Director of Preconstruction

RK Industries, LLC

$100K — $130K *
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • College/University degree preferred with 10 years relevant experience or equivalent skills.
  • Extensive experience in leading preconstruction teams and large-scale projects in electrical or plumbing sectors.
  • Expertise in the field with a strong track record of successful project execution.
  • Demonstrated creativity and foresight in planning complex construction programs.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills for effective stakeholder engagement.
  • Familiarity with all design phases from concepts to final specifications.
  • Excellent analytical skills to interpret technical drawings and project proposals.

Responsibilities

  • Organize and lead the preconstruction team and external stakeholders throughout the budgeting and design processes.
  • Develop detailed estimates with Preconstruction Managers during the schematic design stage.
  • Track and report budget variances from schematic to construction documents.
  • Negotiate contract scope ensuring adherence to budget and value engineering.
  • Attend design meetings for Design Build and Design Assist projects, documenting meeting minutes.
  • Ensure comprehensive updates of plans and specifications on company server.
  • Foster relationships with customers and assist in formulating narrative scopes for projects.
  • Mentor team members to adapt to evolving market demands and improve estimating practices.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead a high-performing team in a reputable mechanical contracting firm.
  • Engagement in diverse markets including healthcare, data centers, and advanced manufacturing.
  • Collaborative company culture that values innovation and relationship-building.
  • Potential for professional growth and development within a dynamic and complex project environment.
  • A robust mentorship program aimed at skill enhancement and career advancement.
Full Job Description
Description

Join one of the region's leading self-perform mechanical contractors and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of complex construction projects. As Director of Preconstruction at RK Mechanical, you'll lead the strategy behind multimillion-dollar pursuits, mentor a high-performing team, and partner with executive leadership to drive growth across data centers, healthcare, advanced manufacturing, commercial, and industrial markets. If you're a collaborative leader with a passion for innovation, relationship-building, and winning work, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact with a company that values its people as much as its projects.

Purpose of Position:

Lead the preconstruction team, including Operations and External Stakeholders through the budgeting and design processes. Act as a key leader in the entire work acquisition process including management, coordination, and delivery of the preconstruction phases of the project.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
  • Organize all project team members.
  • Develop schematic design and design development estimates with Preconstruction Managers.
  • Track and report variance of Estimates from Schematic Documents through Construction Documents including the development and management of the preconstruction trend log and the PCM breakdown variance log.
  • Negotiate Contract Scope and ensure compliance with Budget, VE, and Trends.
  • Attend design meetings for Design Build and Design Assist projects.
  • Keep records of meeting minutes for design and preconstruction phases.
  • Ensure plans and specifications are updated and complete on the company server.
  • Work with External Stakeholders during the preconstruction phase.
  • Assist in the formulation of Narrative Scopes.
  • Help build Customer Relations.
  • Ensure estimates are complete and reflect all that is required to build the project.
  • Provide engineering assistance as requested to the Operations team during construction.
  • Provide budget certainty, business development, and input on constructability.
  • Mentor and train staff as needed to ensure we stay up with the ever-changing market demands.
  • Create and improve upon current estimating practices as needed to ensure we stay up with the ever-changing market demands.
  • Prepare executive level reporting to ensure that upper management is kept abreast of all department needs and current project trends.
  • Develop and manage annual department budgets.
  • Establish and measure department goals.
  • Perform all departmental reviews and evaluations as needed.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Accountability:
  • Comply with all company policies and procedures.
  • Prompt, punctual, and regular attendance during core business hours, in an office environment (not a telecommuting position), currently located in the Stapleton area of Denver, including a reliable means of transport to and from work. Ability to occasionally travel between corporate offices and jobsites within the Denver Metro Area, during work hours.
  • All employees are accountable for safety and health and are empowered to stop work if an unsafe condition is present. Employees should immediately notify their supervisor so that the hazard may be corrected.

Minimum Physical Requirements:
  • Work outside, inside, and in dusty, noisy and hazardous areas.
  • Work in high places, tight places, confined spaces and/or other adverse locations.
  • Climb, balance, squat, kneel and crouch.
  • Work in all types of weather.
  • Must have working knowledge of all trade materials and tools.
  • Ability to lift, move, and/or carry 50 lbs. occasionally.

Qualifications:
  • College/University graduate preferred with 10 years relevant experience or equivalent combination of skills and experience.
  • Extensive experience leading a team, people, and large scale preconstruction projects in a manufacturing, electrical, and/or plumbing company.
  • Expert in field.
  • Demonstrates a high degree of creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in planning, organizing and guiding extensive programs and activities of importance.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Experience with all phases of design from conceptual documents to final drawings and specifications.
  • Excellent analytical abilities - must be able to evaluate technical drawings like blueprints or project proposals and accurately interpret them.


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