Preconstruction Manager
About The Position
Overview Suffolk is a national enterprise that builds, innovates and invests. Suffolk is an end-to-end business that provides value throughout the entire project lifecycle by leveraging its core construction management services with vertical service lines that include real estate capital investment, design, self-perform construction services, technology start-up investment (Suffolk Technologies) and innovation research/development. Suffolk – America’s Contractor – is a national company with more than $5.0 billion in annual revenue, 2,600 employees, and main offices in Boston (headquarters), New York City, Miami, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Estero, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego. Suffolk manages some of the most complex, sophisticated projects in the country, serving clients in every major industry sector, including healthcare, life sciences, education, gaming, transportation/aviation, government, mission critical and commercial. Suffolk is privately held and is led by founder, chairman and CEO John Fish. Suffolk is ranked #8 on ENR’s list of “Top CM-at-Risk Contractors.” For more information, visit www.suffolk.com and follow Suffolk on Facebook , Twitter , LinkedIn , YouTube , and Instagram . The Role: The primary responsibility of the Preconstruction Manager is to intake and steer construction opportunities through the RFP stage of estimating and preconstruction, all the way through a successful buyout and purchasing phase, before turning the project over to Operations. The Pre-Construction Manager will coordinate heavily with Corporate Operational leadership and resources, as well as the Estimating team for the purpose of submitting comprehensive proposals during the project pursuit and pre-construction phases. The successful candidate will be able to identify, coordinate, and communicate proposal development between all internal and external stakeholders.
Requirements
- Degree in Construction, Engineering, or related field desired
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Construction
- Strong written and verbal communication skills required
- Adept at problem-solving in a manner that avoids conflicts between parties
- Represent the company in a positive manner
- Coordinate the responsibilities of others in the preparation of estimates and budgets
- Understand client-specific standards
Nice To Haves
- Preferred multidisciplinary experience in several (but not all) of the following areas: Preconstruction, Estimating, and Operations
- Estimating and scheduling experience desired
- Experience using computer-based estimating systems desired
Responsibilities
- C oordinate all project pursuit and pre-construction deliverables from commencement of project pursuit with Corporate, Operational leadership and Estimating
- Review project documentation for quality, content, and constructability
- Identify all required deliverables for the project pursuit / pre-construction effort, and make assignments to the appropriate internal/external stakeholder
- Manage the project pursuit / pre-construction effort timeline, setting deadlines as required to ensure an on time and quality deliverable to the client
- Coordinate with corporate marketing to develop proposal documents as required
- Actively manage the client during the project pursuit / pre-construction effort and maintain a strong relationship throughout to help ensure success
- Assure potential risk factors have been evaluated and reviewed with management
- Coordinate constructability resolutions and request pricing of alternative design concepts
- Ensure preliminary construction schedules are developed in accordance with estimates
- Review cost models during the pre-construction and bidding period
- Assist with contract documents
- Consult with Operation leadership, scheduling, estimating, legal, cost control, and procurement activities
- Monitor design progress for compliance with defined cost, schedule, and quality criteria for the purpose of revising proposals and coordinating resolution of constructability issues during design
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
