Preconstruction Manager - LSC

BCCI•Irvine, CA

5h•$175,000 - $225,000

About The Position

The Preconstruction Manager has primary responsibility for the Strategic Business Unit’s preconstruction activities. The role leads estimating and planning support, monitors project budgeting, buy-out, productivity, and cost control, and supports reliable estimating and cost modeling. The manager oversees business development and sales activities, including customer relationships, lead qualification, procurement strategies, proposals, and responses to RFQs, SOQs, and RFPs. The position supervises Estimating and Business Development activities and personnel and is accountable for the team’s successes and failures. The employee works with Business Unit Executives, estimating and planning support personnel, and clients. Other related duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Construction Management, Marketing, Communication, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Five years of 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.
Ability to present information effectively and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Proficient personal computer skills, including electronic mail, record keeping, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheets, and graphics.
Ability to prioritize, organize, and delegate assignments.

Nice To Haves

Experience with CMiC.
Knowledge of estimating software.

Responsibilities

Champion “The Layton Way” by delivering predictable outcomes for internal teams, external teams, and customers.
Promote “Constructing with Integrity” through honesty, unity, safety, and quality of work.
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 support ongoing evaluation of pricing information and improve cost modeling and estimating.
Monitor planning support processes to ensure efficient and effective use of resources.
Interface with marketing to consider relevant information, issues, and brand recognition.
Assist in evaluating, planning, and executing new scopes of services and profit centers.
Monitor productivity and cost control on SBU projects.
Attend project review meetings and facilitate solutions to budget problems as required.
Plan and implement training for SBU estimators and business development professionals.
Identify and procure profitable projects by overseeing business development activities, including customer relationships, networking, public relations, client database maintenance, and execution of client matrices.
Oversee sales activities, including identifying and pre-qualifying leads, developing procurement strategies and proposals, and responding to RFQs, SOQs, and RFPs.
Establish goals, procedures, systems, and tools for SBU sales and marketing tasks.
Commit the company in the project procurement process for SBU projects.
Supervise Estimating and Business Development activities and personnel, taking responsibility for the team’s successes and failures.
Perform other related duties as assigned.