Assistant Preconstruction Manager

Batson-Cook Texas.•Dallas, TX

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About The Position

Batson-Cook is seeking an Assistant Preconstruction Manager to join its team in Dallas, Texas. The company specializes in general construction across commercial markets, including healthcare and wood-frame construction. This role supports preconstruction and estimating activities, including preparing and reviewing estimates, evaluating design and value-engineering options, coordinating with subcontractors and vendors, and maintaining the documentation that supports estimate figures. The position requires willingness to travel.

Requirements

Willingness to travel.
Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university and six years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university and six years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

Prepare estimates by completing scope-of-work takeoffs and pricing work items.
Review design options and recommend solutions based on cost, engineering quality, or material availability.
Participate in client presentations when required.
Review pricing with the Preconstruction Lead.
Use historical unit-price and productivity data.
Participate in project hand-off meetings and attend meetings with suppliers and subcontractors as needed.
Visit project sites to observe construction methods.
Review proposal specifications and drawings and attend pre-bid meetings to determine the scope of work and required estimate contents.
Review and incorporate historical data from purchase orders, subcontracts, and productivity analysis reports into unit and man-hour figures.
Determine the critical-path schedule and sequence of work.
Investigate sites before bids, identifying waste areas, borrow areas, and dump sites.
Update skills related to software tools and technology used.
Review terms and conditions of subcontractor and vendor quotes and serve as a liaison with subcontractors and vendors during bidding.
Provide technical support to personnel preparing estimates for assigned bids.
Investigate value-engineering options.
Maintain working-document files and current supplier pricing information to support estimate figures.
Ensure working documents and data are maintained to substantiate estimate figures.
Perform additional assignments as directed by a supervisor.