PRE - Construction Manager - Livingston

About The Role

Pre‑Construction Manager - Livingston

GRAHAM Building | Based from Livingston office - Projects across Edinburgh & Glasgow

At GRAHAM, we deliver more than buildings - we deliver certainty. As part of our continued growth in Scotland, we are seeking an experienced Pre‑Construction Manager to lead projects through the critical early stages and set them up for successful delivery on site.

Based from our Livingston office, you will take ownership of projects through PCSA and pre‑construction (RIBA 1-4), working closely with clients, consultants and internal teams to ensure robust, buildable and commercially sound solutions.

The Role

You will:

Lead and manage all PCSA and pre‑construction activities, ensuring projects are fully prepared for RIBA 5 delivery

Coordinate design, commercial, operational and supply‑chain inputs into a single, aligned strategy

Develop pre‑construction programmes, methodologies, logistics and risk strategies

Support bid and tender processes, including traditional tenders where required

Drive value engineering, risk management and cost certainty

Lead handover into site teams and support early construction stages as needed

This role is key to ensuring certainty, quality and safety are embedded before construction begins.

Essential Criteria

Proven experience in a Pre‑Construction or Senior Project role within the building sector

Strong knowledge of PCSA delivery and RIBA stages 1-4

Commercial awareness with experience supporting cost planning, risk and procurement strategies

Ability to lead and influence multi‑disciplinary teams and external stakeholders

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Strong planning, organisation and problem‑solving ability

Commitment to health, safety, quality and compliance

Desirable Criteria

Experience contributing to traditional tenders

Understanding of MMC, sustainability standards (e.g. BREEAM / PAS 2080)

Experience working with public or complex stakeholder environments

Track record of driving innovation and continuous improvement

Why GRAHAM?

High‑profile projects across Scotland

A business that trusts and empowers its people

Strong values, long‑term thinking and real career development

If you're ready to lead from the front - before work starts on site - we'd like to hear from you. Build your future with GRAHAM.

Our Commitment:

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• Email: louise.hunter@graham.co.uk

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GRAHAM reserves the right to carry out checks to ensure the validity of an applicant's experience and/or qualifications and we expect all applicants to comply with any such requests for information. Failure to do so or evidence of any falsification of information will lead to either removal from the recruitment process or if already in employment potential termination of contract through the company disciplinary procedure.