Preconstruction Manager

About the Role

Dynalectric Company San Diego is hiring a Preconstruction Manager. The Preconstruction Manager leads all preconstruction activities for electrical construction projects from initial pursuit through project turnover. This role is responsible for delivering accurate, competitive, and comprehensive project estimates while ensuring technical alignment, constructability, and strategic positioning for successful execution. The preconstruction manager acts as a critical bridge between clients, design teams, and internal operations. The Electrical Preconstruction Manager ensures that project scope, budget, and execution strategy are fully coordinated prior to construction start.

Responsibilities

• Attends estimating meetings, project meetings, meets with customers/clients to discuss bid status, present proposals, negotiate bids, and present/solve project issues
• Performs job walks to observe any field conditions that may affect construction, impact the prospective bid, and/or pre-construction designs and build services
• Meets with general contractors and site personnel, as needed
• Creates and understands conceptual designs of electrical systems
• Performs design/build, conceptual, and budget estimates; working on multiple projects concurrently and under strict deadlines
• Analyzes blueprints, construction drawings, specifications, and other documentation at various levels of design to prepare time, cost, materials, and labor estimates
• Reviews design options and recommends best solutions based on cost, engineering quality, or availability of materials
• Confers with engineers, architects, owners, contractors, and subcontractors on changes and adjustments to cost estimates
• Reviews contract and bid documents; reviews and understands scope for project turnover
• Builds market position by locating, developing, defining, negotiating and closing business relationships
• Follows up on new business opportunities and initiates meetings
• Maintains relationships with customers, General Contractors, vendors and subcontractors
• Performs quantitative take-off and computer entry
• Prepares scope letters and proposals
• Coordinates the efforts of junior and staff-level resources in performing take-offs, issuing bills of material to vendors and obtaining subcontractor and/or vendor quotes
• Assists construction scheduler with scheduling input as required
• Ensures documents are centrally saved in the company's drive within the confidential estimating folder(s); maintains electrical estimating software with updated pricing, etc.
• Assists project managers with takeoffs and pricing changes in work
• Escalates critical and/or sensitive issues to the Vice President of Preconstruction with recommendation for resolution
• Complies with all Company operating policies, procedures, and safety programs as established
• Attends conferences, meetings and industry events
• Performs additional assignments as required by the needs of the company or as directed by executives

Qualifications

• 3-6 years' experience in estimating/preconstruction services or 5+ years related experience in the construction industry
• Design/Build experience preferred
• High School diploma or GED required
• Bachelor of Science in engineering or construction related field desirable
• Knowledge of electrical systems, the construction industry, construction materials, market conditions, trade practices, and contract documentation
• Working knowledge of federal, state, and city regulations and guidelines

Skills

• Must demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word and Excel)
• Familiarity with Accubid and other electrical, technical, or construction programs
• Familiarity with project management/document control software
• Familiarity with construction/financial software packages
• Must demonstrate integrity, honesty, professionalism and commitment to company values
• Must be self-motivated and able to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment
• Must have excellent organizational, communication, strategic, technical, analytical, problem solving, and multi-tasking skills
• Must have high standards of quality with attention to detail
• Must possess ability to manage and supervise personnel
• Must build positive working relationships with multiple levels of employees, management, suppliers, and customers
• Must have the demonstrated ability to effectively communicate in English, cooperate, and collaborate with multiple levels of customer, employees, unions, government agencies, vendors and suppliers, and other contractor organizations

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, see, talk, and hear
• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls
• Regularly required to walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• May occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty-five (25) pounds
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• May be required to commute to field locations to accurately perform takeoffs
• Must have the ability to navigate around job site locations

Work Environment

• The employee should expect to sit for long periods in front of a computer and also travel to field locations as needed
• While visiting field locations, the employee may be required to work outdoors, be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical and electrical parts; high, precarious places; dust, fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions, extended exposure to sunlight; cold and heat; risk of electrical shock and vibration
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud

Pay

Compensation Range: $125,000-$145,000. Position is eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus in accordance with Company policy.

Benefits

We are committed to providing employees a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with health savings and flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability, a 401(k) Savings Plan, College Coach and employee assistance program.