Preconstruction Manager

About Us

TW Constructors has been a leader in design/build construction, interior renovations, and construction management in the St. Louis market for over 20 years. Recognized as the Largest Minority Owned Business Enterprise in the area, our team is committed to excellence throughout the construction process. Founded on principles of collaboration and success, we focus on supporting our clients’ objectives for project longevity, sustainability, and community impact.

Our extensive network of personnel, subcontractors, and vendors ensures every detail is considered from project conception to completion, including budgeting, scheduling, and construction. At TW Constructors, we build more than facilities, we build community support and success.

The Preconstruction Manager will have overall responsibility for the preconstruction process from project inception through start of construction. You will be responsible for working within the estimation and bidding process while calculating the projected time frame needed to complete a project and additional factors like labor needs, materials, budgets, and potential setbacks. The Preconstruction Manager will use the appropriate computer construction programs necessary to accomplish these tasks.

Their duties include communicating with personnel, contractual professionals, and vendors. You will use computer software to weigh production risks, compile reports, and make presentations to project leaders outlining their suggestions for upcoming projects. We are looking for someone with an entrepreneurial mindset to join our national team with a passion to work alongside engineers, architects, construction teams, and owners to make our projects more successful.

• Effectively influence, negotiate, and communicate with owners, architects, engineers, subcontractors, suppliers and co-workers
• Actively contribute to the project schedule and close-out process
• Preconstruction work closely with many other professionals including consultants, contractors, accountants, and operations personnel to provide the most accurate and comprehensive financial and budget analysis for their employers
• Determining what factors of production will influence the cost of a service or product
• Creating labor estimates for any project and manage bids from vendors and contractors
• Presenting prepared estimates to management and other stakeholders
• Proposal Preparation:
  Lead the development of specific project scopes and prepare accurate, compelling proposals.
• Estimating and Analysis:
  Create detailed conceptual estimates and develop scopes of work for each trade. Review scopes with subcontractors and participate in their selection process.
• Client Presentation:
  Prepare and present final estimates to clients and owners, effectively communicating project value and details.
• Schedule and Document Review:
  Review construction schedules and documents for value engineering opportunities, preparing, and pricing value engineering items.
• Mentorship and Training:
  Train and mentor junior estimating staff, fostering their professional growth and development.
• Data and List Management:
  Maintain and update master subcontractor/vendor lists by trade and develop historical data for unit pricing.
• Contract Support:
  Assist project managers with contract negotiations, change orders, and other project-related tasks.
• General
  
  Conditions:
  
  Develop and review general conditions in collaboration with project management.
• Our projects are nationwide - Travel may be required

• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture or related field of study
• 5-10 years of experience in commercial estimating
• Mission Critical/Data Center experience is a plus
• Progressive leadership of a Team required
• Design-Build experience is ideal
• Ability to interpret blueprints
• Significant knowledge of construction methods as well as an understanding of municipalities and the permit processes
• Ability to manage subcontractors and vendors
• Estimating and project management experience in the commercial industrial construction industry
• Knowledge and understanding of building construction combined with steel design concepts…