Preconstruction Manager LSNA-TX

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Your impact

At Jacobs, we challenge what is currently accepted, so we can shape innovative and lasting solutions for tomorrow. If you’re interested in a long and rewarding career working with the industry’s best and most innovative engineers, then Jacobs is where you belong. We are looking for a driven and curious client-focused Preconstruction Manager to grow with our team.

As a Preconstruction Management Professional out of our Life Science North America (LSNA) group, you’ll have the chance to work on various Life Science projects throughout Jacob’s LSNA operation. You’ll work with the best Engineers and Project Managers in the business, as well as gain experience working directly on high impact projects. We want you to be empowered to deliver the boldest solutions to the challenges faced every day on construction projects.

In this position, you’ll ensure that construction projects, at some of the world’s largest life science manufacturer’s, are planned safely, within necessary timelines , within established budgets, and exceed the standards and expectations of our clients. A successful preconstruction manager carefully supports the preconstruction lead on developing plans and manages the execution of the project deliverables, communicates exceptionally well with the project team, and tirelessly works to mitigate or resolve project risks that threaten schedule, budget, safety, or quality.

This role acts as the main liaison between the design, procurement, and construction management teams to ensure a construction lead approach is developed during design to help drive project success.

• Support the preconstruction lead on various assigned tasks involved in preconstruction planning deliverables including developing reports and presentations
• Be a key contributor and knowledge base for the design and other team members.
• Lead advanced work planning efforts including strategy development and execution with design, procurement, and construction management teams to ensure efficient and timely flow of information
• Driving collaboration between various team members and stakeholders
• Develop mobilization plans and construction sequence strategies
• Support the development of turn over and commissioning strategies
• Lead constructability reviews during all phases of design.
• Support the development of modularization and prefabrication strategies
• Support estimate development and recommend various opportunities to optimize of provide value driven solutions.
• Develop subcontracting and procurement strategies in collaboration with the construction management and procurement teams.
• Support the procurement team with executing strategies for work packages including bid package development, evaluation, and pre-award alignment.
• Develop required at site (RAS) dates to equipment procurement planning.
• Support development of Level 1-3 project schedules during preconstruction
• Support the development of 4D visualizations
• Support the development of comprehensive site logistics plans include utility, offsite or other requirements.
• Coordinate with Jacobs safety, quality, project services, and technical services groups to ensure a comprehensive preconstruction planning process.
• Maintain risk registers and support development of mitigation plans.
• Provide any other support required to successfully execute the preconstruction phase
• Support the project as required as the preconstruction phase transitions into construction execution.
• Maintain various project metrics, dashboards and report for project leadership and stakeholders.
• Work to build a cooperative partnership between the client, contractor, and all stakeholders to ensure timely resolution of project issues and the overall success of the project.

Bring your curiosity, passion for innovation, motivation and talent…