Preconstruction Project Manager

PRECONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGER

Objective: Prepares full estimates on complex work. Provides accurate and detailed conceptual and final (GMP or bid) estimates on Construction Management, Design/Build or hard bid work that are accurate, constructible and hold up during project implementation.

Duties/ Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and interface with owners, architects, engineers, project managers and other project team members to resolve any technical matters during planning and development, negotiation, and contract execution.
• Estimator on design/build, construction management and competitively bid projects.
• Provide estimating support for clients, executives, and project teams during various stages of design, pre-construction and business development.
• Accurately document preconstruction activities and communicate between project team disciplines.
• Assist and confirm pricing through the buyout phase for projects 
• Document basis of estimates for all assumptions utilized in the absences of design or specified data.
• Provide feedback on identified market cost impacts as they arise.
• Provide creative solutions to project estimates through value engineering, constructability analysis and feasibility assessment.
• Provide seamless turnovers that clearly communicate costs and scope to project teams. Prepare all project budgets and coordinate appropriate cost codes with PM target budget.
• Conduct Project Postmortem.
• Conduct GMP hand off meeting with Ops (PM/PE/Supt/Ops).
• Review cost projections and attend PSR meetings when appropriate.
• Follow-up with clients during and after project.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Required Skills and Abilities:
• B.S. in Civil Engineering or Construction Management.
• 5-10 years experience in estimating and related construction expertise.
• Ability to communicate and clearly present project cost solutions to clients and project teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to oversee and coordinate a variety of people in different roles.
• Extremely detail oriented.
• Ability to read, understand, and execute blueprints, drawings, and plans.
• Thorough understanding of legal requirements relating to construction and building sites.
• Thorough understanding of quality building practices.
• Ability to quickly identify problems and efficiently solve them.
• Actively support Safety Policies.
• Procore, Excel, BlueBeam, Microsoft Project and Word experience preferred.

• Physical Requirements: Workers must be able to: see well (either naturally or with correction); coordinate the movements of eyes, hands and fingers; use hands, arms and fingers fully; climb and maintain balance on ladders and scaffolding; stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, or work at heights as required; and list and carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds and occasionally more as required.
• Must be able to access and navigate all areas of the construction site in all types of weather