Position Summary The Preconstruction Manager has a strong understanding of the design build process and all estimating principles. Depending on the specifics of the project, the Preconstruction Manager may be the primary day-to-day contact of the Owner and the design team.
On more complex pursuits, the Preconstruction Manager may support a Project Executive or the Preconstruction Director.
Competitive Compensation Range: $110,000 - 135,000 annually, depending on experience.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities*Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals to perform the essential functions of the position.
- Handling the project from first estimate all the way through subcontracts being formalized.
- Ability to look beyond the information that has been given, to ask the right questions and work to provide a complete project cost evaluation.
- Must be a collaborative and passionate advocate for our customers, empowering and informing them throughout the project.
- Must be aggressive in providing innovative solutions to complex issues as they arise related to cost, lead-times, trade partners, and/or specified products or materials.
- Ability to make reliable predictions as it relates to cost and be comfortable estimating across all scopes of work.
- Must have experience preparing detailed conceptual cost estimates and conceptual cost studies from schematic or feasibility-level documentation.
- Ability to prepare detailed estimates and, as the design evolves, develop variance summaries between estimates and value engineering studies throughout.
- Ability to assemble a complete presentation-worthy estimate package that clearly communicates project cost.
- Must be able to collaborate with project team to establish the necessary.
- Must have knowledge and understanding of unit costs and the factors that affect construction cost.
- Ability to prepare detailed instructions to bidders, trade specific clarifications and comprehensive bid packages.
- Must have experience with the bidding process: soliciting bids, communicating with the bidders, evaluating subcontractor proposals, using bid tally sheets, etc.
- Make subcontractor award recommendations to customer/owner and the negotiation and finalization of subcontracts with trade partners.
- Must be prepared to participate and often lead the preparation and presentation of cost / budget information to the customer/owner.
- Must have experience being a member of the team involved in request for proposal responses (RFP's) and the formal presentation for a project.
- Ability to engage and develop business with new and existing customers.
- Ability to lead the preparation and presentation of cost / budget information to the customer/owner.
- Ability to lead and facilitate value engineering sessions with the project team and design team.
- Is a key participant with leadership experience involved in request for proposal responses (RFP's) and the formal presentation for a project.
- Must be familiar with reviewing construction contracts and can identify key insurance and damages clauses.
- Can lead, manage and motivate project teams during the preconstruction phase of a project.
- Builds and maintains relationships with internal Clark Pacific clients.
- Keeps current with latest estimating technology and techniques.
Qualifications, Skills & Abilities- Bachelor's degree in CM, Engineering, or related major.
- 8 plus years of commercial construction and estimating experience.
- Excellent listening skills and strong communication skills.
- Creative and innovative approaches and solutions on a project-by-project basis.
- Ability to identify, adapt to, and resolve complex issues.
- Effective participation in team environment, with both external and internal teammates.
- Working knowledge of estimating technology and tools such as QTO, Estimating, and BIM related software.
- Demonstrates behaviors consistent with Clark Pacific core values
Core Values- Determination: Meet challenges head on
- Innovation: Always look for better
- Well-Being: Seek the success, health, and happiness of all
Benefits- Competitive compensation, paid weekly
- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance, including Kaiser and VSP options
- Medical FSA
- Dependent Care FSA
- Employer-paid life insurance
- Voluntary ancillary benefits including Critical Illness, Accident Insurance, and Whole Life Insurance
- 401k matching: 100 percent of the first 3 percent, then 50 percent of the next 2 percent
*Benefits are subject to a waiting period.
