Preconstruction Manager

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead and manage design-phase planning, cost management, and value engineering efforts
• Oversee permit processes and coordinate with agencies and owners to secure approvals
• Manage design deliverables to ensure quality, timeliness, and compliance
• Monitor design progress to maintain alignment with schedules and budgets
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to define design expectations and milestones
• Facilitate resolution of RFIs, scope questions, and design issues
• Identify risks and implement corrective actions to maintain budget and schedule goals
• Lead value optimization efforts and cost-saving strategies
• Cover specifications, utilities, BIM requirements, and owner/vendor integration
• Develop buyout strategies and support GMP and bid approaches
• Implement LEAN practices and continuous improvement processes
• Provide design management training and improve internal processes

Key Interfaces

• Internal: Design, Engineering, Manufacturing, Field Operations, Finance
• External: Owners, Architects, Consultants, Subcontractors, Permit Agencies

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or architecture
• Minimum 10 years of experience managing and coordinating design disciplines
• Proven experience leading design-phase efforts on construction projects
• Strong understanding of cost control, budgeting, and scheduling
• Preferred: Professional Engineer (PE) or Registered Architect (RA), LEED AP or DBIA certification, experience in design-build delivery methods, field experience in construction and design coordination

Skills & Abilities

• Strong leadership and stakeholder coordination skills
• Ability to align design, cost, and schedule objectives
• Knowledge of building systems including structure, envelope, MEPF, and site work
• Experience with BIM coordination and design workflows
• Proficiency in MS Office and familiarity with AutoCAD, Revit, and Navisworks
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills

Core Values

• Determination: Meet challenges head on
• Innovation: Always look for better
• Well-Being: Seek the success, health, and happiness of all

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, paid weekly
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance, including Kaiser and VSP options
• Medical FSA
• Dependent Care FSA
• Employer-paid life insurance
• Voluntary ancillary benefits including Critical Illness, Accident Insurance, and Whole Life Insurance
• 401k matching: 100 percent of the first 3 percent, then 50 percent of the next 2 percent