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PRECONSTRUCTION MANAGER

The Preconstruction Manager is responsible for the daily management, coordination and completion of the project preconstruction phase to achieve the cost objectives with respect to contracting, scheduling, estimating and bidding. This includes management of the Estimating staff. Further, this role will assure estimates are accurate, complete and reflect the actual requirements of the project. This includes assuring there are an adequate number of qualified and financially sound subcontractor proposals received and evaluated through a subcontractor prequalification process. The Preconstruction Manager prepares detailed estimates (conceptual, schematic, design development, construction and analyzes cost models during the Design Development and/or bidding period.

Core Responsibilities

Estimating Team Management:

• Coordinate, manage and supervise the work of the preconstruction members and support staff
• Must be able to collaborate with project team to establish the necessary staffing and project requirements.
• Can lead, manage and motivate project teams during the preconstruction phase of a project.

Estimating:

• Ability and experience managing the full Preconstruction and Design process from napkin sketch through GMP and Subcontracts.
• Ability to look beyond the information that has been given, to ask the right questions and work to provide a complete project cost evaluation.
• Must be a collaborative and passionate advocate for our customers, empowering and informing them throughout the project.
• Ability and experience managing design evolution through close interactions with design professionals.
• Strong understanding of the design and permitting process.
• Must be aggressive in providing innovative solutions to complex issues as they arise related to cost, lead-times, trade partners, and/or specified products or materials.
• Ability to make reliable predictions as it relates to cost and be comfortable estimating across all scopes of work.
• Must have experience preparing detailed conceptual cost estimates and conceptual cost studies from schematic or feasibility-level documentation.
• Ability to prepare detailed estimates and, as the design evolves, develop variance summaries between estimates and value engineering studies throughout.
• Ability to assemble a complete presentation-worthy estimate package that clearly communicates project cost.
• Ability to prepare detailed instructions to bidders, trade specific clarifications and comprehensive bid packages.
• Must have experience with the bidding process: soliciting bids, communicating with the bidders, evaluating subcontractor proposals, using bid tally sheets, etc.
• Make subcontractor award recommendations to customer/owner and the negotiation and finalization of subcontracts with trade partners.
• Must be prepared to participate and often lead the preparation and presentation of cost / budget information to the customer/owner.
• Must have experience being a member of the team involved in request for proposal responses (RFP’s) and the formal presentation for a project.
• Ability to lead the preparation and presentation of cost / budget information to the customer/owner.
• Ability to lead and facilitate value engineering sessions with the project team and design team.
• Is a key participant with leadership experience involved in request for proposal responses (RFP’s) and the formal presentation for a project.
• Must be familiar with reviewing construction contracts and can identify key insurance and damages clauses.
• Prepare and analyze cost models during design development on Design-Build pursuits
• Plan and lead the preconstruction strategy on the approach to the project or estimate.
• Act as the document reviewer and advisor for constructability and value analysis
• Comprehensive review of pursuit contracts, general condition requirements and bid documents.

Business Development:

• Establish and maintain relationships with existing and new clients
• Establish and maintain relationships with existing and new clients
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with prospective and current clients, architects, engineers, and subcontractors.
• Provide assistance and evaluations to Risk Management and the VP/GM regarding potential contract, cost, construction feasibility, and insurance risks.
• Review subcontracts, prior to issuance to the subcontractor, for compliance with the documents and estimate.
• Ability to engage and develop business with new and existing customers.

Qualifications

• Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience successfully estimating (conceptual and hard bid) construction projects for a general contractor.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
• Design-build experience on relevant project types.
• Experience in value-engineering.
• Extreme attention to detail.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Persuasive leadership skills.