Preconstruction Manager

The Preconstruction Manager position plays a key role in our organization as the company’s management representative leading key project(s) from masterplan, site selection and conceptual phases through pre-construction. This includes oversight and direction of the design team preconstruction consultants, project managers and project engineers and developing a complementary functional working relationship with the Project Estimator to provide our clients with projects that are safely planned within budget, on schedule, in accordance with quality standards and meeting the customer’s satisfaction.

Typically, this role is executing assignments on the front end of a project to ensure it moves forward into the construction phase.

The Preconstruction Manager conceptualizes, develops and executes a plan for each stage of the project and ensures the client and team members understands the next steps based on the project requirements which may result in or lead to design/build project opportunities. In addition, the sr. preconstruction manager will seek to extend relationships to build work with new and existing clients and will work to build new project opportunities for the organization.

This position focuses on longer term planning through the front end activities of a project to ensure projects move forward into the construction phase, project opportunities, establishing the Target Cost, cost control by managing the clients budget, managing the design and deliverables, strategic procurement, schedule planning and control, and identification of and resolutions for potential pitfalls during the design. The skills developed in this position will assist you in future assignments as a Preconstruction Lead, Director, Project Executive and organization leader.

General Role: Established skills at previous level, works independently and directs project staff. Can be senior level contact with client. Manages and executes from the onset of a project thru preconstruction until turnover to construction. Maintains client contact and development of work on future projects, can identify areas where PROTECS can assist / improve client operations and is ready to address PROTECS issues with the client and take appropriate action to resolve them / promote PROTECS services.

Will oversee multiple projects / assignments and staff / subconsultants. Will work to develop staff and projects through training, project exposure, risk management, management techniques, etc.

Typical

Activities:

• Responsible for project development from masterplan, site selection, conceptual and design phases through preconstruction
• Able to develop and foster the development of design documentation on design/build projects to suit the company and project objectives.
• Draft and issue proposals for all phases of a project
• Develop the project program and facility flows (i.e. material, personnel, etc.)
• Develop site masterplans.
• Complete site assessments and/or site feasibility surveys and reports
• Develop conceptual documentation including basic architectural and engineering documentation, basis of systems criteria (BOSC) and estimate based on a layout.
• Establish the initial project budget based on the project parameters, client’s requirements and existing conditions.
• Execute projects utilizing the PROTECS patented Target Costing process.
• Complete estimating activities including Rough Order of Magnitude ($ROM), Guaranteed Maximum Price ($GMP), Lump Sum (LS), Time and Material (T&M), etc., and continuously develop working knowledge of costs.
• Work with the project estimators to continuously update internal estimating documents.
• Responsible for managing the development of design documentation and developing the basis of systems criteria (BOSC) on design/build…