Pre-Construction Manager

Pre-Construction Manager

The Pre-Construction Manager is responsible for the department's overall effectiveness, including: accuracy of estimates, quality of work, adherence to deadlines, adherence to budget, staff morale and development, continuous improvement, and team collaboration. The Pre-Construction Manager gives daily work direction to the estimating staff and ensures that the work is being performed effectively. The Pre-Construction Manager represents the department in interactions with sales, operations, and senior management.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage workflow within the estimating department.
• Mentor and provide direction to estimators and designers.
• Work with VP of Engineering and peers to develop process and continuous improvement within the estimating department.
• Supervise quality/efficiency within the estimating department.
• Recruit, hire, train, manage, supervise, promote, discipline and discharge, if necessary, estimating staff.
• Effectively manage all human resource issues per Company policies and procedures.
• Participate in estimating department management meetings/decision making.
• Assist the sales department by attending site-walk and pre-bid meetings on project activity.
• Track all site visits and keep detailed information of site conditions for use in the design of the final proposal package.
• Act as liaison with sales, project management and operations when project is turned over for installation.
• Monitor that the sales price and actual installation costs coincide.
• Provide and direct workload for complete project estimating, selection of applicable materials and define basis for assigning and estimating labor.
• Write scope of work and develop cost estimate in response to bid specifications.
• Follow Company guidelines on preferred selection of vendors and products.
• Work with VP of Engineering, VP of Sales and Sales Directors to obtain best solution, most competitive price and proper lead-time on materials.
• Provide floor plan takeoffs and project application per Company's recommended solutions book and technical support personnel.
• Ensure that all estimating work meets the customer and Company quality and safety level at all times.
• Perform project post-mortems to evaluate fade and gain on closed projects.
• Attend training and review sessions on technical requirements according to the Company's training guidelines.
• Learn new technologies and provide training to staff.
• Provide technical sales support and technology presentations to sales department and clients.
• Assist with project design and interface with CAD/BIM department to develop drawing sets.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:

Physical and Mental Requirements:

• Must be self-motivated, positive in approach, professional and lead others to create, develop and implement project process improvement(s).
• Must promote the Company culture and mission to all employees, vendors, clients and business partners.
• Must possess proven problem solving skills, critical thinking skills and the ability to effectively read, write and give oral presentation(s).
• Must have proven high skill level to interpret blueprints and other project documents, including but not limited to, specifications, reporting and quality requirements.
• Must be able to travel nationally.

Education, Certification, License, and Skill Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree; Engineering, Construction Management or Accounting Degree preferred.
• Must have at least two (2) years of experience in customer interface, such as liaison between the customer and the Company.
• Must possess a minimum of three (3) years of experience in telecommunications/special systems or a related technical or construction field.
• Certification from major communications and special systems suppliers preferred.
• RCDD, CTS-D, RTPM or other design management certification highly favored.
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project).
• BlueBeam Revu experience favored
• Must be familiar with and able to effectively utilize a project-based accounting software package.
• Must meet Company minimum driving standards.
• Must have the proven ability to design, engineer, estimate and develop a written and graphic representation of the Company's proposed solutions utilizing the automation resources provided by the Company.