Preconstruction Manager - High Voltage & BESS

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The Preconstruction Manager leads and manages preconstruction activities (battery storage, high-voltage, solar) from an initial opportunity through to construction kick-off on RES EPC opportunities, effectively standing in and acting as the project manager until the opportunity is secured and fully handed over to the selected execution team. The Preconstruction Manager is responsible for coordinating and interfacing with the business line executives and business development;

managing and leading all engineering, estimating, and procurement activities required to properly and effectively plan the project; working with operations and scheduling to prepare winning execution strategies and schedules; ensuring that the project technical and commercial requirements align with business and owner objectives and constraints; supporting the development of contracts and contract exhibits; and ensuring a seamless transition of projects from the initial proposal phase through contracting and into construction.

The Preconstruction Manager communicates, plans, and collaborates closely with the executive, business development, proposals, engineering, estimating, procurement, contract, legal, risk, tax, and construction teams. This position works closely with all groups in standardizing procedures, methods, and processes leading to the successful kick-off and hand-over of projects to the construction teams. Directly performs the preconstruction management duties on specific projects or hires and manages other Preconstruction Managers to perform those duties.

This role will be hybrid requiring a minimum of 3 days in office.

• Works cross-functionally with engineering, estimating, procurement, contracts, legal, risk, tax, business development, and operations to take the project from the RFP phase through to construction kick-off.
• Develops the project execution strategy for the proposal. Identifies key stakeholders and personnel needed.
• Reviews proposal price, schedule and other requisite deliverables with input from the construction operations team and support stakeholders.
• Prepares initial construction schedule and cash flow/cancellation deliverables as required.
• Coordinates efforts with estimating, engineering, construction and customer/owner to ensure accurate bidding documents.
• Monitors design scope for changes affecting budget, schedule and construction execution. Identifies the cause of changes and documents and communicates identified changes.
• Provides input and creates content for risk reviews, proposal reviews, and management meetings.
• Leads value engineering and value enhancement efforts as required, including developing items and lists, compiling ideas, and presenting information to the proposal team.
• Reviews Contracts, Exhibits (eg, scopes of work), engineering packages, estimates and proposal packages to ensure consistency and compliance.
• Ensures turnover of a project from Preconstruction to Construction is appropriately done with the right hand-off meetings, and all information is transferred to the operations team via the Project Kick-off process and Procore.
• Participates in presentations with potential clients, as required, and assists in reviewing and approving contracts before signing.
• Works closely with customers/owners to define project expectations and success goals, including key factors to focus on within the design phase.
• Works with business development to establish or maintain excellent customer relationships.
• Gathers feedback and tracks clarifications during the design process.
• Identifies future projects and collaboration opportunities.
• Facilitates incorporation of constructability, logistics solutions, customer expectations, and critical success factors into project programming and conceptual design activities.
• Supports estimating team members in developing or evaluating technical design aspects of projects, including drawings, specifications, and scheduling.
• Supports estimating and engineering project management teams in review and evaluation of subcontractor proposals and pricing.
• Creates assumptions, clarifications, exceptions (ACE) documents, and risk & opportunity log as part of the proposal and estimating process.
• Develops and leads the preparation and presentation of project proposals.
• Facilitates and leads relevant Stage Gate and executive review/approval meetings.
• Acts as (interim) Project Manager on RES 3rd Party Construction projects until the Project Manager has been assigned.
• Tracks and organizes project information, documents, and correspondence.
• Participates in the Project Kick-off process. Leads the SG1b RFP Kickoff meetings and prepares the requisite deliverables to guide internal parties…