Preconstruction Manager

Related Group•Miami, FL

About The Position

Related Group is seeking a senior architecture, engineering, or design professional to serve as RUC’s in-house design and technical lead. The role manages third-party architects, engineers, and consultants and represents RUC as the owner-side technical lead throughout the design process. The position works across Development, Preconstruction, and Operations to support coordinated, practical, cost-conscious designs and maintain consistent design standards across projects. The position oversees consultant performance and design deliverables, reviews plans and specifications at major milestones, and identifies design issues before they affect estimating or construction. It contributes to conceptual design, planning, entitlement, value engineering, constructability reviews, budgeting, bid documents, construction RFIs, and technical issue resolution. It also owns RUC’s design standards, standard details, specifications, assemblies, materials, finishes, building systems, and design guidelines, while evaluating potential improvements and balancing portfolio consistency with project-specific requirements. The successful candidate will have at least 10 years of relevant experience and a bachelor’s degree in a related field. The role calls for strong technical credibility, communication, organization, commercial awareness, and the ability to manage multiple projects and work effectively with design consultants and internal teams.

Requirements

10+ years of architecture, engineering, design management, construction, or related experience.
Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
Strong understanding of architectural and engineering drawings, construction documents, building codes, accessibility, life safety, and permitting.
Experience managing multidisciplinary design teams and outside consultants.
Strong understanding of constructability and construction costs.
Confident, outgoing, and highly communicative.
Diplomatic but firm when dealing with architects and consultants.
Comfortable challenging experienced design professionals and asking why a particular approach is being used.
Highly organized, detail-oriented, and deadline-driven.
Commercially and cost conscious.
Comfortable managing pressure and multiple projects simultaneously.
Strong technical credibility and ability to identify problems and drive solutions.
Able to bridge the needs of Development, Preconstruction, and Operations.

Nice To Haves

Multifamily, residential, high-rise, mixed-use, or affordable housing experience.
RA, PE, AIA, NCARB, LEED, PMP, CCM, or similar credential.

Responsibilities

Manage architects, engineers, and consultants against design milestones, deliverables, quality, and schedule.
Review drawings and specifications at major design milestones for completeness, coordination, constructability, code compliance, and conformity to RUC standards.
Identify design errors, omissions, conflicts, and scope gaps before they affect estimating or construction.
Promote practical, cost-conscious design and challenge unnecessary complexity and specifications.
Lead or support value engineering and design optimization with Development and Preconstruction.
Coordinate architectural, structural, MEP, civil, life-safety, landscape, and specialty consultants.
Support Development with conceptual design, planning, entitlement, and technical design decisions.
Support Preconstruction and Estimating with constructability reviews, budgeting, value engineering, bid documents, and design-related scope issues.
Support Operations and Construction with design-related RFIs, consultant coordination, and technical issues.
Own and manage RUC’s design standards, including their development, implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement.
Establish and maintain RUC standard details, specifications, assemblies, materials, finishes, building systems, and design guidelines across projects.
Ensure third-party design teams follow RUC standards and approved project requirements.
Evaluate new products, systems, and design approaches and recommend appropriate changes to RUC standards.
Maintain consistency across the RUC portfolio while accommodating project-specific requirements.
Assist with selection, evaluation, and performance management of design consultants.
Provide senior leadership with recommendations regarding design, cost, schedule, code, standards, and consultant performance.