Preconstruction Manager
About The Position
Working at Knobelsdorff Along with building state-of-the-art projects, we build meaningful careers, lasting opportunities, and teams of dedicated individuals who truly own their work. As a leading turnkey specialty contractor specializing in Automation, Electric, Energy, and Power Services, our team tackles challenging, cutting-edge projects that provide opportunities to build new skills, confidence, and gain valuable hands-on experience in a variety of different industries. We tackle industrial electrical installations, advanced automation systems, and renewable energy solutions. Since our founding as a family-owned company in 1988, we've grown while staying true to our core values. Starting your career with Knobelsdorff means joining a culture that values your contributions, moves quickly, takes calculated risks, and celebrates team members who step up and own their work. If you're ready to join a team where your voice matters, your growth is supported, and your impact is celebrated, Knobelsdorff (KE) is the place for you.
Requirements
- Proven experience in renewable energy projects
- Motivated and goal-driven mindset with a strong commitment to achieving targets and contributing to organizational success.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively engage with customers, partners, and internal teams.
- Ability to research and analyze market strategies, understand deal requirements, assess risks, and evaluate the financial viability of projects.
- Proficient in relevant software for cost estimation and project management.
- Degrees are great, but we place a greater emphasis on your commitment to our team, our partners and our customers.
Responsibilities
- Work cross-functionally with Business Development, Engineering, Estimating, Procurement, Operations, and Legal to support deal progression from opportunity to construction.
- Collaborate with Estimating and Operations to manage bid packages, manage long-lead planning, materials and contractor RFPs, award and contract.
- Facilitate internal and external resources to execute early-stage design activities including conceptual designs, layouts, PV optimization, production analyses, value-engineering analyses, economic optimization activities, and interconnection coordination.
- Ownership of project pipelining activities for project portfolio(s)/developer(s)
- Internal communication and visibility of long-term critical path plan/impacts
- Customer engagement to drive continuous project flow and show capacity
- Manage pre-construction activities.
- Facilitate and maintain effective working relationships with subcontractors, vendors, and engineering during all phases of the project.
- Collaborating and coordination with engineers and contractors to facilitate seamless communication throughout the preconstruction phase.
- Coordinate constructability and technical review of projects with engineering, interconnection, and development teams.
- Engage with clients to understand their requirements, address concerns, and provide regular updates on preconstruction progress.
- Align EPC Agreement scope and schedule with interconnection, permitting, and other development needs.
- Stay informed of relevant regulations and codes, ensuring all preconstruction activities align with legal and safety standards.
- Track owner and subcontractor change order requests during preconstruction.
- Manage subcontractor onboarding and ensure all compliance requirements are met.
- Coordinate preparation and required reviews of project contractual documents and supporting exhibits.
- Identify design changes impacting budget and raise visibility to estimating team to ensure project proposals and budgets are properly updated.
- Identify and evaluate potential risks during contracting process, develop mitigation strategies, raise awareness, and minimize risk to schedule and budget, facilitate seamless handoff to operations team.
- Ensure turnover of a project from Pre-Construction to Construction is done properly.
- Lead appropriate handoff meeting and support as required thereafter to ensure no gaps.
- Collaborate with construction teams in resolving design and or constructability challenges during construction.
Benefits
- 100% employer-paid health and dental coverage for employees
- HSA contributions to support your medical expenses
- Company-paid life insurance and disability coverage
- 401(k) with competitive company match
- Profit sharing and performance-based incentives
- Paid weekly with competitive wages
- PTO, six paid holidays, and education reimbursement
- Exclusive employee discounts through Working Advantage
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
51-100 employees
