Project Manager - Preconstruction

About the Role

Turn ideas into reality before the first shovel hits the ground. As a Preconstruction Project Manager, you will play a critical role in planning, prioritizing, budgeting, and preparing high-impact facilities projects that support organizational growth and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Partner with project requestors, stakeholders, and internal teams to define project objectives, and establish planning strategies and project execution plans.
• Collaborate with requestors to define project objectives and compile Project Intent and Business Justification proposals.
• Facilitate the review, prioritization, and alignment of project requests with operational requirements, business priorities, and organizational objectives.
• Lead the development of project scope and partner with requestors and stakeholders to define operational requirements, equipment needs, staffing impacts, workflow considerations, and space requirements.
• Develop and manage project cost estimates throughout the planning and design process, evaluate budget impacts, align scope with financial objectives, and identify value engineering opportunities to optimize cost, schedule, and operational outcomes.
• Identify and evaluate project risks, assumptions, operational impacts, and constructability considerations during planning and develop mitigation strategies to support project success and construction readiness.
• Coordinate and present assessments of existing conditions, workflows, operational processes, and facility constraints to support project planning and scope development.
• Collaborate with internal teams, Space Planning, and external consultants to evaluate project requirements, feasibility, constructability, operational impacts, conceptual planning solutions, and long-range facility planning opportunities.
• Develop and maintain the Facilities preconstruction project pipeline, aligning project priorities, departmental resources, business priorities, and capital expenditure planning with organizational objectives.
• Manage project governance activities, including project approvals, documentation, consultant coordination, and procurement support during the preconstruction phase.
• Lead project transition from preconstruction to construction, ensuring project scope, budget, schedule, risks, assumptions, permits, and project requirements are aligned and ready for construction execution.
• Collaborate with Construction Project Management and stakeholders to evaluate and manage project changes impacting scope, budget, schedule, design, or operational requirements, ensuring appropriate review, approval, and implementation.
• Support project turnover and post-construction evaluations to assess outcomes, verify achievement of project objectives, document lessons learned, and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Develop, coordinate, and maintain Facilities capital planning, budgeting, forecasting, and expenditure tracking.
• Manage consultant procurement and engagement activities, including scope development, selection processes, contract administration, and coordination of preconstruction support services.
• Coordinate facility planning and project requirements associated with new equipment installations, replacements, and operational changes.
• Manage Facilities projects that do not require formal design services, including scope development, estimates, approvals, scheduling, and coordination.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve preconstruction processes, standards, and best practices to support effective project delivery and operational consistency.
• Perform other related duties and projects as business needs require at the direction of management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Design, Engineering, or related field, preferred.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience in Architecture, Interior Design, Construction Management, Facilities Project Management, Preconstruction, or related experience.
• Experience developing and managing project budgets, estimates, schedules, and financial performance throughout the project lifecycle required.

Qualifications

• Active or in-process of pursuing PMP, CCM, LEED, or other relevant certification, a plus.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable source of transportation.

Pay

$89,422.19 to $119,229.57 yearly