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Construction Risk Manager

PCL Construction
PCL Construction Salary
Tempe, AZ Full Time
POSTED ON 3/9/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/6/2025

The future you want is within reach.

At PCL, we build the places where life happens and find camaraderie in the process. We're a community of builders committed to building better communities. That's why we're always looking ahead, and not just to the next project or what's next in our industry.

We're also looking at what's next for you and how we can help you build a career you're proud of.

Here's how a Construction Risk Manager for our Phoenix Buildings office contributes to our team :

Responsibilities

  • Leads development of a conceptual estimate / design-build bid submission with added complexity for key clients.
  • Develops and monitors pursuit schedule internally and externally.
  • Manages trade contractor prequalification and recommendation process.
  • Develops strategies for budget proposals to ensure PCL’s and the client's interests are protected. Leads ongoing budget updates.
  • Participates in initial cost report and structure preparation, enabling simple cost-code tracking.
  • Monitors project design to control budget compatibility, completeness of drawings, constructability, coordination, code compliance, trade-scope completeness, and cost.
  • Monitors design development and working drawing production to meet schedules.
  • Prepares post-award risk analysis report summarizing potential risks, mitigation plan, and alternative solutions.
  • Uses analytical skills to recognize project risks and opportunities, determine costs and schedule impacts, and create mitigation plans.
  • Performs detailed project forecast review.
  • Reviews RFIs created by estimators.
  • Prices and analyzes general expenses, schedules, and plans for large projects.
  • Advises on project execution plan.
  • Reviews construction equipment and material rates for inclusions (e.g., currency, freight, taxes, bid exclusions).
  • Identifies requirements for weather protection, cranes, hoists, temporary facilities, and services.
  • Reviews proposal requirements, leverages resources to generate winning proposals, and assists in client presentations.
  • Oversees internal review package for district, regional, and corporate reviews and presents at district review.
  • Completes final bid submission review and oversees tender document submission.
  • Develops project preliminary cash flows.
  • Completes as-bid estimate and trade procurement strategy with operations.
  • Supervises, trains, and mentors direct / indirect reports; supports chief estimator in mentoring team.
  • Networks with industry contacts to determine PCL's competitive advantage.
  • Identifies success stories and lessons learned and shares them for project improvement.
  • Assists chief estimator in collecting and analyzing historical data.
  • Tracks and communicates opportunities with chief estimator, leveraging trade, consultant, and client relationships.
  • Assists in developing joint venture (JV) instructions and shared JV information.
  • Develops strong relationships with owners and design teams.
  • Assists with claim execution and resolution between PCL and trade contractors / owners.
  • Oversees multiple project estimates for various clients.
  • Advises management on strategic pursuit initiatives.
  • Reviews project cost reports for historical insights relevant to strategic bid-win strategies.
  • Negotiates trade subcontracts in design-build GMP and CM projects.
  • Monitors project team subcontract execution.
  • Tracks client-specific success criteria (CPSSC), understanding owners' business needs and revenue generation. Holds team accountable and challenges them to find creative solutions.
  • Develops and maintains strong customer-focused relationships with key stakeholders and decision makers.
  • Values, models, and coaches the solution provider and profitability culture.
  • Other duties as required.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related discipline or trade experience or equivalent.
  • 14 years of progressive experience in construction cost estimating preferred. Executed multiple jobs on-site as a risk manager.
  • Successfully led a pursuit valued at $250 million in delivery model hard bid / lump sum, construction management / cost reimbursable / target price and design-build.
  • Experience working with highly complex pursuits.
  • Experience working in a self-perform environment and productivities.
  • Design management experience
  • Strong understanding of different construction methods, planning, scheduling, sequencing, potential problems, and timelines, and is a champion in these matters.
  • Understands and uses PCL’s estimating manuals and systems, and champions their use by estimators.
  • Strong understanding of contract terms for various delivery models and identifies contract risks and opportunities.
  • Experience estimating multiple self-perform work disciplines and overall knowledge of each (IND).
  • Experience as a relationship and reputation manager in the area of promoting partnering and taking ownership of design and owner relationships.
  • Experience estimating multiple scopes and has a working knowledge of applicable products and systems.
  • Ability to build a conceptual estimate without drawings / specifications.
  • Knowledge of and stays up-to-date with business trends.
  • Understands and complies with safety and quality requirements (PCL and project-specific).
  • Ability to identify and create opportunities (win strategies, enhance fee on projects being built).
  • Experience leading bid-win strategy meetings.
  • Experience developing and implementing strategy to advance technology and innovation to products / techniques and estimate / preconstruction workflow.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders and decision makers.
  • Familiar with project management software.
  • Advanced skills using Microsoft Office Suite and internal operations systems : scheduling and estimating software.
  • PCL is an innovative, employee-owned company comprised of people who find passion in their profession and take pride in doing great work every day. Our work powers the infrastructure and utilities that are essential to daily life and our projects are the scene of vacations, careers, education and healing. We are consistently ranked among the best companies to work for because we are committed to supporting and developing our teams.

    The PCL Companies celebrate diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating equitable opportunities and an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We make employment-related decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability or veteran status.

    PCL combines numerous pay and benefit strategies to provide a comprehensive and competitive total rewards package. Any salary range displayed by a job board is an estimate. Your salary, which considers your unique qualifications and experience, is just one component of the robust total rewards you'll enjoy at PCL. This may include an employee share purchase offering, discretionary annual performance bonus, comprehensive benefits and wellness programs, retirement plan plus matching, and career development programs.

    Should you require an accommodation during the application process, please contact us at careers@pcl.com with the position and location you are interested in.

    Together, we can build success and a better future. Let’s get started!

    Employee Status :   Regular Full-Time

    Company :   PCL Construction Services, Inc.

    Primary Location :   Tempe, Arizona

    Job :   Construction Risk Manager

    Requisition :  8220

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