Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, or a related field.
5-10 years of estimating experience for commercial and/or industrial projects.
Experience managing large commercial and industrial projects from concept to close-out.
Strong skills in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel.
Excellent oral and written communication abilities.
Stable employment history.
Familiarity with Accubid and experience with AutoCAD and/or Revit.
Responsibilities
Initiate and maintain relationships with General Contractors and Architects/Engineers during preconstruction.
Prepare detailed estimates and studies at various design phases.
Ensure accuracy of all cost estimates.
Monitor cost trends to identify potential issues early in the preconstruction phase.
Participate in design evaluations and value engineering processes.
Maintain accurate estimating records and data.
Analyze subcontractor proposals for subcontract preparation.
Benefits
Opportunity to work on large-scale commercial projects across Texas and Oklahoma.
Collaboration with strong project teams focused on efficiency and excellence.
Work in a fast-paced, high-energy environment.
Continuous improvement ethos within the organization to enhance business practices.
Support for business development and marketing initiatives.
Full Job Description
Preconstruction Manager-Prism Electric
Job Details:
The successful Preconstruction Manager works closely with the Project Manager and owner during the design phase of design-build, design-assist, and integrated projects and coordinates other preconstruction resources as required for the delivery of a successful project. This position is the key interface between the preconstruction group and the operations group on such projects and is responsible for designing and developing value-added technical pricing and design solutions from concept through completion of detailed drawings.
Responsibilities:
Initiate and maintain contact with GC and A/E contacts to facilitate successful preconstruction process
Responsible for the preparation of preliminary, schematic, design development, and construction document estimates and studies during preconstruction
Responsible for the accuracy of all estimates
Continuously monitors cost trends to detect over-runs and potential problem areas during preconstruction phases.
Participates in design decisions, evaluations, studies, value engineering, value analysis, scheduling, and constructability reviews etc.
Assure that the estimates, including general conditions, are accurate, complete and reflect the actual requirements of the project.
Maintain current estimating records, studies, unit prices, etc.
Evaluate and analyze subcontractor proposals in preparation of subcontracts.
Participation in the preparation of construction schedule for estimating purposes
Responsible for discussing staffing requirements with operations in preparation of building a project team
Actively participates in the focus of continuous improvement of the business.
Identify new work opportunities and inform Sales and Marketing of potential projects with current clients.
Support Business Development in proposal presentations, interviews etc., and supports Sales/Marketing in building General Contractor and Architect/Engineer relationships
Coordinate with marketing on the assembly of preconstruction materials for presentation purposes
Requirements:
Requires a bachelor's degree in construction management, Engineering or related field
Minimum 5-10 years of estimating experience related to commercial and/or industrial projects
Must have experience with large commercial and industrial projects (concept to close-out)
Strong computer software skills including Microsoft Office Suite (Particularly Excel)
Strong oral and written communication skills
Strong employment stability
Knowledge of Accubid
Experience with AutoCAD and/or Revit
Prism's project teams are some of the strongest in Texas and we aim to continue this excellence in our Oklahoma offices as well. Our team ensures an efficient, detail orientated, and productive work environment with effective communication and on-time delivery of tasks. We are looking for individuals who possess the ability to demonstrate these abilities in a fast-paced high energy work environment.
