Senior Preconstruction Planner

Shawmut • Boston, MA

19d • $166,000 - $225,000

About The Position

At Shawmut Design and Construction, the Senior Preconstruction Planner serves as a technical and strategic planning specialist for high-profile and complex projects across the region. The role shapes projects from early planning through RFQs, RFPs, interviews, and preconstruction, developing achievable, risk-informed plans aligned with client success. The planner brings field knowledge, strategic thinking, and strong communication skills, partnering with estimating, marketing, operations, and senior leadership to create integrated work plans emphasizing efficiency, risk mitigation, constructability, and safety. The role supports approximately 200 proposals annually and projects ranging from over $30 million to $300 million.

During pre-positioning and the RFP stage, the planner leads site visits, reviews proposal documents, develops outline schedules and logistics or phasing plans, contributes narratives and marketing materials, identifies risks, and participates in interview preparation and client presentations.

During preconstruction, the planner coordinates meetings, tracks design developments, updates schedules and logistics plans, prepares means and methods plans, project requirements studies, and constructability reviews, and collaborates with third-party experts on Construction Management Plans and NFPA 241 compliance. The planner incorporates safety and site setup standards and engages operations teams to validate the work plan. At construction transition, the planner leads hand-off meetings and delivers a detailed, safety-conscious project roadmap to operations.

Requirements

• 20+ years of construction management experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and work experience.
• Experience leading construction management teams in the preconstruction phase of projects valued at $50 million–$300 million.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Bluebeam, Microsoft Office Suite, and Procore Management.

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of Revit and Naviswork.
• Experience with CMP and NFPA 241 planning.
• Experience developing General Condition and Project Requirement studies.
• Experience developing master schedules, including front-end design and procurement requirements.
• Proven ability to lead complex projects from preconstruction through execution.

Responsibilities

• Conduct and lead site visits to gather intelligence and assess logistical constraints.
• Review proposal documentation and conduct targeted research as needed.
• Develop outline-level schedules and logistics and phasing plans.
• Create preconstruction narratives and collaborate on marketing materials.
• Lead risk identification and contribute to mitigation strategy development.
• Participate in interview preparation and presentations to prospective clients.
• Ensure plans promote site safety, clean execution, and operational excellence.
• Attend internal and external preconstruction coordination meetings.
• Monitor design evolution and integrate updates into schedule and logistics plans.
• Develop detailed Means & Methods Plans and Project Requirements Studies.
• Develop detailed Constructability Reviews as design evolves.
• Collaborate with third-party experts on Construction Management Plans (CMP) and NFPA 241 compliance.
• Incorporate safety standards and professional site setup into planning deliverables.
• Engage operations teams early and often to validate the work plan.
• Coordinate with the Preconstruction Manager and Precon Team to communicate and follow the work plan.
• Lead hand-off meetings to ensure alignment between planning and execution.
• Deliver a clear, safety-conscious, and detailed project roadmap to operations.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
• 401(k) with company match of up to 4% of eligible pay.
• Paid vacation and sick time, 12 holidays, summer Fridays, and a yearly volunteer day.
• Cell phone and laptop.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Pet insurance.
• Financial planning services.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior