Electrical Preconstruction Manager

Clayco

$90K — $120K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 5-10 years of construction experience with 3+ years specifically in estimating electrical systems.
  • Demonstrated leadership and teamwork skills, valuing diverse contributions.
  • Solid background in managing the bidding process, especially in heavy/advanced manufacturing and industrial fields.
  • Strong understanding of complex electrical systems and their pricing/scheduling.
  • Ability to interpret electrical drawings and blueprints.
  • Proficient in technical writing, math, and software (e.g., BlueBeam, Excel).
  • Experience with estimating software, preferably Trimble products.

Responsibilities

  • Attend pre-bid meetings to understand project requirements and site conditions.
  • Review project documents to identify materials, equipment, and labor needed for estimates.
  • Prepare scopes of work for subcontracts and coordinate with other trades.
  • Participate in design coordination meetings to aid in conceptual estimating.
  • Perform quantity surveys of electrical systems using digital tools and apply labor rates for estimating accuracy.
  • Evaluate vendors and subcontractors for compliance with proposals and value assessment.
  • Assist in preparing and reviewing estimates for bidding and budgeting.

Benefits

  • Discretionary Annual Bonus based on performance.
  • Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401k, and generous PTO.
  • Employee assistance program and flexible spending accounts.
  • Life insurance and disability coverage included.
  • Access to learning and development programs.
Full Job Description
The Role We Want You For
The Electrical Preconstruction Manager will participate in all aspects of the preconstruction process for electrical systems to develop accurate, detailed cost estimates with a focus on heavy/ advanced manufacturing, industrial and mission critical projects. This role will be expected to interact with engineers, architects, consultants, subcontractors, suppliers, a multi-discipline estimating team, project supervision, and field personnel.

The Specifics of the Role
  • Periodically attend pre-bid meetings to become familiar with unique project requirements and analyze existing site conditions to determine required scope that is not already indicated.
  • Review and interpret project documents to determine job-specific material, equipment, and labor requirements for scope development.
  • Assist in preparing written scopes of work for subcontracts and suppliers and coordinating electrical scopes with the work of other trades (e.g., civil, structural, architectural, mechanical etc.).
  • Participate in pre-proposal design coordination meetings to support the development of pricing documents for conceptual estimates.
  • Perform quantity survey of electrical systems and components using digitized software, and apply industry standard labor rates (e.g., MCAA, PHCC, etc.) to support the development of accurate cost estimates.
  • Evaluate vendor and subcontractor for conformance with proposal requirements; level scopes and identify low cost/ best value responses while capturing assumptions, rationale, inclusions, exclusions, etc.
  • Assist in the preparation of estimates used for bidding and budgeting purposes (including self-performed work); participate in internal estimate review process and assist with final recap of estimate for presentation to senior management.
  • Support project management tasks, including budgeting, schedule development, interim design review, change order pricing, procurement, value engineering, and vendor selection based on proposal development.
  • Coordinate with project teams to evaluate productivity for historical data and schedule/ cost forecasting purposes.
  • Perform quantity survey of completed designs and/ or past projects to support historical cost data collection and analysis.

Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or related field, or a combination of education (including trade schools) and professional experience.
  • 5-10 years of experience in construction with 3+ years of experience estimating electrical systems.
  • Exhibits inclusive leadership and teamwork behavior, and values diverse perspectives from team members.
  • Demonstrated experience in the successful management of bidding process with a preferred emphasis on heavy/advanced manufacturing, industrial and mission critical markets.
  • Understanding of complex electrical systems and how to price and schedule them.
  • Ability to read and understand electrical drawings and blue models.
  • Possesses strong technical writing, math and computer skills with proficiency using standard office software applications such as BlueBeam, Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint to support estimating efforts.
  • Experience using estimating software with a preference for Trimble products.

Some Things You Should Know
  • Our clients and projects are nationwide - Travel will be required.
  • No other builder can offer the collaborative design-build approach that Clayco does.
  • We work on creative, complex, award-winning, high-profile jobs.
  • The pace is fast!
  • This position is classified as a safety-sensitive role in accordance with applicable state and federal laws. Candidates selected for this position will be subject to a comprehensive background check, which includes mandatory drug testing.

Benefits
  • Discretionary Annual Bonus: Subject to company and individual performance.
  • Comprehensive Benefits Package Including: Medical, dental and vision plans, 401k, generous PTO and paid company holidays, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage, learning & development programs and more!

Compensation
  • The salary range for this position considers a wide range of factors in making compensation decisions including but not limited to: Education, qualifications, skills, training, experience, certifications, internal equity, and location. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

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