General Summary: The Preconstruction Manager is responsible for the review, coordination and deliverables of the Preconstruction Team in the acquisition of new business, overseeing the development of internal estimates, subcontractor pricing, project schedules, and market data analysis. The Preconstruction Manager will coordinate with the Marketing Manager on proposal preparation and presentations, and take an active role in the delivery of such collateral to clients. The Preconstruction Manager will assist in the financial goal establishment for awarded projects and facilitate the handoff to the construction execution team. In addition to the above, the Preconstruction Manager will track, update, and report company pricing data to ensure the company is presenting competitive pricing models.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:- Reviews project plans and proposals, develops project objectives, identifies project responsibilities by determining the phases and elements of the project, calculates time frames and sequences the stages of the project
- Coordinate and assure that a preliminary construction schedule has been developed for each estimate
- Establish and maintain relationships with existing and new clients
- Oversees the preparation of construction budget.
- Organize and lead the transition meeting between the project operations team and the preconstruction team and coordinate the follow-up meetings
- Act as document reviewer and adviser for constructability and value engineering analysis
- Ensures the appropriate bid coverage from vendors and subcontractors, confirms qualified subcontractors, and assist in negotiating pricing
- Manages estimates within time frame and follows up until closed
- Facilitates an effective hand-off to the project manager
- Tracks quoted jobs through the bidding process
- Consults with clients, vendors, project managers and superintendents to discuss and formulate estimates
- Confers with engineers, architects, owners, and subcontractors on changes and adjustments to estimates
- Performs related duties as assigned or as the situation dictates taking full ownership of their projects
