bid leadership
- Commercial and technical risk management
- Client engagement and negotiations
- Fire safety design coordination
- Team leadership, recruitment, and operational transformation
- Digital tools, BIM, and process improvement
We are looking for individuals with deep technical expertise and a stable career history, specifically:
- Deep technical knowledge of Passive Fire Protection and Building Safety
- A proven track record of building and scaling a preconstruction function from the ground up
- Experience in specialist subcontracting environments with a turnover of 10m+ GBP
- Success in leading bid strategies that result in measurable business growth
- A history of professional stability, showing the ability to commit to a business and see a growth strategy through over a period of 3+ years
Key Experience Sought
- Proven background leading preconstruction or estimating teams with end-to-end process ownership
- Strong commercial and strategic capability focused on work‑winning and preconstruction leadership
- Experience managing high‑volume tender pipelines
- Expert knowledge of FIRAS, the Building Safety Act, and CDM
- Familiarity with digital construction tools, estimating software, and BIM
- High emotional intelligence with a collaborative leadership style to inspire and develop others
- Ability to influence at senior and board level
- Comfortable operating in a fast‑growth environment
This is a rare opportunity to build and shape a function with genuine influence over the future direction of the business.
