At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead pre-construction operations for complex cladding remediation projects and drive operational excellence.
- Company: Join United Infrastructure, a dynamic company focused on critical infrastructure projects.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career progression, and a collaborative work environment.
- Other info: Opportunity to work on high-value projects with excellent growth potential.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a senior leadership role while shaping innovative solutions.
- Qualifications: Experience in pre-construction leadership and strong knowledge of cladding remediation.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
United Infrastructure is a dynamic and rapidly expanding business, focused on delivering critical infrastructure projects across the utility and social infrastructure sectors. Our team of highly skilled and hardworking specialists deliver innovative solutions to the complex challenges our clients face.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and strategic Pre-Construction Operations Manager (PCOM) to lead and oversee our pre-construction function across a portfolio of complex cladding remediation projects. This is a senior leadership role responsible for driving consistency, governance, technical assurance, and operational excellence across multiple PCSAs. You will shape standards, challenge risk and design decisions, and ensure alignment between programme, commercial, and technical delivery—while empowering Pre-Construction Managers (PCMs) to successfully manage day-to-day coordination.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Leadership & Governance
- Establish and maintain pre-construction standards, processes, and governance frameworks across all projects
- Provide oversight of programme integrity, risk management, and design/commercial alignment
- Drive consistency, performance, and continuous improvement across the portfolio
- Lead escalation of critical issues and unblock cross-functional challenges
- Programme & PCSA Oversight
- Approve and challenge all PCSA programmes, sequencing, and critical path logic
- Monitor progress across all schemes, proactively addressing risks and delays
- Ensure consistency in reporting, tracking, and coordination practices
- Technical & Design Assurance
- Set the technical assurance strategy across façade, structural, and fire disciplines
- Oversee scope definition, ensuring solutions are compliant, buildable, and commercially viable
- Lead senior design reviews, challenge assumptions, and manage technical risk
- Ensure adherence to PAS/BS standards and corporate governance
- Regulatory & Compliance Leadership
- Oversee Building Regulations, HRB Gateway processes, and statutory compliance
- Ensure all projects maintain auditable documentation and are inspection-ready
- Escalate compliance risks and align with SHEQ and Building Safety leadership
- Surveys, Access & H&S Oversight
- Approve survey strategies, methodologies, and intrusion levels
- Set standards for access planning and temporary works integration
- Maintain oversight of CDM, H&S, and Building Safety Act requirements
- Lead high-risk safety-in-design reviews
- Commercial & Supply Chain Integration
- Oversee procurement strategy and commercial governance across projects
- Build and maintain key supply chain relationships, ensuring capability and compliance
- Support value engineering and cost validation activities
- Information Management & Quality
- Own the Golden Thread strategy and ensure structured, compliant information management
- Conduct audits on documentation, traceability, and QA processes
- Approve pre-construction deliverables prior to handover
- Stakeholder & Client Engagement
- Set standards for resident and stakeholder engagement
- Support and attend high-risk or sensitive client/resident meetings
- Ensure consistent, accurate communication aligned to project strategy
- Handover to Delivery
- Approve pre-start readiness and ensure projects are fully mobilised for delivery
- Validate programme, risk, procurement, and design readiness
- Drive lessons learned and continuous improvement
Leadership & Management Responsibilities
- Line management, development, and performance of PCMs and coordinators
- Resource planning and workload balancing across the portfolio
- Recruitment, onboarding, and capability development
- Executive reporting to the Head of Pre-Construction
About You
- Proven experience in a senior pre-construction or operational leadership role
- Strong background in cladding remediation, façade systems, and complex programmes
- Deep understanding of design management (RIBA stages 2–4), PCSA frameworks, and regulatory compliance
- Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills
- Ability to challenge constructively and drive high-performance outcomes
What We Offer
- Competitive salary and package
- Opportunity to lead across high-value, complex projects
- Senior leadership exposure and career progression
- A collaborative and forward-thinking working environment
If you’re ready to take ownership of a critical leadership role in pre-construction and drive excellence across complex remediation schemes, we’d love to hear from you. Join us at United Infrastructure and be part of our mission to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions to the complex infrastructure needs of the UK.
