Senior Preconstruction Manager

AECOM•Phoenix, AZ

1d•$113,304 - $209,613•Onsite

About The Position

AECOM Hunt has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Preconstruction Manager to join our team of professionals in our Phoenix, AZ office. This role involves managing the day-to-day pre-construction operations, including communicating, proposing, and preparing various budget estimates and proposals. The position requires analyzing project information, researching cost-saving opportunities, and leading a team to compile budget estimates from the pre-concept to construction document stages. The Senior Preconstruction Manager will also be responsible for supervising the team, reviewing and estimating costs of drawings, BIM, and specifications, proposing means and methods of construction, and recommending cost savings or identifying potential problems. The role includes preparing pre-construction budgets, presenting accurate strategies and pricing to clients, and overseeing schedule and workload priorities with staff. Additionally, the manager will distribute project information to estimating staff, review bids from subcontractors, and perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

BA/BS Construction Management/Engineering or relevant curriculum and 8 years of experience in commercial preconstruction or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
Proficiency in computer scheduling projects.
Microsoft Office proficiency.

Nice To Haves

Experience in CMAR.
Experience in preconstruction in industries such as: aviation/airport construction, convention center/hospitality construction, sports/stadium construction.
Experience leading preconstruction teams on multimillion dollar construction projects.
Experience in scheduling/budgeting for construction projects.
PE preferred
Experience in full cycle estimating, scheduling, logistics and client relationship development.

Responsibilities

Manages the day-to-day pre-construction operations, including but not limited to, communicating, proposing and preparing preliminary budget estimates, design cost estimates, design-development cost estimates, and guaranteed maximum price (GMP) proposals, inclusive of value engineering.
Analyze and acquire additional project information such as preliminary schedules, procurement schedule and cost analysis, GMP, construction documents, blueprints, bid packages from subcontractors and contractors, etc.
Gathers information and data to demonstrate best practices and value engineering for cost savings opportunities to senior leaders of the Preconstruction team to relay to clients in an effort to meet budget constraints.
Manages preconstruction, estimating, scheduling and procurement team to research and compile budget estimates and cost from the pre-concept design stage to the construction document stage.
Working within the scope of the project’s preconstruction estimates and financial analysis, researches and considers the interest of all parties, to supervise team and review, analyze, and estimate cost of drawings, BIM and specifications of projects, propose means and methods of construction, recommend cost savings or potential problems on the project.
Prepares pre-construction budget and having available most recent proposals, costs, estimates and projections. Prepares and demonstrative viability of budgets and relays to precon team (clients, architects, and Project Management Executives, etc.).
Articulates and presents correct strategy and pricing for each component of the construction cost in order to provide our clients with the most competitive and accurate pricing available.
Oversees schedule and workload priorities with staff and organize estimating schedule.
Manages team and staff workload, distribute drawings specifications, bulletins and all pertinent information to all estimating staff so they can complete their assigned task.
Reviews bids to sub-contractors, review scopes of work and analyze costs as bids are received.
Performs other job-related duties as assigned.