Senior Preconstruction Manager

Responsibilities

• Work with Business Lead, Business Development, and PX on strategic project opportunity pursuits.
• Manage the RFQ/RFP/Interview process to understand and develop a project-specific approach on these pursuits.
• Work with internal resources, including Construction Management, Marketing, Estimating, Scheduling, and Engineering Services, to develop project-specific content for proposals and interviews, which may include estimates, systems cost options analysis, value management, logistics plans, schedules, schedule options analysis, or other project approach content.
• Develops Preconstruction Workplan with the team.
• Drives Owner, Design team, and Shawmut team to adhere to the Preconstruction Workplan.
• Provide cost, quality, performance, and schedule advice to the design team and owner to ensure the best systems/materials are being utilized.
• Develops and updates general conditions and project requirement studies for the project.
• Aid in the development and updates of the master project schedule, including the development of front-end design and procurement requirements on the project.
• Lead or attend all pertinent preconstruction meetings & become the go-to resource who ensures schedule, cost, quality, and constructability considerations become an integral part of all design decisions and ensure no surprises in the areas of cost, schedule, and quality.
• Manage Preconstruction Services Budget, Cost Reporting, and Billing.
• Track preconstruction services cost to date, forecasted cost, and cost variances to the RFP proposal developed by PX/OPX.
• Track preconstruction services overruns and develop strategies for cost recovery.

Qualifications

• 20+ years of construction management experience required
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and work experience
• Experience leading construction management teams in the preconstruction phase of projects on $50m-$300m projects
• Experience developing a preconstruction workplan and driving the owner and architect to meet critical milestones
• Experience developing General Condition and Project Requirement studies
• Experience developing master schedules – in particular front-end design and procurement requirements
• Experience leading a design-build team during the preconstruction phase for an on-budget, on-time project delivery