Preconstruction Manager - LSC

Layton Construction Company•Irvine, CA

About The Position

The Preconstruction Manager has primary responsibility for the Strategic Business Unit’s pre-construction activities. The role leads estimating and planning support personnel, monitors project budgeting, buy-out processes, planning support processes, productivity, and cost control, and facilitates communication of cost history to improve pricing information, cost modeling, and estimating. The manager interfaces with marketing and helps evaluate, plan, and execute new services and profit centers. The position oversees business development and sales activities to identify and procure profitable projects. This includes managing customer relationships, networking, public relations, client records and client matrices; identifying and pre-qualifying leads; developing procurement strategies and proposals; responding to RFQs, SOQs, and RFPs; and establishing sales and marketing goals, procedures, systems, and tools. The manager attends project review meetings, helps resolve budget problems, plans and implements training for estimators and business development professionals, and commits the company in the project procurement process for SBU projects. 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. The role champions “The Layton Way” and “Constructing with Integrity,” emphasizing predictable outcomes, honesty, unity, safety, and quality of work.

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 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

Lead the SBU’s pre-construction activities.
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, cost modeling, and estimating.
Monitor planning support processes for efficient and effective use of resources.
Interface with marketing to consider relevant information, issues, and brand-name recognition.
Assist with 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 needed.
Plan and implement training for SBU estimators and business development professionals.
Oversee 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 and take accountability for team outcomes.