Preconstruction Engineer (MEP / Systems)

Description

• Lead meetings with trade partners to identify and resolve scope gaps/double-ups, schedule opportunities/challenges and design options
• Leverage personal knowledge base and experience to collect and analyze cost data, identify options, provide recommendations and solutions to budget and design issues as they arise
• Conduct document reviews during the development of Construction Documents to verify compliance with program, design intent and pace of advancement
• Perform risk and contract management responsibilities as required on bids
• Analyze drawings, specifications, proposals, and other documentation to prepare time, cost, and labor estimates for projects
• Lead stakeholder decision meetings, design progress meetings, value analysis sessions and design conferences related to the MEPF systems
• Solicit trade partner and/or vendor quotes and evaluate them for scope, qualifications, risks and opportunities
• Assist in developing a strategy to achieve small, minority and/or disadvantaged business participation
• Collaborate internally with project managers, preconstruction managers, other trade cost estimators, and field leadership to develop overall project cost and schedule
• Drive value analysis process by identifying opportunities on projects and sharing insights on how to make the design more cost effective, efficient, and constructable
• Examine construction sites to account for unusual or challenging conditions in the estimate
• Develop trade partner RFPs and RFQs for a best value trade partner evaluation and selection
• Maintain a database of estimated and actual costs and lead times
• Support the preconstruction lead in the development of design deliverables and workflow during the design process, including critical decisions regarding design packaging to support subcontracting and permitting
• Lead various aspects of the MEPF systems (electrical and low voltage experience is preferred) preconstruction process with internal team members, trade partners, designers, engineers, and project stakeholders to deliver a design that is on budget, on schedule, and compliant with program standards

Requirements

• Field experience is desirable
• 4+ years of construction, estimating, and/or cost control related experience
• Undergraduate or graduate degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, a related discipline, or relevant work experience
• Alignment to Clark Standards of Excellence: self-motivated, results oriented, adaptable, team player, accountable, ethical, innovative, resilient, builds relationships, builds people/teams & followership, sets direction and executes
• Knowledge of Building Connected, Microsoft Excel, and Bluebeam Software. Familiarity with Beck Destini Estimator, Fieldwire, and JOIN would be a plus

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance