Senior Project Manager (Preconstruction)

Company: Willmott Dixon
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

As Senior Project Manager in Preconstruction, you will lead the full preconstruction lifecycle for major interior refurbishment and fit-out projects, from opportunity through tender to close. You will shape strategy, coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, and drive profitable, high-quality bids aligned with customer needs. You will engage internal teams, consultants and supply chain partners to set projects up for successful delivery on public sector frameworks. This is a senior leadership role that blends strategy, risk management and stakeholder engagement to win and de-risk complex opportunities. Join a heritage-focused, sustainability-driven contractor that values people, partnerships and

Pay / Benefits

  • hybrid working (three days office-based, two days remote)

Responsibilities

  • Lead bid and preconstruction strategy for major projects and frameworks
  • Manage first-stage and second-stage tendering through to contract close
  • Create strategies to maximise conversion and profitability
  • Lead post-tender interviews and senior customer engagement
  • Direct internal project teams and external consultants / supply chain
  • Allocate resources, maintain momentum, and ensure governance approvals
  • Ensure commercial robustness and profitable handover
  • Identify risks, plan mitigations, and drive corrective actions
  • Support commercial negotiations with customers and teams
  • Reduce bid errors and improve certainty

Key requirements

  • Proven experience leading preconstruction / bid delivery on major construction or interiors projects
  • Strong second-stage tendering / PCSA experience
  • Excellent leadership and stakeholder management
  • Strong commercial acumen and risk management
  • Experience managing multidisciplinary internal teams
  • Strong presentation and communication skills
  • leadership
  • stakeholder management
  • clear communication
  • preconstruction
  • bid delivery
  • second-stage tendering / PCSA

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Posted: October 1st, 2026