Preconstruction Manager II

Description

The MV Way

At Miller Valentine, our culture is anchored in high-performance and high-values, and serves as the foundation for every position within our organization. With our core values as our guiding light, each team member not only adopts these principles but lives them out collaboratively, contributing to an environment where we work together to achieve outcomes and build certainty.

• HONESTY: We believe in open communication, trust, and integrity in everything we do.
• ACCOUNTABILITY: We hold ourselves and each other to the highest standards, united in our commitment to the team and the customer.
• SAFETY: Our people are always our priority, and we proudly champion the safety of our teammates and the success of every project.
• CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT: We recognize the power of fresh ideas, celebrate diversity, and strive to better ourselves every day.
• PASSION: We love what we do, find joy in the process, and are driven to grow as individuals and as a team

POSITION RESPONSIBILITY:

The Why: Provide preconstruction services to the Project Execution team by providing the daily technical support (or direction if needed) of the due diligence, design, schedule, and estimate preparation for multiple preconstruction projects in collaboration with the Project Manager and with the guidance of the supervisor(s); leveraging the time of the Project Execution team.  Provide preconstruction services to the Business Development (Sales) team by assisting with the overall sales strategy for qualified leads/opportunities; including preparation of conceptual designs, budgets, and schedules.  In addition, provide management assistance to the leader of various corporate business responsibilities/initiatives.

Sales Assist:

• Provide resources to maintain an increased opportunity pipeline and to efficiently advance preconstruction projects through it.  Increase throughput by managing multiple opportunities directly and through delegation.
• Travel to and participate in and/or lead meetings with customer and/or design team.
• Assist the Business Developer in understanding the vision of the customer.
• Assist the project team in creating the business strategy.
• Assist in the strategy creation for all cost estimates.
• Prepare cost estimate and technical portion of a sales proposal.
• Manage and/or Prepare technical specification for sales proposal.
• Assist Project Manager and/or Business Developer in maintaining accurate updates of opportunities/leads data in CRM as new information is determined and prior to end of each month.

Preconstruction Services:

• Provide leverage for Project Execution resources during the preconstruction phase of multiple projects.
• Travel to and inspect proposed job sites to evaluate existing conditions and construction risks and their potential impact on the design and/or budget.
• Assist in the strategy creation for all cost estimates.
• Collaborate with Project Manager on delegation of specific preconstruction responsibilities and insure these roles are being executed.
• Manage and/or Prepare all cost estimates (conceptual and/or detailed).
• Assist in the selection of the design professionals best suited for the project.
• Collaborate with Project Manager to provide value added services to customer including value engineering, life cycle analysis, and/or alternate solutions in keeping with industry best practices.
• Collaborate with Project Manager to manage or direct project design.
• Manage and/or Prepare bid documents (ITB, SOW, Bid Forms, etc.).
• Manage and/or Prepare bid tabulations/analysis.
• Review and qualify bids for completeness based on scope of work.
• Ensure every project estimate has been critiqued by a knowledgeable peer in the Construction group.

Customer Relations:

• Foster client relationships
• Meet or exceed customer expectations while achieving company benchmarks and upholding The MV Way

Department Needs:

• Continuous pursuit of process improvement strategies.
• Develop and/or maintain tools required to perform department tasks; master estimate, project databases, cost databases, bid document templates, etc.
• Manage Assistant Preconstruction Managers/Project Engineers/Project Technicians

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE: 

• 5 – 10 years recent preconstruction and estimating experience with commercial construction, design-build delivery methods and conceptual estimating experience preferred
• Customer relationship management experience and skills required.
• B.S. or B.A. in Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering, or Equivalent field, from an accredited College or University.
• Must possess strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Work, Project, and Excel; Procore; Abode Acrobat; Bluebeam (or similar onscreen take-off software); Viewpoint (or similar accounting software); and basic knowledge of Web Conferencing (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, etc.); AutoCAD (or similar CAD software), and file sharing software (Onedrive, etc.).
• Proficient knowledge in construction estimating and project management.

WHAT WE OFFER

We offer a suite of benefits, including but not limited to: flexible working arrangements, generous paid vacation increasing with service, parental leave, and employer paid short-term disability, health insurance, 401(k) match, wellbeing program, and support through our employee assistant program. Please visit our best-in-class benefits webpage for more details.

Miller Valentine is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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