MEP / Systems Preconstruction Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead various aspects of the MEPF systems (electrical and low voltage experience is preferred) preconstruction process with internal team members, trade partners, designers, engineers, and project stakeholders to deliver a design that is on budget, on schedule, and compliant with program standards.
• Analyze drawings, specifications, proposals, and other documentation to prepare time, cost, and labor estimates for projects.
• Drive value analysis process by identifying opportunities on projects and sharing insights on how to make the design more cost effective, efficient, and constructable.
• Leverage personal knowledge base and experience to collect and analyze cost data, identify options, provide recommendations and solutions to budget and design issues as they arise.
• Conduct document reviews during the development of Construction Documents to verify compliance with program, design intent and pace of advancement.
• Lead stakeholder decision meetings, design progress meetings, value analysis sessions and design conferences related to the MEPF systems.
• Support the preconstruction lead in the development of design deliverables and workflow during the design process, including critical decisions regarding design packaging to support subcontracting and permitting.
• Support the preconstruction lead in the design review process to ensure collection and resolution of all comments.
• Collaborate internally with project managers, preconstruction managers, other trade cost estimators, and field leadership to develop overall project cost and schedule.
• Supervise and train other department estimators and/or preconstruction managers in your primary area of expertise.
• Solicit trade partner and/or vendor quotes and evaluate them for scope, qualifications, risks and opportunities.
• Lead meetings with trade partners to identify and resolve scope gaps/double-ups, schedule opportunities/challenges and design options.
• Perform risk and contract management responsibilities as required on bids.
• Aid in developing a strategy to achieve small, minority and/or disadvantaged business participation.
• Research and promote continuous improvement in developing more efficient estimating methods.
• Examine construction sites to account for unusual or challenging conditions in the estimate.
• Develop and maintain relationships with trade partners.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, a related discipline, or relevant work experience.
• 5+ years of estimating and cost control related experience. Preferred experience in the electrical commercial construction industry working on large-scale projects managing preconstruction and/or design to achieve cost, schedule, and programmatic goals.
• Knowledge of On Screen Take-off, Building Connected, Microsoft Excel, and Bluebeam Software. Familiarity with Beck Destini Estimator, Fieldwire, and JOIN would be a plus.
• Field experience is desirable.
• Alignment to Clark Standards of Excellence: self-motivated, results oriented, adaptable, team player, accountable, ethical, innovative, resilient, builds relationships, builds people/teams & followership, sets direction and executes.