The Role
The primary responsibility of the Preconstruction Manager is to intake and steer construction opportunities through the RFP stage of estimating and preconstruction, all the way through a successful buyout and purchasing phase, before turning the project over to Operations. The Preconstruction Manager will coordinate heavily with Corporate Operational leadership and resources, as well as the Estimating team for the purpose of submitting comprehensive proposals during the project pursuit and pre-construction phases. The successful candidate will be able to identify, coordinate, and communicate proposal development between all internal and external stakeholders.
Responsibilities- Coordinate all project pursuit and pre-construction deliverables from commencement of project pursuit with Corporate, Operational leadership and Estimating
- Review project documentation for quality, content, and constructability
- Identify all required deliverables for the project pursuit / pre-construction effort, and make assignments to the appropriate internal/external stakeholder
- Manage the project pursuit / pre-construction effort timeline, setting deadlines as required to ensure an on time and quality deliverable to the client
- Coordinate with corporate marketing to develop proposal documents as required
- Actively manage the client during the project pursuit / pre-construction effort and maintain a strong relationship throughout to help ensure success
- Assure potential risk factors have been evaluated and reviewed with management
- Coordinate constructability resolutions and request pricing of alternative design concepts
- Ensure preliminary construction schedules are developed in accordance with estimates
- Review cost models during the pre-construction and bidding period
- Assist with contract documents
- Consult with Operation leadership, scheduling, estimating, legal, cost control, and procurement activities
- Monitor design progress for compliance with defined cost, schedule, and quality criteria for the purpose of revising proposals and coordinating resolution of constructability issues during design
- Degree in Construction, Engineering, or related field desired
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Construction
- Preferred multidisciplinary experience in several (but not all) of the following areas: Preconstruction, Estimating, and Operations
- Estimating and scheduling experience desired
- Experience using computer-based estimating systems desired
- Strong written and verbal communication skills required
- Adept at problem-solving in a manner that avoids conflicts between parties
- Represent the company in a positive manner
- Coordinate the responsibilities of others in the preparation of estimates and budgets
- Understand client-specific standards
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time; talk or hear; perform fine motor, hand and finger skills in the use of a keyboard, telephone, or writing. The employee is frequently required to stands; walk; and reach with arms and/or hands. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. The employee will spend their time in an office environment with a quiet to moderate noise level. Job site walking.
EEO StatementSuffolk provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, national origin, citizenship, genetic information, disability, protected veteran, gender identity, age or any other status protected by law. This policy applies to recruiting, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Suffolk will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination toward, or harassment of, applicants or employees by anyone at Suffolk, or anyone working on behalf of Suffolk.
Compensation Information
Where required by law, pay ranges can be found in Suffolk's job postings. Base Salary for this position is just one component of Suffolk’s total rewards package for employees. Actual salaries may be based on several factors including, but not limited to, a candidate's skill set, experience, education and other qualifications. Suffolk offers a comprehensive benefits package as part of its overall total rewards strategy. Salary ranges are reviewed regularly to reflect market trends.
Skills Required
- Minimum 5 years of experience in construction
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Degree in Construction, Engineering, or a related field
- Experience in preconstruction, estimating, and operations
- Estimating and scheduling experience
- Experience using computer-based estimating systems
- Problem-solving skills that avoid conflicts between parties
- Ability to coordinate others in preparing estimates and budgets
- Understanding of client-specific standards
What We Do
Suffolk is a national enterprise that invests, innovates, and builds. We are an end-to-end business that provides value throughout the entire project lifecycle by leveraging our core construction management services with vertical service lines that include real estate capital investment, design, self-perform construction services, technology start-up investment, and innovation research/development. We are investing heavily in the development of new technologies that will vastly improve the way tens of thousands of people do construction. This is a tremendous opportunity to get in early and set the direction for Suffolk’s in-house software product development capability. The initial focus will be on developing a new trade partner / field operations mobile application that streamlines daily trade partner activity and standardizes operations across all of Suffolk’s projects. A commercial version will also be developed for trade partners to use on their non-Suffolk projects.
