Senior Pre-Construction Manager

Senior Pre-Construction Manager Crescent Communities Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Crescent Communities is a nationally recognized, market-leading real estate investor, developer, and operator of mixed-use “communities.” We specialize in place-making and create high-quality, differentiated multifamily and commercial developments in many of the fastest growing markets in the United States. Since 1963, our development portfolio has included more than 95 multifamily communities, 26 million square feet of commercial space and over 60 master planned communities.

Crescent Communities has offices in Charlotte, DC, Atlanta, Orlando, Nashville, Dallas, Austin, Denver, and Phoenix. Our multifamily communities are branded NOVEL (urban), RENDER (suburban) and HARMON (build-to-rent) and our commercial developments are branded AXIAL (industrial), THE YIELD (life science) and BOWER (office).

Location preference for this position is Atlanta, GA, with Ch arlotte, NC as a possible second option.

JOB SUMMARY

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Pre-Construction:

• Assist with plans and designs during the pre-development stage of multiple projects
• Be the project-level point of contact for concept design and design development
• Set the project budget from the conceptual estimate and issue building component budget targets to the design team at kickoff
• Manage the design team to the target budget through the end of schematic design. Price design decisions as they are made and intervene when one puts the budget at risk
• Lead value engineering when the design exceeds budget and confirm accepted items are carried into the drawings
• Coordinate all pre-construction documents
• Review and evaluate all pre-construction documents for consistency and quality control
• Lead design review during concept and schematic design for cost and constructability:
• Review building systems
• Review drawings and spot inconsistencies
• Review structural details and assist with problem solving
• Run the milestone design review as a Bluebeam Studio session and track comments
• Be a leader in product innovation, bringing ideas to the team and across business units as applicable.
• Review plans, red-line, document issues and report back to development and construction leaders.
• Verify coordination has been done between all design team members
• Responsible for working cooperatively with the Crescent Sr. Vice President of Pre-Construction, architects, MEP engineers, structural engineers, sound consultants, waterproofing consultants, and ADA consultants throughout the design phase of the project.
• Attend weekly and monthly design meetings for all projects as needed
• Responsible for helping to manage the early pricing process with in-house construction, potential general contractors, subcontractors, and vendors as needed.
• Review budgets with the Sr. Vice President of Pre-Construction prior to sharing with the development team.
• Create and maintain a pre-construction schedule, tracking and maintaining dates to ensure the project timeline is met
• Assist developer in the procurement and review of geotechnical and environmental site assessments.
• Work closely with Construction Operations in early phases of design.
• Assist with other estimating when needed
• Create accurate conceptual pricing and schematic pricing from historical data, market pricing, and third-party advice.
• Provide quantity takeoffs for pricing
• Communicate issues discovered while pricing projects with the Crescent team and architects
• Act as lead for estimating for in-house general contractor and third-party project

JOB REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience

Minimum:

• Bachelor's degree required with a focus in Architecture or Construction
• Minimum of 7–10 years of relevant experience required in multifamily…