Preconstruction Manager
McKinstry · Portland, OR · 3 wk ago
Management$94k–$155k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections only when content present. Use for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. The posting includes many details: we need to parse.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate: EEO, drug-free workplace, etc. Also remove application instructions (none). Keep substantive info.
We need sections: About the role (maybe intro paragraph). Responsibilities (list). Requirements (maybe education/experience). Qualifications (maybe preferred). Skills (maybe software). Benefits (list). Pay (range). Schedule (not mentioned, so omit). Also maybe "Team Management" part of responsibilities.
We must preserve all substantive info; not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from posting, but we can group logically.
Let's extract content:
Intro: "Build the future, spark innovation and align your career with purpose. McKinstry is innovating the waste and climate harm out of the built environment and creating lasting impact. Together, we’re building a thriving planet. Buildings are a leading contributor to the climate crisis, generating nearly 40% of total global energy-related carbon emissions. We’re making a lasting impact on our industry and within our communities by addressing the climate, affordability and equity crises through: renewables and energy services engineering and design construction and facility services To get where we’re going, we need big thinkers, problem solvers and collaborative mindsets. Does that sound like you? The Opportunity with McKinstry We are currently seeking a Preconstruction Manager to join the team as a member of our growing Data Center Innovations division in Portland, OR."
That's about the role.
Responsibilities: many bullet-like sentences. We'll list them as
for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. The posting includes many details: we need to parse.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate: EEO, drug-free workplace, etc. Also remove application instructions (none). Keep substantive info.
We need sections: About the role (maybe intro paragraph). Responsibilities (list). Requirements (maybe education/experience). Qualifications (maybe preferred). Skills (maybe software). Benefits (list). Pay (range). Schedule (not mentioned, so omit). Also maybe "Team Management" part of responsibilities.
We must preserve all substantive info; not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from posting, but we can group logically.
Let's extract content:
Intro: "Build the future, spark innovation and align your career with purpose. McKinstry is innovating the waste and climate harm out of the built environment and creating lasting impact. Together, we’re building a thriving planet. Buildings are a leading contributor to the climate crisis, generating nearly 40% of total global energy-related carbon emissions. We’re making a lasting impact on our industry and within our communities by addressing the climate, affordability and equity crises through: renewables and energy services engineering and design construction and facility services To get where we’re going, we need big thinkers, problem solvers and collaborative mindsets. Does that sound like you? The Opportunity with McKinstry We are currently seeking a Preconstruction Manager to join the team as a member of our growing Data Center Innovations division in Portland, OR."
That's about the role.
Responsibilities: many bullet-like sentences. We'll list them as - .
Let's list responsibilities from posting:
- Preconstruction Management
- Preconstruction job family is a parallel path with the project management operations job family (i.e. preconstruction manager = project manager). This is to allow team members to gain additional experience in the project life cycle based on the needs of the company and development of talent.
- Must be proficient in conceptual estimating large mechanical systems from very basic narratives / architectural plans.
- Own all conceptual estimates for majors’ new construction (mechanical)
- Manages scope and budget of a portfolio of projects before the project begins construction phase.
- During design and estimating phase for project; manages design phase, managing budget, managing risk and opportunities for budget.
- Manages job from early design through construction and permitting.
- Partners with Project Managers to assure perfect transition between preconstruction and construction
- Protects/enhances gross margin potential on all projects.
- In addition to all preconstruction management activities to the projects assigned to you, must support sales team in development of conceptual mechanical budgets and scope letters from conceptual/architectural plans.
- Participate fully in department betterment goals in order to streamline and enhance quality of deliverables to our clients (internal and external)
- Excellent communication skills with our clients is paramount for success in this position.
- You are expected to deliver and manage estimates/budgets throughout the duration of the project.
- Support and participate in industry / business development activities.
- Attend project interviews, as needed.
- Project Controls
- Employ McKinstry best practices along with preconstruction process to each project.
- Mitigate all risks within the preconstruction process so that scope is completely covered and contingency is employed in areas of risk.
- Utilize McKinstry technology platforms to track projects and keep historical databases / metrics up to date.
- Work with vendors and subcontractors to ensure pricing input on all projects under your direction.
- Excellent scope letter and narrative writing abilities to clearly delineate scope of work and to assist our owner/general contractor in making sure project scope is completely covered.
- Follow McKinstry best practices for estimate reviews on every job.
- Preconstruction team will take lead in scheduling the review at a minimum of one day prior to submission.
- Assumes financial responsibility for projects in preconstruction phase including accurate, timely and relevant reporting to stakeholders.
- Facilitates invoice payments from clients and to subcontractors.
- Reviews and approves design contractor/ subcontractor billing.
- Prepares client and subcontractor change orders during design phases.
- Drafts subcontracts and purchase agreements.
- Creates RFP’s for major subcontractors and scopes of work.
- Creates and maintains network and hardcopy files.
- Ensures the preparation of Job Start materials.
- Reviews contracts, drawings, specifications and other resources to answer questions in a timely manner.
- Ensures that all material and equipment is purchased in a timely and cost-effective manner.
- Evaluates bid estimates, develops cost codes, establishes definitive budgets, develops manpower plan with Superintendents, and monitors field labor progress.
- Takes responsibility for the development and implementation of a comprehensive construction plan.
- Monitors progress towards goals to anticipate potential problems.
- Delivers accurate and timely data to support project forecasts.
- Team Management
- Coaches and mentors project team members.
- Develops project staffing plans to include labor, subcontractors, etc.
- Acts as steward of McKinstry culture; communicate and influence policies and procedures.
- Establishes and leads associated meetings.
- Define individual project responsibilities and accountabilities.
- Other duties as assigned.
We'll include all as list items.
Requirements: "Must have demonstrated proficiency for all the responsibilities of a Senior Preconstruction Engineer or Senior Project Engineer. Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management or Engineering or equivalent work experience required. Five (5) to seven (7) years of experience in project management, engineering, or construction is required. Proficient with scheduling software: Microsoft Project, Primavera and/or Suretrak required. Completed OSHA 10 class is required. Experience working for a General Contractor or Major Mechanical Subcontractor preferred. Experience on large data center projects is required. PE, CPM, LEED professional designations are preferred, but not required. Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook are required. Basic estimating skills required. RCDD, CPM professional designation is preferred. Proficient with construction financial programs and software preferred. Demonstrates an understanding of accounting and financial management preferred."
We can separate Requirements (must have) vs Qualifications (preferred). But the instruction says use headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we need to map.
Requirements: mandatory items. Qualifications: preferred items.
Skills: maybe software proficiencies etc. But we already have scheduling software, MS Office, construction financial programs. Could put under Skills.
Let's decide:
- Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management or Engineering or equivalent work experience required. 5-7 years experience in project management, engineering, or construction required. Proficient with scheduling software: Microsoft Project, Primavera and/or Suretrak required. Completed OSHA 10 class required. Experience on large data center projects required. Basic estimating skills required. Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook required. (maybe also "Must have demonstrated proficiency for all the responsibilities of a Senior Preconstruction Engineer or Senior Project Engineer.") That's a requirement.
- Qualifications (preferred): Experience working for a General Contractor or Major Mechanical Subcontractor preferred. PE, CPM, LEED professional designations preferred but not required. RCDD, CPM professional designation preferred. Proficient with construction financial programs and software preferred. Demonstrates an understanding of accounting and financial management preferred.
- Skills: maybe we can list specific skills like conceptual estimating, scope letter writing, communication, etc. But those are in responsibilities. However we could still have a Skills section for things like "Excellent communication skills", "Excellent scope letter and narrative writing abilities", "Proficiency with scheduling software", "Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite", "Proficiency with construction financial programs". But we already have those in Requirements/Qualifications. To avoid duplication, we could put skills like "Conceptual estimating large mechanical systems", "Scope letter and narrative writing", "Communication", "Financial management", "Risk management". But we need to preserve all substantive info; we can include them under Skills if not already covered. However we risk duplication but maybe okay as long as we don't omit info. The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." Duplication is not prohibited but might be redundant. Better to avoid duplication by placing each piece in the most appropriate section.
Let's map:
About the role: intro paragraph.
Responsibilities: all responsibility bullets.
Requirements: mandatory items (degree, years experience, scheduling software, OSHA 10, data center experience, basic estimating, MS Office advanced knowledge, proficiency for Senior Preconstruction Engineer responsibilities). Also maybe "Must have demonstrated proficiency for all the responsibilities of a Senior Preconstruction Engineer or Senior Project Engineer." That's a requirement.
Qualifications: preferred items (GC/Subcontractor experience, PE/CPM/LEED, RCDD/CPM, construction financial programs, accounting/financial management understanding).
Skills: maybe we can list "Conceptual estimating large mechanical systems from basic narratives/architectural plans", "Excellent communication skills", "Excellent scope letter and narrative writing abilities", "Ability to manage scope and budget", "Ability to manage risk and opportunities", "Ability to partner with PMs", "Ability to protect/enhance gross margin", "Ability to support sales team", "Ability to participate in department betterment goals", "Ability to deliver and manage estimates/budgets", "Industry/business development activities", "Project interview attendance", "Utilize technology platforms", "Work with vendors/subcontractors", "Prepare job start materials", "Review contracts/drawings/specs", "Ensure timely/cost-effective purchasing", "Evaluate bid estimates, develop cost codes, establish budgets, develop manpower plan, monitor field labor", "Develop comprehensive construction plan", "Monitor progress towards goals", "Deliver accurate data for forecasts", "Coach/mentor team", "Develop staffing plans", "Steward of culture", "Establish/lead meetings", "Define responsibilities/accountabilities". That's essentially responsibilities again. Might be too much duplication.
Maybe better to not have Skills section if it would duplicate responsibilities. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we could omit Skills if it would be thin or duplicate. But we need to include all substantive info; if we omit Skills, we still have the info in Responsibilities. That's acceptable because the info is preserved. So we can skip Skills section.
Benefits: list from PeopleFirst Benefits.
Pay: include pay range.
Schedule: not mentioned, omit.
Now we need to format HTML.
We'll output:
About the role
... intro paragraph ...
Responsibilities
- ... each responsibility ...
Requirements
- ... each requirement ...
Qualifications
- ... each qualification ...
Benefits
- ... each benefit ...
Pay
The pay range for this position is $93,600 - $155,230 per year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base pay information is based on market location. A bonus may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered.
We need to ensure we don't include boilerplate like EEO, drug-free workplace, etc.
Now craft the intro paragraph: combine the initial sentences up to "Portland, OR." Let's capture:
"Build the future, spark innovation and align your career with purpose. McKinstry is innovating the waste and climate harm out of the
About the role
... intro paragraph ...
Responsibilities
- ... each responsibility ...
Requirements
- ... each requirement ...
Qualifications
- ... each qualification ...
Benefits
- ... each benefit ...
Pay
The pay range for this position is $93,600 - $155,230 per year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base pay information is based on market location. A bonus may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered.
We need to ensure we don't include boilerplate like EEO, drug-free workplace, etc. Now craft the intro paragraph: combine the initial sentences up to "Portland, OR." Let's capture: "Build the future, spark innovation and align your career with purpose. McKinstry is innovating the waste and climate harm out of the