What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Preconstruction position at Blue Ridge Executive Search?
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We are seeking a strong leader for the Preconstruction Director opportunity that will report to the Vice President of Preconstruction.
Responsibilities
- Be strategic when developing the pursuit plan aligning team members with the strategy while executing the plan
- Lead the estimating and preconstruction team in the pursuit and winning of new work with client satisfaction
- Bring solutions to project challenges
- Provide advice, guidance, direction, training, and motivation to the team for their professional growth
- Lead the estimating process and preconstruction team by managing the estimating teams’ chronological assigned tasks
- Perform conceptual estimates to GMPs utilizing inhouse benchmarking and strategic trade partner engagement
- Establish processes for management of preconstruction project such as Target Value Design (TVD), model-based estimates, trend log and value engineering
- Establish, maintain, and grow professional relationships using open communication with clients, owners and subcontractors
- Review, approve, and participate in client presentation proposals
- Demonstrate knowledge of commercial construction projects including, but not limited to: high-rise, healthcare, hospitality and/or hotel construction, federal and public projects, parking garages, higher education, aviation, and gaming projects as an example of project types
- Instill trust and confidence with owners, design teams, and subcontractors
- Assure compliance with company policies and procedures
- Be current with industry trends, costs, and labor and material supply
- Strive to be the “go to” phone call with clients
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management or similar from an ABET accredited institution
- 10 or more years of relevant estimating, project management and / or construction experience
- Experience in effectively negotiating and writing contract term with owners and clients in close collaboration with the EVP
- Possess thorough understanding of principles of critical path scheduling
- Utilizes excellent written and oral communications and team skills in a multi-tasking/deadline driven environment
- Experience in projects exceeding $100M in value
- Experience in estimating software tools On-Center, Insite, and Timberline or similar tools
- Advanced knowledge of Windows Office Systems Suite particularly Excel, Word, Outlook
- General knowledge, aptitude, and willingness to learn for other company software
Salary : $130,000 - $175,000
