Preconstruction Project Manager, SourceBlue

About the role

SourceBlue is a subsidiary of Turner Construction Company, established in 2001. We specialize in material and equipment procurement for major construction projects, employing over 350 professionals and handling $1 billion in annual purchases.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee on-site security operations and teams.
• Develop and implement security procedures to ensure safety of company, executives, employees, visitors, guests, and assets.
• Accountable for Preconstruction deliverables, including Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) and Lump Sum bids.
• Collaborate with Operations on Project Schedule, Logistics, Safety, Constructability Reviews, General Conditions and General Requirements.
• Develop, review and approve Assumptions and Clarifications.
• Develop and maintain relationships with clients, architects, design community, and trade partners to enhance future business development opportunities.
• Collaborate with Procurement regarding Preconstruction estimates.
• Participate in hiring process, onboard and deliver timely performance feedback for direct reports, execute/contribute to performance appraisals during annual performance cycle, utilize talent management systems, and identify appropriate training to help with development needs.
• Lead review meetings with owner, architect, and engineer related to Preconstruction phase.
• Prepare comparison analysis to previous estimates and develop clear and concise messages to explain variances for each project stakeholder.
• Establish Preconstruction Quality Control (QC) processes for scope and estimate reviews.
• In collaboration with Operations, identify opportunities to drive improvement within preconstruction process by using Virtual Design and Construction (VDC), Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and other process enhancements.
• Coordinate with Operations Lead to support Launch Matrix preparation, scheduling, evaluating, executing, and managing meetings for each estimate milestone.
• Participate and contribute to Constructability Reviews for milestone estimates per Launch Matrix.
• Coordinate with Lean Manager to develop and execute Pull Plans for design, estimate and GMP schedules.
• Generate, coordinate and manage Budget Control Reports (BCRs) between each milestone estimate to manage cost events and value engineering opportunities.
• Provide variance reports for each milestone estimate to communicate scope development.
• Lead Target Value Design process as appropriate for select projects.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from accredited degree program in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or related field, and minimum of 10 years of Building Construction experience required, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Thorough understanding of drawings and specifications, general contract and subcontract documents, materials, means and methods.
• Thorough knowledge of construction cost, scheduling, estimating, purchasing and engineering principles and techniques, and accounting principles.
• Thorough understanding of regional market, competition, and industry trends.
• Extensive knowledge of construction cost, scheduling, estimating, purchasing and engineering principles and techniques, and accounting principles.
• Ability to develop client relationships, identify sales opportunities and collaborate on solutions to secure work.
• Advanced project management skills, able to manage high volumes of work and ability to move projects forward in a complex environment in a timely manner.
• Management experience required, and coach and mentor others.
• Negotiation skills with ability influence and engage others.
• Executive level presentation skills, anticipates needs of audience, and tailors communications appropriately.
• Pursues everything with energy, drive and sees initiatives through to completion.
• Process and critical thinking skills with sound judgement decision-making.
• Ability to leverage lean concepts and continuous improvement methods and tools.

Benefits

• Flexible benefits including medical, dental and vision coverage, financial benefits such as a 401(k) plan, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, wellness benefits, a voluntary legal plan, identity theft, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Paid vacation, wellness/sick time, holidays, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, employee referral bonuses, and end of year appreciation pay.