Preconstruction Director - Water & Wastewater Construction

Overview

Lead preconstruction for water and wastewater projects, managing estimates, schedules, and stakeholder coordination.

Key Responsibilities

• risk management
• cost estimating
• budget tracking
• gmp development
• schedule management
• client meetings

Tasks

-Maintains a “value added” approach to preconstruction. -Manages the risk identification and mitigation process. -Leads internal McCarthy estimate reviews and project team coordination and status meetings. -Networks at conferences and industry events to develop relationships with designers, owners, equipment vendors, trade partners, etc. -Attends industry events and represents McCarthy to the industry in a professional capacity. -Assist in reconciling costs with final design documents where a GMP was provided at an early design milestone. -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. -Assists team with clarifying scope of a budget, how scope was bought, and clarifying elements of the GMP as needed with the project team. -Lead collaborative delivery projects (CMAR and Progressive Design Build) through the preconstruction phase. -Coordinates the development and review of Self-Perform Estimates for the following Self-Perform: -Provides alternative solutions taking into consideration cost, schedule, maintenance, and life cycle cost implications. -Builds and maintains relationships with design engineers. -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. -Manages a relationship management plan with owners and key stakeholders in the markets that we cover. -Process Piping -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). -Works with construction teams to maintain dialogue and receive feedback for implementation in future preconstruction efforts. -Manages all aspects of risk and defines such for the executive team. -Participates in client meeting -Leads the development of Trade Partner and Vendor buyo -Leads the development and training of other preconstruction staff. -Can lead a Design-Bid-Build or Fixed Price Design Build pursuit. -Manages and maintains consistent deliverables in the approved format. -Leads a Fixed Price Design Build Project after award. -Oversees the establishment and maintenance of budget control during the construction phase of the project. -Assists the Marketing Department in preparation of responses to RFP’s and RFQ’s. -Assists in the prequalification process of trade partners and vendors. -Monitors productivity, budgets vs actual costs, and labor rates for incorporation into current and future estimates. -Leads the development of cost estimates at all design milestones (10% to 100%). -Participates in interviews and interview preparation. -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. This includes identifying the need for multiple GMP’s to facilitate the overall project schedule. -Works with team to develop pursuit strategy. -Ensures we are adhering to contractual requirements and strategically meeting overall goals by understanding preconstruction and construction contracts and applying knowledge to assigned project. -Builds and maintains solid relationships with subcontractors to obtain a competitive advantage for McCarthy. -Leads the development of a GMP’ -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
• 10+ years
• water/wastewater
• preconstruction
• negotiation
• presentation

What You Bring

-Strong communication skills with ability to communicate to varied audiences. -Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, and/or 10+ Years of applicable estimating, design management and/or field management experience. -Ability to build trust and influence others internally and externally. -Maintains knowledge of cost elements of projects -Demonstrates behaviors consistent with McCarthy core values. -Experience managing and negotiating subcontracts and purchase orders. -Experience leading successful team ventures, including development of employees and maintaining relationships with external entities and subcontractor community. -Understands treatment plant process and can fills in design gaps for the completion of estimates as well as coordination between scopes. -In-depth knowledge of water/wastewater construction principles/practices required. -Strong presentation skills. -Experience with developing and managing relationships with owners, design teams, trade partners and vendors. -Proven experience managing preconstruction for large scale projects ($100M+) with emphasis on highly complex projects.

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Benefits

-Underground Piping

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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