Preconstruction Manager

About the role

The Preconstruction Manager at Leopardo Construction is a leadership role responsible for preconstruction and bidding efforts on a variety of projects including healthcare, multi-family residential, hospitality, and aviation. This position requires a minimum of 10+ years of estimating and/or project management experience, with a bachelor's degree in construction management, business management, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Plan and lead preconstruction under direction of the designated market lead.
• Conduct preconstruction kickoff meeting with the client and internal kickoff meeting with the estimating team to review preconstruction strategy and vision.
• Aid the designated market lead in developing the strategy, vision, and establishing project profitability for each project.
• Organize and lead the transition meeting between the project operations team and the preconstruction team.
• Collaborate with the project team to determine and execute the best strategies for winning new projects, whether competitive or negotiated efforts.
• Lead the bid efforts as required.
• Understand, review, and execute the bid requirements within the established deadlines for hard bid, competitive bid, conceptual, schematic, design development, and Guaranteed Maximum Price estimates.
• Set fee goals when required.
• Role within the bid effort may include team leader, team member, or sole estimator.
• Develop comprehensive, accurate, and competitive conceptual estimates and budgets.
• Create the general conditions estimate for review by designated market lead prior to submission to client.
• Take an active role in maximizing the participation of self-performed trades in each project.
• Review value alternative solutions taking into consideration cost, schedule, maintenance, and life cycle cost implications.
• Monitor staff time budget during the preconstruction phase of the project.
• Prepare or oversee preparation of preconstruction schedule with buy-in from internal departments.
• Analyze permitting requirements for the project with designated market lead to facilitate and help coordinate submissions.
• Interface with project design team to provide cost, schedule, and logistics feedback on suggested alternatives to be considered.
• Manage design team as required.
• Participate in interviews and interview preparation.
• Assemble constructability reviews for each project identifying best practices emphasizing high quality, cost efficiency, and lowering risk profiles.
• Attend preconstruction OAC meetings with design team and ownership as primary Leopardo representative, along with support as required from project Vice President/Project Executive and estimating team.
• Take and issue meeting minutes if not completed by others.
• Provide guidance and training assistance to estimating team members during preconstruction assignments on projects.
• Interface with various internal team members including marketing, estimating, VDC, safety, and market leaders.

Requirements

• Minimum of 10+ years of estimating/preconstruction experience is highly desirable, prior project management and field experience preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in construction management, construction/building science, engineering, business management or architecture and design preferred or equivalent experience.
• Experience with current estimating software (i.e. MS Excel, MS Project, Bluebeam, Onscreen Take off).
• Mastery of conceptual estimating and budgeting, estimating software, negotiated and competitive processes, scheduling and value engineering.
• Broad knowledge of operations, project management, field supervision and how they associate.
• Thorough working knowledge and understanding of all project management control systems preferred (scheduling, estimating, cost control, procurement and business development).

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Life Insurance
• Vision Program
• Short term/long term disability
• 401k + matching plan
• Grossly generous PTO including Paid Holidays and Volunteer PTO, Time & Donation Matching
• Identify theft protection
• Tuition assistance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Group accident insurance, legal services, pet insurance, 529 College Savings Plan

Pay

Target base salary range: $120-145k. This position is eligible for annual discretionary bonus.

Schedule

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