MEP Precon Manager
About The Position
The MEP Precon Manager manages MEP preconstruction professionals responsible for estimating, budgeting, and cost planning for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems. The role oversees development of accurate, efficient cost strategies aligned with project scope, schedule, and performance objectives, and works closely with design teams, trade partners, and operations leaders to integrate MEP systems from design through construction. It fosters technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the MEP preconstruction team. The manager leads and develops estimators and preconstruction staff, overseeing MEP estimates, budgets, and bid packages and coordinating system strategies, logistics, productivity assumptions, and the MEP construction plan. The role supports constructability and cost-saving evaluations, integrates prefabrication strategies, guides risk mitigation, standardizes estimating processes, supports procurement and contract negotiations, and represents MEP preconstruction in project and client meetings.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, or industrial engineering, construction management, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Seven or more years of experience in MEP estimating, preconstruction, or project management.
Nice To Haves
- One to two years of experience in a managerial or supervisory capacity.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a team of MEP estimators and preconstruction staff, aligning estimating, MEP project management, and field operations on system strategies, logistics, and productivity assumptions.
- Oversee preparation, validation, and presentation of MEP cost estimates, budgets, and bid packages, ensuring technical accuracy and alignment with project goals.
- Own development and alignment of the MEP construction plan.
- Coordinate with design teams, operations, clients, and trade partners to evaluate constructability, system options, and cost-saving opportunities.
- Partner with Prefabrication teams to integrate MEP prefab strategies into project logistics, cost models, procurement plans, and constructability approaches in alignment with field operations.
- Guide identification and mitigation of risks related to MEP design scope, material availability, and system performance.
- Coordinate cross-functional input from operations, safety, scheduling, procurement, and field leadership to ensure buildable system strategies.
- Implement standardized MEP estimating tools, databases, and workflows to promote accuracy and efficiency.
- Support procurement planning and trade partner selection, including review of MEP bids and proposal evaluations.
- Assist in owner contract negotiations related to MEP scope to ensure pricing and contractual language align with assumptions.
- Maintain clear documentation of risks, assumptions, clarifications, and decisions, ensuring alignment during handoff to operations.
- Represent MEP preconstruction in project and client meetings, communicating strategies, assumptions, and recommendations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
