Senior Preconstruction Manager

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains positive working relationships with Client and Architect and/or Engineer contacts to facilitate successful project execution.
• Attend all client initiated meetings and ceremonial events as well as maintaining regular contact to ensure their satisfaction with specific project progress and results.
• Regularly participate in presentations to secure new work for the company.
• Prepare detailed estimates (conceptual, schematic, design development, construction).
• Assemble the estimate including general conditions (with input from Operations), special conditions, insurance and bonds.
• Prepare and analyze cost models during the design development and/or bidding period.
• Create subcontractor/material supplier bid lists.
• Take the lead in the solicitation process to insure proper bid coverage.
• Prepare bid packages, obtain bids from subcontractors and material vendors, and analyze bids from subcontractors and material vendors.
• Ensure that an adequate and proper number of documents are available for estimating the project.
• Lead the preconstruction strategy meeting on the approach to the project or estimate.
• Coverage of the preconstruction strategy meeting on the approach to the project or estimate.
• Coordinate and assure that a preliminary construction schedule has been developed for each estimate.
• Organize and lead the transfer meeting between the project team and the preconstruction team and coordinate the follow-up meetings.
• Have a working knowledge of material unit costs, systems square foot costs and total building square foot costs.
• Oversee the accuracy and quality of estimates, drawing reviews, specification reviews and all other construction documents.
• Manage multiple projects concurrently.
• Participate in formal business development presentations to demonstrate the value of preconstruction services to potential clients.
• Manage workload and development of support staff.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Building Science, Construction Management
• 7-10 years of experience within a Pre-construction/Estimating environment, working with large institutional projects.
• Advanced knowledge of principles and practices of construction cost estimating, conceptual budgeting, and scheduling.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite, SureTrak/Primavera and OnScreenValid.
• Drivers' License Required.

Physical Demands and Working Environment

• Work is performed mainly in an indoor and outdoor setting with exposure to all types of weather and temperature conditions, and travel from site to site.
• Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination; to travel to other locations using various modes of private and commercial transportation; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.
• Vision: See in the normal visual range with or without correction.
• Hearing: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.