Senior Preconstruction Manager - Federal Markets

Overview

In this role, you will be the primary member of the estimating team who has the overall responsibility for the planning and development of estimates. You will development and adherence to preconstruction standards and processes.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Pre-Estimate:

• Manage or participate in design review meetings. Reviews and monitors scope, cost, and constructability during design development

• Manage or participate in the Estimate Plan meeting. Ensures that the strategy developed in the Estimate Plan is achievable within the time and resource constraints, considers multiple viewpoints to generate the win-strategy, and evaluates risks in a corporately responsible manner

• Maintain Preconstruction Schedule in conjunction with coordinating/assigning resources

• Estimate Development:

• Manage and assign resources required for multiple pricing efforts

• Ensure estimating team has the necessary tools, information, and resources to accomplish the goals of the estimate plan. If any are lacking, responsible for filling the voids prior to estimate submission.

• Establish bid strategies for the company to be successful

• Engage in specific RFI's if estimate lead requires support

• Ability to identify risk issues and their order of magnitude

• Ability to estimate and review self-perform scopes of work

• Ability to create conceptual estimates

• Conducts and/or participates in final review of clarifications document

• Ensures estimate is compliant with RFP documents

• Assess Value Engineering options on a basis of cost, schedule, and constructability. Provide recommendation on best solution

• Subcontractor Management:

• Build and maintain subcontractor relationships

• Develop overarching subcontractor search and communication strategy and ensures consistency in sub engagement teams adhering to that strategy

• Meets with local subcontractors as needed

• Organizes and leads pre-bid meetings when needed

• Works with the Business Diversity Coordinator when proposing on federal or public sector agency projects to develop a Small and/or WMBE business participation engagement plan that complies with project requirements

• Post Estimate:

• Establishe and/or participates with the development of the project budget development

• Ensures that the budget submitted to accounting complies with corporate cost coding standards

• Participates in scope review meetings, if applicable

• Participates in lessons learned meeting at project close

• Understands budget underruns and overruns, and communicates those lessons learned to the preconstruction department

• May assist the Project Management team with change orders

• Follow projects during construction by site visits and various meetings to track cost accuracy

• Database Maintenance:

• Responsible for maintaining historical cost data

• Maintain files of working documents as back-up for estimate figures, including current (accurate) information on prices from suppliers through direct contact, price lists, etc.

• Responsible for development and ensures maintenance of estimating database

• Responsible and/or assists with the maintenance of the lessons learned database

• Training:

• Train Preconstruction staff, APM's, PM's, and other personnel as needed

• Responsible for development and maintenance of training program

• Responsible and/or assists with employee performance reviews

• Responsible and/or assists Director of Preconstruction with employee career development

• Travel:

• Meets with local subcontractors, attends bid walks, project site visits and attends conferences as necessary

• Visits active construction projects as appropriate

• Approximate travel time required, 10-25% of time

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in accredited construction related curriculum, such as Civil Engineering, Construction Management or equivalent, plus 15 years relevant experience in the construction industry with minimum 10 years experience as an estimator for design-build or design-bid-build federal project

To thrive in this role, you'll need:

• Experience working on Federal contracts, including knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulations and Department of Defense Unified Facilities Criteria
• Experience in estimating, scheduling, budget/cost control, construction, external & internal client relationships, strong subcontractor & vendor relationships/knowledge, computer skills, interpersonal skills
• Experience and proficiency in subcontract buyout, design reviews for budget control, support of small business goal achievement through small business subcontractor engagement, & technical narrative reviews for cost considerations
• Knowledge of estimating software (preference for Beck Destini, Accubid, Bluebeam, InSite, etc.)
• Proven experience with Design-Build and CMAR project delivery methods.

At Haskell, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plans, professional development opportunities, and more. Join us and be part of a team where your contributions make a difference.

Environmental Factors and/or Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, this position is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations; and the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-50 pounds. Requires good hand-eye coordination, and arm, hand and finger dexterity, including the ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment and read application/form information. The associate frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability, or protected veteran status.

Haskell will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008. The job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessities. Essential and marginal job functions are subject to modification.

Haskell is a Drug-Free Workplace.

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