Preconstruction Manager

Overview

At Shawmut Design and Construction, we take pride in the culture we’ve built as a 100% employee-owned company—one that’s been recognized with more than 100 Best Place to Work awards. We’ve been honored as a National Fortune Best Workplace, a Fortune Best Workplace for Women, Millennia ls, and Parents, and one of America’s Best Employers by Forbes—along with numerous regional recognitions across our 15 offices nationwide.

Here’s a glimpse into what we offer:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)–Be an employee-owner!
• 401(K) with Company Match – Receive a company match up to 4% of your eligible pay.
• Generous Paid Time Off – vacation and sick time, 12 holidays, summer Fridays, and a yearly volunteer day.
• The Extras – Cell phone, laptop, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance, financial planning services, and more.

At Shawmut, you will have the opportunity to own your career and deliver impact within our culture of ownership and innovation focused around providing the gold standard of client service for the world’s most recognizable and elite brands and institutions.

The role of the Preconstruction Manager is to implement and drive preconstruction best practices, enabling the Region to provide world class preconstruction services. The Preconstruction Manager is responsible for the development and implementation of preconstruction strategy that will drive the goals of the Region and bring value-add for the client during this critical phase. This role is critical in the development of projects and is responsible for leading the project teams through the preconstruction process.

RFP / Proposal Process

• Leads the team in developing the strategy during the RFP / Proposal process.
• Outlines key aspects of the preconstruction strategy for inclusion in the project proposal including project schedules and logistics by making site visits and completing the GC study.

Projects in Preconstruction

• Participates in the Preconstruction/Owner meetings and continue to drive the preconstruction process (engagement will vary pending project size and challenges).
• Reviews the project goals, key deliverables, and provides oversight throughout the preconstruction process to construction with the project team.
• Proactively schedules meetings with the proposed team as required to provide preconstruction best practices.

Review of Project Documents

• Develops a detailed review of the project documents that address all aspects of the project including means and methods, alternative materials, constructability review and building envelope reviews.

Project Schedule

• Develops project schedules identifying critical project milestones, early release packages, long lead items, design development dates, budget development dates and critical Owner related items.
• Through means and methods and scheduling best practices, helps to develop schedules that exceed client goals and allow for more competitive budgets / bids / etc.
• Organize project scheduling work in a manner that is the most cost effective and profitable i.e. take advantage of staging / cranes / etc. to drive value and efficiency.

Project Team Engagement

• Engages key project team members during the preconstruction process, ensuring the opportunity for input.
• Ensures that project team feedback is incorporated into the Preconstruction deliverables and keeps project team members updated on the status of current assignments.

Preconstruction Process, Systems and Reporting

• Assists in development of best practices for the Region.
• Implement and maintain standards for all Preconstruction processes and systems.
• Identifies and reports on logistical constraints, constructability review of the drawings, and areas of opportunity for both schedule and…