Preconstruction Manager- Mission Critical

BCCI•Nashville, TN

About The Position

This role provides leadership for estimating and planning support personnel, monitors project budgeting and buy-out processes, and facilitates communication of cost history for better cost modeling and estimating. The position also oversees sales activities, including lead qualification, procurement strategies, proposal development, and responding to RFQs, SOQs, and RFPs. It establishes goals, procedures, systems, and tools for sales/marketing tasks and commits the company in the project procurement process for SBU projects. This position supervises Estimating activities and personnel, taking on the successes and failures of the team. The employee will work with Executives, Estimating and Planning Support Personnel, and clients. Other related duties as assigned. The role also involves representing Abbott Construction in the community by attending industry events.

Requirements

BS in Construction Management, Marketing and/or Communication or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Minimum ten years construction-related experience.
Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and government regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.
Superior communication and presentation skills.
Must be able to pass a drug test and background check.
Utilizes good judgment and remains efficient while under stress.
Capable of communicating effectively in English both verbally and in writing.
Knowledge of all aspects of the construction process.
Must have a strong work ethic, sense of urgency, organizational skills, task oriented.
Must be willing to travel if required.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership for estimating and planning support personnel.
Monitor project budgeting and buy-out processes to ensure reliable information is available for estimates.
Facilitate communication of cost history to ensure on-going evaluation of pricing information for better cost modeling and estimating.
Monitor planning support processes to ensure efficient and effective use of resources.
Interface with marketing to ensure consideration of all relevant information, issues, and brand name recognition.
Assist in the evaluation, planning and execution of new scope of services and profit centers.
Monitor productivity and cost control on specific projects.
Attend project review meetings and facilitate solutions to budget problems as required.
Plan and implement training for estimators.
Identify and procure profitable projects by overseeing all business development activities, including customer relationships, networking, performing public relations activities, maintaining client database, and executing the client matrices.
Oversee all sales activities, including identifying and pre-qualifying leads, working on procurement strategies, developing proposals, responding to RFQ’s, SOQ’s and RFP’s.
Establish goals, procedures, systems, and tools used to accomplish sales/marketing tasks.
Commit the company in the project procurement process with respect to SBU projects.
Supervise Estimating activities and personnel.
Represent Abbott Construction in the community by attending appropriate industry events as approved by the Vice President.
Other related duties as assigned.