Preconstruction Manager

RNGD•Metairie, LA

About The Position

RNGD is a rapidly scaling construction organization headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, with offices in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Alabama. It describes itself as a nationally recognized leader focused on innovation, creativity, culture, and building communities, teams, leaders, and its business throughout the Southeast. The Preconstruction Manager leads and coordinates the preconstruction phase of construction projects to achieve budget and constructability goals. The role works with internal and external partners, supports client relationships, and creates value through process improvement, cost analysis, and risk management. The position ensures preconstruction activities align with company standards, brand reputation, and core values.

Requirements

Six or more years of experience in a commercial construction firm.
Ability to read, interpret, and analyze contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work, and project schedules.
Thorough knowledge of construction forecasting, cost estimating, scheduling, purchasing, and accounting principles.
Demonstrated understanding of building processes and systems.
Ability to identify, analyze, and resolve complex project issues.
Exceptional relationship-building, listening, and communication skills.
Strong leadership ability with proven success in fostering team morale and collaboration.
Demonstrates alignment with RNGD’s core values: Renegade Mentality, Sweep Floors, Build Together, and Honor Promises.
Applies sound reasoning under pressure and when information is incomplete.
Maintains awareness of active and evolving project risks and takes ownership of risk outcomes.
Communicates risk clearly to leaders, project teams, and external partners.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Manage projects from the conceptual phase through turnover and startup with Operations.
Lead the preconstruction process schedule and ensure milestones are achieved.
Conduct constructability reviews at design milestones and provide actionable feedback.
Coordinate early work field activities and ensure action items are executed to meet project objectives and KPIs.
Promote and reinforce company core values by leading through example.
Formulate take-off plans for assigned projects and delegate responsibilities for estimate compilation.
Prepare detailed estimates of trade scopes, building systems, and overall project costs.
Obtain and evaluate subcontractor proposals, identify scope gaps, and manage associated risks.
Develop value-analysis alternatives to reduce costs and drive value-engineering initiatives.
Create, manage, and report monthly preconstruction job budgets.
Coordinate bid solicitation efforts and identify subcontractors critical to project success.
Compile bid packages for complex scopes and adjust requirements to ensure level bidding.
Communicate project requirements, including insurance, bonding, bid submission, schedule needs, and bid-day activities.
Solicit design team members through the RFP process, evaluate responses, and provide recommendations.
Compile turnover matrices, confirm selected subcontractors, and identify buyout opportunities.
Support company initiatives and drive adoption of technologies that improve efficiency.
Coordinate with internal departments to align insurance, bonding, and scheduling needs.
Lead and facilitate timely, effective, and informative preconstruction meetings.
Maintain ongoing communication with clients, design teams, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders.
Promote and enhance the company’s image, brand, and reputation in all interactions.
Identify high-risk construction activities during the bid process and propose mitigation strategies.
Develop clarifications and qualifications to minimize scope-related risks.
Ensure compliance with legal, financial, and project-related protocols.
Monitor cost trends and provide early warnings to management regarding budget or scope concerns.
Anticipate operational, safety, financial, and contractual risks before they affect project delivery.
Identify emerging exposures by analyzing trends, data, and field indicators, and integrate proactive risk thinking into planning, bidding, and execution.
Balance risk, cost, schedule, and opportunity in decision-making; determine when to escalate, mitigate, accept, or transfer risk.
Monitor controls, compliance measures, and leading indicators, reassess risks as conditions change, and ensure mitigation strategies remain effective.
Take ownership of risk outcomes and protect the enterprise, its people, and its assets while enabling responsible growth.
Communicate risk effectively and encourage adoption of risk controls through collaboration and shared accountability.