Manager, Preconstruction

Barry-Wehmiller•Fort Worth, TX

About The Position

BW Design Group is a fully integrated architecture, engineering, construction, system integration, and consulting firm committed to helping our clients realize their most critical goals from Strategy to Commercialization. As the only firm born from a manufacturing technology company to become an independent and fully integrated firm, we combine deep domain expertise in the manufacturing environment with an approach that is built to serve the dynamic needs of our clients. Rooted in our distinct culture of Truly Human Leadership, we cultivate the leaders who will define tomorrow and partner with our clients in the food & beverage, life sciences, industrial, and advanced technology industries to build the future of manufacturing and technology. Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world. Preconstruction Manager Who You’ll Work With You will join one of our 45 offices in the US, be part of a committed team of over 1500 professionals, and work in teams and directly with our clients doing work that is shaping the world around us. You will be welcomed into a rapidly growing business and team and empowered to make an impact. You will be valued, cared for, and challenged on your path to becoming a world-class professional consultant and surrounded by leaders who are committed to creating an environment that enables you to realize your own success and fulﬁllment. When you join Design Group as a Preconstruction Manager, you are joining a team that will challenge you and position you for growth. In this role, you will work with a team of industry experts to help the world’s leading companies solve their most difficult problems. You will join our Construction Practice and partner with seasoned leaders, technical specialists, and subject matter experts to deliver the highest quality solutions to our clients with consistency and accuracy.

Requirements

10 years of General Contractor related construction and preconstruction experience, at least 5 years of which were directly involved with construction projects.
Experience negotiating contracts and putting bids together for final presentation
An understanding of prime contracts requirements including schedules, scopes, budgets, and performance expectations
Construction estimating and procurement experience
Proficiency with Procore, Bluebeam, MS Project, Timberline, AutoCAD, or Revit software systems
Excellent time management skills and ability to multi-task on simultaneous projects
A willingness to travel for project requirements including installation and start-up activities, client and company sponsored meetings, trainings , industry related seminars, forums, and conventions

Nice To Haves

Experience with manufacturing or industrial sector construction (food, beverage, consumer products, pharmaceutical, or related industries preferred)
A bachelor’s degree in engineering or construction management, or a related technical degree (preferred)
OSHA 10- or 30-hour certification (preferred)

Responsibilities

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.
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
Develop project schedule templates
Participate in developing initial project estimates (including conceptual estimates) and schedules in consultation with the responsible Partner or Director
Develop a preliminary project schedule.
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
Participate in and/or review project managers major material purchase recommendations.
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
Participate in post project review with key project personnel
Monitor quality control program activities
Monitor actual verses budgeted cost for major procurement items
Monitor actual verses projected project durations
Conduct annual performance evaluation of direct reports
Provide periodic reports on workload and department accomplishments
Participate in the development and maintenance of an updated company operations manual