Preconstruction Manager

The Christman Company

The Role

Overview

Leads regional preconstruction, oversees estimating, cost control, and client relationships.

Key Responsibilities

  • gmp prep
  • cost estimating
  • risk management
  • subcontractor pricing
  • preconstruction delivery
  • client relations

Tasks

-Takes lead in preparing guaranteed maximum prices and brings guaranteed maximum prices to closure. -Attends sales presentations and markets work to existing clients. -Oversees and prepares estimates for projects at all stages. -Continuously develops staff by mentoring, leading, motivating, and coaching (e.g., Ethics, Diversity, Quality, Development, Safety). -Develops a strategy for each assigned project. -Provides support to business sales, team sales, and presentations. -Ensures involvement of subcontractors for pricing. -Recognizes problems or situations that are new or without clear precedent; evaluates alternatives and finds solutions using a systematic multi-step approach. -Risk management - ensures sound financial deals. -Oversees the value-added process for each project. -Manages successful client relationships. -Supports operation team during subcontractor negotiations. -Responsible for preconstruction deliverables to clients. -Ensures accuracy of estimates produced. -Enforce and support project planning and logistics and scheduling with other teams. -Ensures client satisfaction during preconstruction. -Responsible to ensure that the costing database is current and includes labor and material updates. -Directs, reviews, approves the work of Estimating Engineers, Conceptual Estimators, and Senior Estimators. -Drives deadlines and achieves results. -Creates a sense of belonging and ownership among team members; assembles teams with the right mix of skills; coaches and motivates team members; delegates responsibility; promotes mutual support and interactions. -Drives cost leadership.

Requirements

  • bachelor's
  • 10+ years
  • microsoft office
  • analytical
  • communication
  • decision making

What You Bring

-Must have excellent written and oral skills. -Ability to make decisions while analyzing the risks and future impacts of them. Understands how and when to make a choice and how and when to escalate issues to higher levels. -Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Engineering, Business, Finance, or a related job field. -Equivalent combination of the above education, training, and experience. -Strong analytical and organizational skills and ability to delegate tasks, motivate colleagues, and manage stakeholder's priorities in a deadline-oriented environment. -Ten (10) or more years of experience in construction or related job field. -or- -Strong computer knowledge in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

The Company

About The Christman Company

-Specializes in delivering high-quality projects across multiple sectors, including industrial, residential, and government. -Provides comprehensive construction management, design-build, and real estate development services. -Has a strong portfolio in education, healthcare, and commercial real estate sectors. -Known for an innovative approach to construction with a focus on sustainability and efficiency. -Reputable for consistently delivering complex, large-scale projects on time and within budget. -Operates across several states, demonstrating steady growth over its long history.

Sector Specialisms

Industrial

Energy

K-12 Education

Visa Sponsorship

-no visa sponsorship; applicants must already be authorized to work in the u.s.