Preconstruction Manager

PRECONSTRUCTION MANAGER

The primary role of the Preconstruction Manager is to provide comprehensive preconstruction services, in partnership with the project management team, for clients and design teams on a wide variety of project types and sizes for construction and development projects. This role serves as a “bridge” between the multiple parties (owners/developers, architects, engineers, government entities, internal staff – project management and field staff, and sub-contractors) typically involved with our projects. It includes managing the interface between these multiple parties in a collaborative, timely and professional manner.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture, Engineering or Construction Management
• Minimum of 10 years of experience with large, complex projects, including ground-up projects
• Understanding of building systems, system coordination and regulatory issues (structure, MEP, landscape, FLS, code, ADA, etc.)
• Strong verbal communication and presentation skills
• Organized and proactive style, displays resourcefulness, self-starting work habits
• Demonstrated ability to quickly build rapport and relationships
• Creative, diplomatic and calm problem solver

Preferred:

• Range of building-types preferred (Life Sceiences, MEP focused, corporate office, commercial, higher education, cultural, healthcare, government, developer, etc.)
• Experience with the general construction and various delivery methods preferred (negotiated, CM at Risk, design-build, etc.)
• Experience with the project development process is preferred (particularly preliminary development project estimating, land acquisition, entitlements, finance, proformas, consultant team management, etc.)

Responsibilities and Tasks:

Preconstruction:

• Assist in leading multiple projects simultaneously through preconstruction phase from project conception/award through the end of Design Development and/or establishment of a GMP
• Assisting project management in project set-up and communication protocols
• Provide input into the project’s programming and conceptual design activities to ensure early scope and budget alignment
• Deliverable definition with A/E partners for each design phase
• Proactively identify and solve problems as they emerge to minimize risk for the project team

Project Budgeting:

• Assist in managing costs throughout the design phase including initial project budgeting, benchmarking, cost models, soft cost definition, contingency definition, internal estimate reviews, value engineering, etc.
• Monitor design scope and cost trends

Scheduling:

• Assist in developing detailed project design and construction phase schedules with A/E partners and field staff
• Meeting facilitation and task coordination
• Phasing and construction sequence planning with project management and field staff

Leadership and Management:

• Team leadership skills at senior level (previous experience as senior project manager, design director, principal-in-charge, etc.)
• Work collaboratively with external clients, owners, design teams and consultants - ability to put aside ego and pride of authorship to work collaboratively with broad and dynamic owner, consultant and contractor teams
• Work collaboratively with internal project teams including business development, marketing, project management and field staff