Preconstruction Director

Overview

Leads preconstruction, overseeing bids, budgets, schedules, and stakeholder coordination.

Key Responsibilities

• schedule management
• budget control
• risk management
• contract docs
• bid captain
• value engineering

Tasks

-Maintains a “value added” approach to preconstruction. -Builds and maintains relationships with internal McCarthy clients. -Prepares or oversees preparation of preconstruction schedule with buy-in from internal departments as relates to them. Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their activities. -Builds and maintains solid relationships with subcontractors to obtain a competitive advantage for McCarthy. -Oversees the establishment and maintenance of budget control during the reconstruction phase of the project. -Prepares and submits contract documents for legal and risk reviews -Attends industry events and represents McCarthy to the industry in a professional capacity. -Acts as the team liaison between operations, estimating and design management. -Tracks and manages construction budget between formal estimating periods and keeps owner and team abreast of current budget and impact of design decisions. -Implement all applicable Safety Programs and EEO/Affirmative Action Programs. -Builds and maintains relationships with architects and engineers -Prepares qualifications and assumptions that align with the contractual requirements of the project. -Assists Project team in design decisions and development of solutions. -Presents deliverables to the owner in a complete and organized manner, per the approved guidelines of McCarthy and the requirements of the owner. -Assists in the development and training of other preconstruction staff. -Attends and represents McCarthy in all design and coordination meetings. On some projects may lead these meetings. Maintains an action log for outstanding items and assigns responsibility for such action items. Maintains scope issues log and is responsible for compiling pricing (with assistance from estimating as needed). -Acts as “Bid Captain” on pursuits, particularly those projects with a preconstruction period after award, such as a Design-Build pursuit. -Manages all aspects of risk and defines such for the executive team. -Prepares and manages the Exhibit One production into subcontracts. -Assists in the prequalification process. -Represents McCarthy to subcontractors through management of the preconstruction process. -Manages and maintains consistent deliverables in the approved format. -Fills in design gaps for incomplete documents for the completion of estimates. Ensures estimating department has most current design information in the preparation of estimates. -Leads internal McCarthy estimate review and bid process team meetings. -Manages and maintains the buyout log for the project. -Assists the Marketing Department in preparation of responses to RFP’s and RFQ’s. -Sets up the chart of accounts for the project into Oracle. -Provides value alternative solutions taking into consideration cost, schedule, maintenance, and life cycle cost implications. Oversees value alternate preparation from subcontractors, and internal departments. -Ensures we are adhering to contractual requirements and strategically meeting overall goals by understanding preconstruction and construction contracts and applying knowledge to assigned project. -Manages a relationship management plan with owners and key stakeholders in the markets that we cover -Participates in interviews and interview preparation for negotiated bids. -Reviews the project construction schedule and ensures the timely preparation of the General Conditions and coordination of General Conditions with trade packages.

Requirements

• bachelor's degree
• 10+ years
• cost estimating
• subcontract management
• preconstruction management
• team leadership

What You Bring

-Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management, Architecture or Engineering, and/or 10- 15 Years of applicable estimating, design management and/or field management experience. -Maintains knowledge of cost elements of projects by bid package and/or uniformat (i.e., cost/sf of elements) -Strong communication skills with ability to communicate to varied audiences. -Ability to build trust and influence others internally and externally. -Experience dealing with subcontracts, subcontractors and/or self-perform work. -Demonstrates behaviors consistent with McCarthy core values. -Experience leading successful team ventures, including development of employees and maintaining relationships with external entities and subcontractor community. -Strong presentation skills. -Proven experience managing preconstruction for large scale projects with emphasis on highly complex projects. -In-depth knowledge of construction principles/practices required.

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About Mccarthy Building Companies, Inc.

-Evolved from a regional lumber business into one of America’s oldest privately held national builders. -Serves diverse sectors including energy, infrastructure, industrial, water, and marine with end-to-end construction services. -Known for tackling complex projects such as hospitals, labs, airports, and parking structures. -Features include blending traditional craftsmanship with modern design-phase innovation. -Balances large-scale capability with local expertise and deep community roots.

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