The Pre‑Construction Manager is a senior leadership appointment within a major Australian construction group, based in Brisbane.

Company Overview

Our client has a century of delivery history and a significant pipeline of landmark projects across Queensland.

Reporting

Reporting directly to the Managing Director.

The Role

You will lead the pre‑delivery and pre‑construction function across major projects, with responsibility for:

- Establishing project delivery strategy, construction methodology and master programmes
- Leading early project planning, staging, logistics and construction sequencing
- Driving design development, design management and constructability
- Developing procurement strategies and identifying critical and long‑lead packages
- Leading constructability reviews and value engineering
- Working with estimating and commercial teams across budgets, cost planning and commercial risk
- Identifying and mitigating design, programme, procurement and construction risk before mobilisation
- Ensuring approvals, documentation, procurement and project resources are sufficiently advanced for construction
- Establishing project governance, reporting and delivery controls
- Working with Project Directors, Commercial Managers, Project Managers and Site Managers to establish delivery teams
- Providing senior input into major tenders and recent project opportunities
- Managing the transition from project award through pre‑construction into full delivery
- Reporting to senior management on project readiness, programme, procurement and key delivery risks





Who We’re Looking For

This role requires a construction delivery leader, not simply a design or estimating specialist. You will ideally bring:

- Extensive senior experience within a Tier 1 or major commercial contractor
- Background as a Pre‑Construction Manager, Project Director, Senior Project Manager or equivalent
- Demonstrated delivery experience across major and complex building projects
- Strong capability across design, programme, procurement, methodology, commercial management and risk
- Deep understanding of buildability, sequencing and major‑project logistics
- Proven ability to take projects from award through pre‑construction and successfully into delivery
- Strong commercial judgement and the ability to balance design, cost, programme and construction outcomes
- Executive‑level client, consultant and stakeholder management capability
- Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture or related discipline

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to step away from responsibility for one project and influence the successful establishment and delivery of multiple major projects across the business.



The successful candidate will operate with significant autonomy and direct access to senior leadership.

It could particularly suit an accomplished Project Director or Senior Project Manager who has spent their career delivering major projects and is ready to apply that experience across a broader corporate portfolio.

Confidentiality

All applications and discussions will be handled in strict confidence.

Company Description

At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, programme and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. We’re one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Details

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