Preconstruction Manager - Established, Mid-Size Commercial General Contractor, TI Projects 🏗️👷‍♂️🚜

For over 50 years, we've become known for our commitment to fulfilling the multifaceted needs of the most unique and diverse construction projects while exceeding client expectations. Our team's ability to create best-in-class environments and spaces has set us apart. earning us over 92% repeat clientele. From laboratory facilities, corporate office spaces, to data center projects- our client-centered approach coupled with our dedicated and experienced project teams have made us a recognized leader in the construction industry.

Responsibilities:

• Ability to prepare detailed instructions to bidders, trade specific requirements and comprehensive bid packages.
• Understanding and knowledge of the factors that affect construction cost and schedule.
• Experience with responding to a Request for Proposal (RFP’s) including preparing for and participating in client interviews and pitches.
• Good communication with suppliers and vendors to discuss pricing or other requests and their due dates.
• Work with subcontractors to handle their requests effectively and efficiently.
• Prepare and distribute time-sensitive materials to meet the needs of the project.
• Coordinate activities of the team from conceptual pricing to proposal.
• Must have experience with the bidding process: soliciting bids, communicating with the bidders, evaluating subcontractor proposals, using bid tally sheets, etc.
• Monitor and update vendor information and manage vendor databases for each market served.
• Responsible for the preparation of detailed estimate updates, and as design and scope change, preparing variance summaries highlighting the changes between estimates.
• Responsible for leading a target value design estimate.
• Willingness and desire to actively participate in Design Development and Value Engineering sessions with the project team, design team, and client.
• Experience preparing detailed conceptual cost estimates and conceptual cost studies from schematic.
• Responsible for participating in and leading the preparation and presentation of cost and budget information to the customer or owner.
• Has the ability to develop business with new and existing customers.
• Ability to look beyond the information that has been given, to ask the right questions and work to provide a complete project cost evaluation.
• Must have knowledge and understanding of unit costs and the factors that affect construction cost.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related field of study
• 5+ years of commercial construction experience at a General Contractor
• Minimum of 3 years of direct estimating/preconstruction experience or equivalent
• Prior experience with high-end and technical commercial tenant improvements (life science, advanced technology, and biotech project experience strongly preferred)
• Knowledge and experience with local subcontractor market is preferred
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Project Management Software (Procore), Estimating Software (Bluebeam), and Scheduling Software (MS Project)