Preconstruction Manager

About the role

The Preconstruction Manager position applies the principles of construction management to develop and maintain an effective preconstruction program to produce conceptual and preliminary budgets and schedules, establish and maintain a list of prequalified vendors and subcontractors, develop and maintain master bid documents and scopes of work and participate in procurement of major project scopes of work and equipment. Specific responsibilities include:

Preconstruction

• Develop and maintain master project estimate data base;
• Maintain master project cost data base;
• Develop and maintain a master list of prequalified vendors and subcontractors;
• Develop and maintain master bid documents and scopes of work; and
• Develop project schedule templates.

Planning and Scheduling

• Participate in developing initial project estimates (including conceptual estimates) and schedules in consultation with the responsible Partner or Director; and
• Develop a preliminary project schedule.

Procurement

• Participate in developing and/or review project bid list;
• Participate in developing and/or review subcontractor scopes of work;
• Participate in and/or review project managers analysis of contract documents and proposed subcontractor selections; and
• Participate in and/or review project managers major material purchase recommendations.

Project Management

• Update project estimate based on review of 30/60/90 percent drawings;
• Review and establish with the project manager critical dates prior to proceeding with detailed scheduling;
• Advise project manager of procurement activities; and
• Participate in post project review with key project personnel.

Quality Control

• Monitor quality control program activities;
• Monitor actual verses budgeted cost for major procurement items; and
• Monitor actual verses projected project durations.

Managerial

• Conduct annual performance evaluation of direct reports;
• Provide periodic reports on workload and department accomplishments; and
• Participate in the development and maintenance of an updated company operations manual.

Up to 20% domestic travel required for site visits and team/client meetings.

Required Education and Experience

Position requires a Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering or a related technical field (or foreign degree equivalent); and 10 years of relevant experience. Must have:

At least ten (10) years’ experience in each of the following

• Cost and project schedule development and management of industrial construction projects;
• Negotiating subcontracts and purchase orders; and
• Construction estimating and project forecasts.

At least five(5) years’ experience in each of the following

• On-site construction management experience for construction projects in the industrial/commercial sector;
• Design build/EPC project planning and delivery experience for construction projects in the industrial/commercial sector; and
• Utilizing software programs such as Procore, Primavera, MS Project, WinEST, Timberline, AutoCAD, and/or Revit.

Position requires an OSHA 30-hour Construction certification.

At Barry-Wehmiller we recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. We know that our differences often can bring about innovation, excellence and meaningful work—therefore, people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply to our positions.

Applicants may be subject to pre-employment screening which may include drug screening, reference checks, employment verifications, background screening and/or skills assessments.