Preconstruction Manager

Job Description

SUMMARY

Position requires highly professional and organized, team-oriented individual with ability to work in fast paced construction environment. Key requirements are design phase management, field experience, cost estimating and subcontractor buyout for negotiated Lump sum and GMP projects.

Areas of Responsibility

1. Develop, cultivate and maintain subcontractor and vendor relationships.
2. Ability to work with Ownership and the Design team and lead the design phase from the contractor perspective.
3. Familiar with reviewing documents at the concept, design development and construction document phases with the ability to fill in what is missing.
4. Take the lead and work with the construction field team in the development of the site logistic plans and work with third party to create the DOB required Site Safety Plan.
5. Communicate and coordinate the estimating team to develop complete estimates and prioritize based on the upcoming project pipeline
6. The ability to use On-Screen take off, perform detailed take-offs all components within a project, from foundations, structure façade, interiors and MEP’s if required to supplement the estimating team.
7. Continually develop and solicit feedback on ways to reduce construction costs.
8. Constantly conduct value-engineering assessments on plans, specs and construction products and provide recommendations to ownership and senior management.
9. Stay informed on new building products and techniques being used in the industry and analyze whether they would benefit our company and our project strategy.
10. Lead the buyout phase with the estimating and purchasing team, as well as any project team members they may be involved during this phase (if available)
11. Possesses the ability to assemble a high-level project schedule for initial phase review and submission.
12. Develop and/or review project-specific scope sheets developed by the team and manage the proposal evaluation and bid-leveling process.
13. Manage the Subcontractor proposal process, to ensure scopes are complete, descope meetings are held, all gaps have been filled, the trades have been leveled and make recommendations to Executives. Manage the Subcontract process to include assembling the boiler plate subcontracts for each project, the flow of the contract information from the buyout team to the Contract Administrator, cost coding and managing the work of the Contract Administrator.
14. Develop or review Owner contracts as may be appropriate and assemble the exhibits as required.
15. Work with accounting to upload the final budget into Procore.

General Technical Skills

1. Must be detailed oriented, proficient in excel, word, projects (or better scheduling software) and On-screen is beneficial.
2. Experience in reading and comprehending plans and specifications.
3. Should have experience in performing detailed quantity take-offs from plans.
4. Experience working in the field as a project manager or superintendent.
5. Experience with Procore is required.

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Engineering, Construction Management desirable with 12-15 years’ experience in construction industry