Preconstruction Manager

J ob Description

RUC is seeking a senior architect, engineer, or design professional with 10+ years of experience to serve as our in-house design and technical lead. This person will manage our thirdparty architects, engineers, and consultants and act as RUC's owner-side technical representative and first layer of defense throughout the design process.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and hold architects, engineers, and consultants accountable to design milestones, deliverables, quality, and schedule.
• Review drawings and specifications at major design milestones for completeness, coordination, constructability, code compliance, and RUC standards.
• Identify design errors, omissions, conflicts, and scope gaps before they impact estimating or construction.
• Ensure designs are practical, cost-conscious, and not over-designed; challenge unnecessary complexity and specifications.
• Lead/support value engineering and design optimization with Development and

Preconstruction.

• Coordinate architectural, structural, MEP, civil, life-safety, landscape, and specialty consultants.
• Support Development with conceptual design, planning, entitlement, and technical design decisions.
• Support Preconstruction/Estimating with constructability reviews, budgeting, VE, bid documents, and design-related scope issues.
• Support Operations/Construction with design-related RFIs, consultant coordination, and technical issues.
• Own and manage RUC's design standards, including development, implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of architectural, engineering, material, product, and construction standards.
• Establish and maintain RUC standard details, specifications, assemblies, materials, finishes, building systems, and design guidelines across projects.
• Ensure third-party design teams consistently follow RUC design standards and approved project requirements.
• Evaluate new products, systems, and design approaches and recommend changes to RUC standards where appropriate.
• Maintain consistency across the RUC portfolio while allowing for project-specific requirements.
• Assist with selection, evaluation, and performance management of design consultants.
• Provide senior leadership with clear recommendations regarding design, cost, schedule, code, standards, and consultant performance.

Title: Pre-construction Manager

Qualifications

• 10+ years of architecture, engineering, design management, construction, or related experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• Strong understanding of architectural/engineering drawings, construction documents, building codes, accessibility, life safety, and permitting.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary design teams and outside consultants.
• Multifamily, residential, high-rise, mixed-use, or affordable housing experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of constructability and construction costs.
• RA, PE, AIA, NCARB, LEED, PMP, CCM, or similar credential preferred.

Ideal Candidate

• Confident, outgoing, and highly communicative.
• Diplomatic but firm when dealing with architects and consultants.
• Comfortable challenging experienced design professionals and asking "Why are we doing it this way?"
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and deadline-driven.
• Commercially and cost conscious.
• Comfortable managing pressure and multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong technical credibility with the ability to identify problems and drive solutions.
• Able to bridge the needs of Development, Preconstruction, and Operations.

Benefits as a Related Employee

• Base Salary and Performance bonus
• Medical, dental, vision, legal services, flexible spending account.
• Employer Match Commuter Benefits.
• The benefits package includes 100 percent employer-paid life and disability insurance.
• Employer Matching 401k.
• Upward Mobility
• Employee Engagement and Wellness programs.
• Company-paid Vacation, Sick, Personal, and Holiday Time.
• Opportunities for Professional Development and Tuition Reimbursement.

• The Related Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• We are a Drug-Free Workplace.