PRECONSTRUCTION MANAGER

General Responsibilities

• Manage multiple estimates depending on size, complexity, and type.
• Mentor less senior staff.
• Evaluate Assistant Preconstruction Estimators' performance and identify training needs.
• Conduct training of others.
• Perform all duties of the Assistant Preconstruction Estimator should project size, budget, or staffing limitations exist.
• Represent Blum with Owner(s), Architects, Consultants, Vendors, and Subcontractors in a courteous and professional way.
• Build effective working relationships with clients and the Blum project team members.
• Work Deliverables: The results that are expected from a top performing Preconstruction Manager.

Work Deliverables

• Setting the Project Goals: Develops comprehensive understanding of project strategy and deploys this throughout the Estimating process.
• Evaluating Information: Ensures that the information required to begin the Estimating process is accurate and available; Follow-up to fill in the blanks where needed – i.e. client information, square footage, etc.
• Ensuring Profitability: Sets up estimates to insure profitability, client satisfaction and the best subs for the job.
• Scheduling and Planning: Works with Construction Operations in schedule development, constructability review, safety review, site logistics planning and goal setting.
• Managing Self and Others: Develops and manages self and others to milestones to ensure that your knowledge of the project and its requirements is always one step ahead of the Subcontractors.
• Client Service: Uses knowledge to deliver outstanding client service and deliver the best service to the client.
• Financial Management: Ensure that jobs are set up properly to meet established profit goals by analyzing and integrating all business and contractual terms.

Behavioral Expectations

• Strong Relationships: Treats internal and external clients, vendors, and subs as partners. Identifies client needs and addresses them. Identifies and acts on ways to add value. Identifies and acts on opportunities to expand the relationship. Balances client and Blum needs effectively. Is responsive to clients’ needs and displays intensity.
• Continuous Improvement: Continually builds own knowledge and expertise. Is open to new ways of doing things. Offers to coach/assist others with less experience. When problems arise, shares expertise to help resolve the issue. Makes self accessible for questions even when under stress.
• Integrity and Honesty: Makes decisions and acts with Blum's long-term interest in mind. Acts with integrity, maintaining the highest ethical standards. Is flexible and changes quickly based on Blum's changing needs. Balances Blum's needs with those of others including the client, the team, etc. Manages with profitability in mind.
• Safety and Well-being: Is well versed in Blum's safety program procedures and policies. Consistently follows/enforces Blum's safety procedures and policies. Makes tough decisions to ensure that safety remains on the front and center.
• Attention to Detail: Thoroughness in accomplishing tasks for concern in all areas involved, no matter how small. Monitors and checks work or information and plans and organizes time and resources efficiently even under the pressure of multiple demands.
• Team Player: Works cooperatively with others toward accomplishment of a shared goal as opposed to working separately or competitively. Leverages own strengths and demonstrates understanding of weaknesses in order to most effectively contribute to a project. Knows when to lead and when to follow. Reinforces the team concept through all actions.
• Sense of Urgency: Sets high expectations and achieves them regardless of the barriers. Demonstrates a passion for one’s work - enjoys working hard and is full of energy. Acts with an insatiable need to get things done - can be counted on to get things done on time and with excellent quality and results. Pays attention to the details to make sure the job gets done right.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to sit; occasionally required to stand, walk and stoop or kneel.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to repetitively use hands, fingers to handle or feel and to manipulate keys on a keyboard.
• Vision abilities for this position include close vision.