Preconstruction Executive

Responsibilities

• Lead all activities related to client engagement, contract administration, budget, schedule, procurement, and design management
• Overall financial responsibility from project start to contract execution
• Facilitate preconstruction meetings to successfully coordinate design, budget, and schedule activities
• Lead, train and develop team members
• Prepare and submit monthly status updates for all preconstruction activities
• Lead subcontractor engagement strategy throughout all stages of preconstruction
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with counterparts at owner, engineering and design firms
• Develop and lead the strategy to achieve minority participation requirements
• Lead the acquisition of new work by developing and maintaining client, trade partner, and design relationships
• Provide leadership to foster an environment of inclusion and diversity

Qualifications

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, a related discipline or relevant work experience
• 10+ years of estimating, cost control, and construction experience required; working for a general contractor on large scale construction projects is highly preferred
• 6+ years leading, developing and motivating teams
• Detail-oriented, technically sound and have good communication skills
• Familiar with both conceptual, detailed, and self-perform estimating
• Understand the nuances of varied project delivery methods to include Lump Sum Hard Bid, Progressive GMP, Target-Value Design, Design-Build, and Progressive Design-Build
• Knowledge and experience with local subcontractor market
• Experience managing preconstruction efforts successfully from start to finish
• Skilled at developing and negotiating relationships with owners, designers, and trade contractors
• Strong work ethic, leadership and the ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Alignment to Clark Standards of Excellence: self-motivated, results oriented, adaptable, team player, accountable, ethical, innovative, resilient, builds relationships, builds people/teams and followership, sets direction and executes