Senior Preconstruction Manager - Water/Wastewater

Description

• Manages the development of standardized documents and ensures use of those documents
• When in the lead estimator role, leads a team of estimators assigned to a proposal
• Identifies subcontractors who have a competitive advantage and develops key relationships to employ those advantages
• Assists with the contract manual/bid book development
• Participates in ops estimate review meetings
• Ensures that the budget submitted to accounting complies with corporate cost coding standards
• Responsible for compiling lessons learned for the preconstruction phase
• Responsible for development and maintenance of training program
• Responsible for development and ensures maintenance of preferred subcontractor database
• Ensures successful handoff from preconstruction to project team
• Assists the Project Director with the development of the Risk Register
• In conjunction with the Director of Preconstruction, develops process flows when necessary and ensures adherence of team members
• Manages preconstruction resources
• Conducts final review of clarifications document
• Assess Value Engineering options on a basis of cost, schedule, and constructability
• Ensures subcontract market has a positive experience with Haskell during the preconstruction phase Identifies and communicates opportunities for improvement if necessary
• Assists with the maintenance of the estimating database
• Ensures estimating team has the necessary tools, information, and resources to accomplish the goals of the estimate plan. If any are lacking, responsible for filling the voids prior to estimate submission
• May assist the Project Management team with change orders
• Participates in scope review meetings
• Works with the Business Diversity Coordinator when proposing on federal or public sector agency projects to develop a Small and/or WMBE business participation engagement plan that complies with project requirements
• Participates in design review meetings. Reviews and monitors scope, cost, and constructability during design development
• Coordinates with preconstruction professionals from other project delivery groups to ensure consistency in systems, methods, processes, and standards. Receives and shares best practices across groups
• Participates or leads the Estimate Plan meeting. Ensures that the strategy developed in the Estimate Plan is achievable within the time and resource constraints, considers multiple viewpoints to generate the win-strategy, and evaluates risks in a corporately responsible manner
• Organizes, leads or participates in pre-bid meetings
• May assist the Project Management team with buy out
• Responsible for development and ensures maintenance of bid forms and bid packages database
• Trains Preconstruction staff, APMs, PMs, and other personnel as needed
• Conducts precon-only estimate reviews prior to ops reviews
• Builds and maintains subcontractor relationships
• Verifies that only qualified subcontractors are considered in final subcontractor selection
• Meets with local subcontractors as needed
• Ensures estimate is compliant with RFP documents
• Conducts or assists with employee performance reviews and participates with employee career development
• Visits active construction projects as appropriate
• Develops overarching subcontractor search and communication strategy and ensures consistency in sub engagement teams adhering to that strategy. Ensures that at least 3 quotes are received per bid package, unless otherwise agreed to by the proposal leader
• Engages proposal leader or design manager if design milestones are not met
• Meets with local subcontractors, attends bid walks, and attends conferences as necessary
• Assists in subcontractor selection
• Engages in specific RFIs if estimate lead requires support
• Ensures selected subcontractor is a corporately responsible selection
• Responsible for development and ensures maintenance of cost history database

Requirements

• Demonstrated success in managing preconstruction pursuits
• Experience in estimating, scheduling, budget/cost control, construction, external & internal client relationships, strong subcontractor & vendor relationships/knowledge, computer skills, interpersonal skills
• Expected travel 10-25% of time
• Ability to train others and monitor their work for quality and completeness
• Knowledge of estimating software (preference for Beck Destini, Accubid, Bluebeam, InSite, etc.)
• Participates in lessons learned meeting at project close. Understands budget underruns and overruns, and communicates those lessons learned to the preconstruction department
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering, Construction Management or accredited construction related curriculum preferred plus 10 years of experience; or 15 years of relevant experience in the construction industry
• Knowledge of industry standard bid practice
• Ability to create conceptual estimates
• Ability to understand owner/engineer requirements with ability to work with conceptual information
• Ability to identify risk issues and their order of magnitude
• Demonstrated experience with large-scale water and wastewater projects
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal clients, external clients, and subcontractors
• Strong organizational and leadership skills
• Demonstrated success in managing support staff
• Excellent computer skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office suite programs

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance