Pre-Construction Director - Scotland

Description

Harmony is on a mission to be the best life safety partner to work with and for. Rated an ‘Outstanding Employer’ by Best Companies in 2025, we are only getting bigger and stronger — and we’re looking for A\-players to help us get there.

We are passionate about making a difference and obsessed with quality. Our goal is to build a world where every resident can sleep safely at night, knowing their home is 100% safe.

The Pre\-Construction Director — Scotland is one of the most senior commercial roles in the business. Based across our Scottish operation, you will own the GP and revenue targets for the Scotland pod, lead a team of estimators, surveyors and pre\-construction managers, and be Harmony’s most senior pre\-construction presence in the region — visible to clients, credible in negotiations and the face of our capability across the Scottish market.

This is a leadership role at the heart of how Harmony wins, plans and sets up every project for delivery. It is about bringing the right energy, accountability and resilience to our mission of saving lives through fire and height safety.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the GP and revenue targets for your regional pod, managing performance against monthly forecasts with precision


• Act as Harmony's most senior pre\-construction presence in your region, visible to clients, credible in negotiations, and the face of our capability in the market


• Lead, develop, and hold accountable a team of estimators, surveyors, and pre\-construction managers


• Drive bid strategy and conversion across a high\-volume pipeline of passive fire and building fabric opportunities


• Work closely with the delivery function to ensure a clean, accurate handover on every project won


• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, frameworks, and key decision\-makers at a senior level


• Contribute to wider business strategy as part of the pre\-construction leadership group

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

About You

• Proven track record of leading a pre\-construction or estimating function within passive fire, building fabric, or a closely related specialist subcontract discipline


• Commercially sharp, with direct experience of owning a P\&L and managing teams against revenue and margin targets


• Strong bid and tender leadership experience across frameworks and negotiated works


• A natural leader who builds high\-performing teams and manages performance directly


• Excellent client\-facing skills, with the ability to operate credibly at senior levels


• Organised and rigorous in process, with an eye for detail on cost, programme, and risk


• Degree\-qualified or equivalent industry experience

Benefits

Why Work for Harmony

This is a chance to lead pre\-construction for one of Harmony’s key regional pods at one of the UK’s fastest\-growing fire safety specialists — with real ownership of how we win, plan and set up projects across Scotland, and a senior seat at the table as we continue to expand nationally. At Harmony, we ask a lot — and we give a lot back. The hours are real, the standards are high and the work is demanding, but for those who show up, deliver and go the extra mile, the rewards follow. A\-players here enjoy a competitive salary, a Personal Development Plan with ongoing training and leadership mentoring, unlimited holiday, a bonus scheme paying up to 50% of annual salary, private medical insurance, enhanced maternity and paternity, lunch, snacks and refreshments on us every day (fresh fruit and Takeaway Fridays included), a team social budget, cycle to work, an auto\-enrolment pension, two major company events a year and our Reward and Recognition scheme — including European mini\-breaks for those who go above and beyond. It is a collaborative, high\-energy environment focused on doing things the right way — technically, commercially and practically — and none of it is a perk for showing up; it’s what we share with the people pulling the business forward.

Harmony is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants for employment regardless of age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief. We want everyone who works with us to feel valued and to make a difference.

About Harmony Fire

Harmony is a purpose\-driven safety consultancy with in\-house construction capabilities, specialising in the housing \& NHS sectors.

We partner with over 80% of the UK’s Housing Associations and Local Authorities, delivering pragmatic, proportionate fire safety solutions that protect lives and withstand scrutiny.

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