Preconstruction Manager

JOB FUNCTION/PURPOSE:
Responsible for planning and supervising multiple estimating activities for the Company in accordance with Director of Pre-Construction’s direction and policies, providing technical and administrative direction to ensure corporate objectives are met.

PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
1) Collaborate with corporate marketing, and Director of Preconstruction to prioritize and assess those projects on which to bid.
2) Implements strategies and techniques to ensure award of projects bid. This responsibility requires
review and analysis of proposal specifications, drawings, and participation in pre-bid meetings, etc. in order to determine scope of work and required contents of estimate.
3) Prepare and/or review accurate cost estimates at the conceptual, schematic, and design development
level to meet the design intent. Prepare all final estimate packages for company and client use, ensuring all necessary back-up data and documentation is accurate and complete.
4) Responsible for contacting potential clients, designers, architects, and owner’s reps to assure invitation
to bid. Plays a significant role in Company management’s sales team presentations.
5) Develop and maintain accurate preconstruction and preliminary construction schedules.
6) Responsible for ensuring the Company is managing the long term warranty risk of any given project, through constructability review and analysis.

SECONDARY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
1) Responsible for developing accurate and detailed project budget and schedule, and manages project to assure adherence thereto. Monitors project budget variances throughout entire design progress and
makes recommendations to project team and owners, in order to bring project budget deviances back on track.
2) Acts as Company liaison with the design team in order to meet the owners’ design and construction
schedules. Perform constructability analysis on project documentation and works with design team to develop appropriate conclusions.
3) Develop and analyze detailed value engineering options, and make recommendations to the client as necessary to meet the project budget.
4) Participate in internal monthly meetings to review project status.
5) Assist in the selection of sub-contractors.
6) Assists Director of Preconstruction with software selections, implementations and maintenance
7) Monitor and manage preconstruction services agreements.
8) Monitor and assist with billing of preconstruction agreements if the project has one

OTHER TASKS/DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES/EXPECTATIONS
Perform additional tasks as required by the operating needs of the Project Manager and/or
Superintendent.

SUPERVISION:
Works under minimal supervision

SUPERVISORY DUTIES:
Occasionally will supervise an Assistant Estimator or Estimator, depending on the project

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
Knowledge:
1) Thorough knowledge of and proficiency in estimating, estimating strategies and techniques
2) Working knowledge of construction contracts
Skills and Abilities:
1) Advanced presentation skills
2) Decision making and problem solving skills
3) Ability to read and interpret legal contracts
4) Excellent negotiation skills
5) Ability to work under strict deadlines
6) Ability to multi-task
7) Excellent time management skills
8) Critical thinking skills
9) Proficient problem solving skills and can handle the majority of the problematic situations
independently with minimal direction from others
10) Demonstrated presentation skills
11) Develop and Understand Critical Path Method construction schedules
12) Ability to think strategically and align with company goals
13) Advanced negotiation skills
14) Advanced relationship management skills
Education:
1) 4 year degree, or equivalent combinations of technical training and/or related experience
Experience:
1) 5 plus years working in a similar construction environment, especially in the area of estimating

WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES
1) Must understand vague and implicit instructions, and react favorably in all work situations. Must be mentally adaptable and flexible in dealing with a variety of people.
2) Emotional stability and personal maturity are important attributes in this person.
3) Must be able to communicate providing verbal feedback in a professional manner.
4) Must be able to resolve problems, handle conflict and make effective decisions under pressure.
5) Must be able to analyze many variables and choose the most effective course of action for the project at any point in time.
6) Must handle novel and diverse work problems on a daily basis

7) Requires excellent public relations and interpersonal skills. Must be able to make effective decisions in manager’s absence.
8) Ability to give, receive and analyze information, formulate work plans, prepare written materials and articulate goals and action plans. Must understand people and be able to communicate effectively with them.
9) Ability to receive and analyze data and input into the computer.
10) Requires prolonged sitting, some bending, stooping and stretching. Requires hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, photocopier, telephone, calculator and other office equipment.
11) Requires manual dexterity to operate computer, keyboard, calculator, copier machine and other office equipment. Requires corrective vision to read numbers, reports, and computer terminals.
12) Ability to think strategically and align with company goals.
13) Job requires visitation and/or work at offices, client or job sites, so must be able to drive or to use alternative transportation services to assure timely attendance for such work visits.

MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT DIRECTLY USED:
PC
MS Office
P6 Scheduling Software
On-Screen take off (OST)
Bid Solution Software (ISQFT)
Cut-fill
Navis Works
Contract Management Software
AIA Contract Software
Revit
Precision Estimating