Senior Pre-Construction Manager

Crescent Communities•Atlanta, GA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Pre-Construction Manager will be responsible for assisting with plans and designs during the pre-development stage of multiple projects. This role serves as the project-level point of contact for concept design and design development, setting project budgets from conceptual estimates and issuing building component budget targets to the design team. The manager will lead the design team to meet target budgets through schematic design, pricing design decisions as they are made, and intervening when budgets are at risk. This position also involves leading value engineering, coordinating and reviewing pre-construction documents for consistency and quality control, and leading design reviews for cost and constructability. The role requires innovation, identifying design inefficiencies, spotting inconsistencies, reviewing structural details, and problem-solving. The Senior Pre-Construction Manager will also be responsible for verifying coordination between design team members and working cooperatively with various consultants throughout the design phase. Attendance at weekly and monthly design meetings and assisting with the early pricing process with internal construction teams, potential general contractors, subcontractors, and vendors are also key responsibilities. The manager will review budgets with the Sr. Vice President of Pre-Construction and create and maintain a pre-construction schedule. Additionally, this role involves assisting the developer in procuring and reviewing geotechnical and environmental site assessments and working closely with Construction Operations in early design phases. The estimating responsibilities include assisting with other estimating tasks, creating accurate conceptual and schematic pricing, providing quantity takeoffs, and communicating issues discovered during pricing to the team and architects. The role acts as lead for estimating for the in-house general contractor and third-party projects.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required with a focus in Architecture or Construction
Minimum of 7–10 years of relevant experience required in multifamily construction and pre-construction management
Must have experience with design and architectural services
Strong working knowledge of building codes
Understand construction methods for estimating
Able to judge the cost impact of design decisions before they are priced
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Detail-oriented and a good problem solver
Proven track record in meeting deadlines and budgets
Ability to provide strong leadership to team members, consultants, contractors, customers, and other internal or external entities.
Effective organizational skills – project management
Must be persistent, collaborative, and a self-starter with a focus on doing things right
Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, and Outlook
Proficiency with Bluebeam Revu, including Studio sessions
Must have reliable transportation
Ability to travel to field locations and stay overnight, if required

Nice To Haves

Prefer knowledge of estimating software

Responsibilities

Assist with plans and designs during the pre-development stage of multiple projects
Be the project-level point of contact for concept design and design development
Set the project budget from the conceptual estimate and issue building component budget targets to the design team at kickoff
Manage the design team to the target budget through the end of schematic design. Price design decisions as they are made and intervene when one puts the budget at risk
Lead value engineering when the design exceeds budget and confirm accepted items are carried into the drawings
Coordinate all pre-construction documents
Review and evaluate all pre-construction documents for consistency and quality control
Lead design review during concept and schematic design for cost and constructability: Review building systems, Identify design in-efficiencies, Review drawings and spot inconsistencies, Review structural details and assist with problem solving
Run the milestone design review as a Bluebeam Studio session and track comments
Be a leader in product innovation, bringing ideas to the team and across business units as applicable.
Review plans, red-line, document issues and report back to development and construction leaders.
Verify coordination has been done between all design team members
Responsible for working cooperatively with the Crescent Sr. Vice President of Pre-Construction, architects, MEP engineers, structural engineers, sound consultants, waterproofing consultants, and ADA consultants throughout the design phase of the project.
Attend weekly and monthly design meetings for all projects as needed
Responsible for helping to manage the early pricing process with in-house construction, potential general contractors, subcontractors, and vendors as needed.
Review budgets with the Sr. Vice President of Pre-Construction prior to sharing with the development team.
Create and maintain a pre-construction schedule, tracking and maintaining dates to ensure the project timeline is met
Assist developer in the procurement and review of geotechnical and environmental site assessments.
Work closely with Construction Operations in early phases of design.
Assist with other estimating when needed
Create accurate conceptual pricing and schematic pricing from historical data, market pricing, and third-party advice.
Provide quantity takeoffs for pricing
Communicate issues discovered while pricing projects with the Crescent team and architects
Act as lead for estimating for in-house general contractor and third-party project