Senior Preconstruction Manager

Senior Preconstruction Manager

The Senior Preconstruction Manager is responsible for taking a lead role
in securing new work, including, but not limited to; representing
Preconstruction in client meetings, strengthening client relationships,
presenting bid strategies, identifying, and mitigating risk, mentoring members
of the Preconstruction department, and assisting in developing procedures to
improve productivity.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with clients and actively participate in business
  development to seek new opportunities.
• Secure new work aligning with profitability guidelines, while
  addressing and managing risks.
• Cultivate and reinforce business relationships with Owners,
  Architects/Engineers, Construction Managers, and Subcontractors for future
  opportunities.
• Actively engage in industry organizations, representing the Company
  at networking events, career fairs, and trade shows.
• Lead bid pursuits and preconstruction assignments, involving
  communication with clients, interpreting plans, performing quantity
  surveys, generating estimates and scopes of work, creating bid lists,
  analyzing sub-bids, and handling bid clarifications and value
  engineering.
• Lead a team of architects, engineers, and preconstruction managers
  on design-build pursuits.
• Train less experienced Preconstruction team members by offering
  guidance, answering questions, and sharing experiential knowledge.
• Collaborate with team and senior leaders on bid strategy.
• Coordinate with Operations as required for the success of the
  bid/project.
• Stay informed about the market, including cost and price trends,
  competition behavior, and owners' contractor selection criteria.
• Possess knowledge of the local subcontractor market, making informed
  judgments in subcontractor selection for bids or estimates.
• Lead preconstruction meetings and presentations, defending
  estimates, collaborating with stakeholders, and managing client
  expectations.
• Lead post-bid reviews with owners, coordinating with senior leaders
  on negotiation parameters.
• Contribute to proposing, implementing, and enforcing new policies
  and procedures to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the
  Preconstruction department.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Business, Engineering,
  or related field.
• At least five (5) years of experience in estimating/Preconstruction
  on projects from Five (5) to Fifty (50) Million Dollars.
• At least two (2) years of experience communicating directly with
  Owners and Architects.
• At least two (2) years of experience bidding on public/government
  design-build projects.
• General knowledge of all construction trades.
• Fluency in Microsoft Office and Bluebeam.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to assess and prioritize multiple tasks, projects, and
  demands.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ year of experience in business development.
• 1+ year of experience leading design-build pursuits.

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