Senior Preconstruction Manager - Water/Wastewater

The Haskell Company•Atlanta, GA

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Preconstruction Manager leads preconstruction activities for large-volume water and wastewater projects, including preliminary budgets, value engineering, preconstruction schedules, procurement planning, subcontractor prequalification, detailed takeoffs and estimating, bid-package scope definition, subcontractor and supplier bidding, bid evaluation, detailed estimate presentations, and analysis of alternatives and comparative studies. The role leads preconstruction across multiple projects or complex pursuits, mentors preconstruction managers and specialists, and supports forecasting, staffing, resource planning, performance reviews, and career development. It drives continuous improvement and consistency across preconstruction systems, methods, processes, standards, tools, and estimating practices. The Senior Preconstruction Manager collaborates with design and proposal teams to influence cost, scope, and schedule; leads constructability reviews, value engineering, and Target Value Design; develops estimate plans; guides estimate teams and reviews estimates for strategy, risk, compliance, and quality. The role also maintains subcontractor relationships and outreach strategies, supports procurement and project handoffs, contributes to lessons learned and estimating databases, and promotes model-based estimating and benchmarking. Travel to subcontractor meetings, bid walks, conferences, and active construction projects is expected as needed, estimated at 10–25% of the time. The position requires a bachelor’s degree in an accredited construction-related curriculum plus 10 years of experience, or 15 years of relevant construction-industry experience. Water and wastewater construction experience is required. Haskell describes its culture as inclusive and supportive of career growth and offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in an accredited construction-related curriculum, such as Civil Engineering or Construction Management, plus 10 years of experience; or 15 years of relevant experience in the construction industry.
Water and wastewater construction experience.
Experience in estimating, scheduling, budget and cost control, and construction.
Experience with external and internal client relationships, and strong subcontractor and vendor relationships and knowledge.
Computer skills and interpersonal skills.
Knowledge of database-style estimating software.
Excellent computer skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office suite programs.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to understand owner and engineer requirements and work with conceptual information.
Strong organizational and leadership skills.
Demonstrated success managing preconstruction pursuits.
Ability to train others and monitor their work for quality and completeness.
Demonstrated success managing support staff.
Knowledge of industry-standard bid practices.
Ability to communicate effectively with internal clients, external clients, and subcontractors.
Ability to travel as needed, estimated at 10–25% of the time.
Ability to visit other locations and perform the physical activities described, including standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and moving light-to-medium weights of 10–50 pounds; good hand-eye coordination and arm, hand, and finger dexterity; visual acuity; and the ability to sit, reach, talk, and hear.

Responsibilities

Lead preconstruction efforts across multiple projects or large, complex pursuits.
Perform core Preconstruction Manager responsibilities at a higher level when leading large, complex projects.
Manage and mentor Preconstruction Managers and Preconstruction Specialists.
Support forecasting, staffing, and resource planning.
Manage performance reviews for direct and indirect reports and support career-path planning.
Drive continuous improvement in preconstruction processes and tools.
Coordinate with preconstruction professionals in other project delivery groups to align systems, methods, processes, and standards; receive and share best practices.
Collaborate with design teams to influence cost, scope, and schedule outcomes.
Lead constructability reviews, value engineering processes, and Target Value Design.
Participate in or lead estimate plan meetings; develop the estimate plan with the proposal leader and ensure the proposal team understands the strategy and expectations.
Ensure the team executes the estimate strategy; identify resource needs and coordinate with discipline chiefs and the Director of Preconstruction as needed.
Lead team kickoff meetings and assign action items.
Ensure consistency in estimating approaches, tools, and deliverables.
When acting as pricing lead, lead the team of estimators assigned to a proposal and ensure it has the resources needed to meet estimate-plan goals.
Support specific RFIs when requested by the Pricing Lead.
Identify risk issues and estimate their order of magnitude; create conceptual estimates.
Conduct final review of clarification documents and ensure estimates comply with RFP documents.
Conduct preconstruction-only estimate reviews before operations reviews and participate in operations estimate review meetings.
Assess value-engineering options based on cost, schedule, and constructability, and recommend the best solution.
Build and maintain key subcontractor relationships and ensure outreach strategies align with pursuit win strategies.
Promote a positive preconstruction experience for subcontractors and identify opportunities for improvement.
Identify subcontractors with competitive advantages, build relationships to use those advantages, and ensure selections are corporately responsible.
Ensure standard procurement procedures and forms are used.
Ensure budgets submitted to accounting comply with corporate cost-coding standards.
Compile preconstruction lessons learned when applicable and participate in project-close lessons-learned meetings; understand and communicate budget underruns and overruns to the preconstruction department.
Ensure successful handoff from preconstruction to the project team; may assist with project buyout and change orders.
Develop and maintain preferred-subcontractor, bid-forms and bid-packages, and cost-history databases; assist with maintenance of the estimating database.
Ensure standardization of tools, data, and estimating practices; drive adoption of model-based estimating and benchmarking systems.
Meet with local subcontractors, attend bid walks and conferences, and visit active construction projects as appropriate; travel 10–25% as needed.