Position Summary: Ultimately responsible for all preconstruction activities within a business unit. Ensures all work is performed to the satisfaction of our clients and meets our internal goals, managing risk effectively and building a high performing organization. Additionally, operates as a key member of the regional leadership team responsible for executing and supporting regional strategy and for promoting McCarthy one company behavior.
Core Responsibilities: Preconstruction Department Head - Lead across all lines of Design Phase Services including; Estimating, Preconstruction, Design Management, VDC, Self-Perform, providing a collaborative environment for cross training.
- Leads the effort to provide preconstruction services with value to clients and consistent profitability for McCarthy.
- Coordinates preconstruction personnel assignments and provides direction to staff as necessary to balance and prioritize work.
- Establishes and implements training procedures and personnel performance programs designed to provide continuous process improvement and staff development.
- Leads effort to develop and improve preconstruction services and processes.
- Responsible for implementing the use of technology improvements to increase preconstruction productivity and maintain state of the art preconstruction services.
- Participates in regional annual business planning.
- Establishes department budget and maintains G&A cost control.
- Coordinates preconstruction activities with other departments, business units and regions.
- Assists in maintaining preconstruction standards through active participation in the NPSC and interregional communications.
- Assists in transition to operations including the purchasing and buyout of job.
- Responsible to recruit, interview and hire new preconstruction staff.
- Work with the business development group in the preparation of preconstruction proposals and preconstruction materials for presentations.
Active Participation in Pursuits - Participates in interviews and interview preparation for negotiated bids.
- Assists the Marketing department in preparation of responses to RFP's and RFQ's.
Management of Preconstruction Process - Provides value alternative solutions taking into consideration cost, schedule, maintenance, and life cycle cost implications. Oversees value alternate preparation from subcontractors, and internal departments.
- Fills in design gaps for incomplete documents for the completion of estimates. Ensures estimating department has most current design information in the preparation of estimates.
- Prepares and submits contract documents for legal and risk reviews
- Prepares qualifications and assumptions that align with the contractual requirements of the project.
- Assists in the prequalification process.
- Leads internal McCarthy estimate review and bid process team meetings.
- Acts as "Bid Captain" on pursuits, particularly those projects with a preconstruction period after award, such as a Design-Build pursuit.
- Oversees the establishment and maintenance of budget control during the preconstruction phase of the project.
- Presents deliverables to the Owner in a complete and organized manner, per the approved guidelines of McCarthy and the requirements of the owner.
- Attends and represents McCarthy in all design and coordination meetings. On some projects may lead these meetings. Maintains an action log for outstanding items and assigns responsibility for such action items. Maintains scope issues log and is responsible for compiling pricing (with assistance from estimating as needed).
- Prepares or oversees preparation of preconstruction schedule with buy-in from internal departments as relates to them. Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their activities.
- Assists project team in design decisions and development of solutions.
- Reviews the project construction schedule and ensures the timely preparation of the General Conditions and coordination of General Conditions with trade packages.
- Manages and maintains consistent deliverables in the approved format.
- Manages all aspects of risk and defines such for the executive team.
Relationship Management with Owners / Partners / McCarthy Team - Tracks and manages construction budget between formal estimating periods and keeps owner and team abreast of current budget and impact of design decisions.
- Acts as the team liaison between operations, estimating and design management.
- Represents McCarthy to subcontractors through management of the preconstruction process.
- Assists in the development and training of other preconstruction staff.
- Manages a relationship management plan with owners and key stakeholders in the markets that we cover
- Builds and maintains relationships with architects and engineers
- Builds and maintains solid relationships with subcontractors to obtain a competitive advantage for McCarthy.
- Attends industry events and represents McCarthy to the industry in a professional capacity.
- Builds and maintains relationships with internal McCarthy clients.
Data Management - Maintains knowledge of cost elements of projects by bid package and/or uniformat (i.e., cost/sf of elements)
- Manages and maintains the buyout log for the project.
- Prepares and manages the Exhibit One production into subcontracts.
- Sets up the chart of accounts for the project into Oracle.
Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Architecture or Engineering, and/or 10- 15 Years of applicable estimating, design management and/or field management experience.
- Proven experience managing preconstruction for large scale projects with emphasis on highly complex projects.
- In-depth knowledge of construction principles/practices required.
- Experience dealing with subcontracts, subcontractors and/or self-perform work.
- Experience leading successful team ventures, including development of employees and maintaining relationships with external entities and subcontractor community.
- Self starter. Highly motivated to bring results and success to the projects he/she leads.
- Ability to build trust and influence others internally and externally.
- Demonstrates behaviors consistent with McCarthy core values.
- Maintains a "value added" approach to preconstruction.
- Strong communication skills with ability to communicate to varied audiences.
- Strong presentation skills.
For Sacramento California location only, the salary range for this position is: $210,000-$235,000. This does not include possible bonus and other benefits which can impact total compensation. Compensation offered may vary based on work location, experience, qualifications, specialty, training, and market and business considerations, among other factors.
McCarthy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
