Sr. Preconstruction Manager | Healthcare

CORE•Boise, ID

78d

About The Position

CORE is seeking a Sr. Preconstruction Manager to support its Healthcare Team in Boise, Idaho. The role oversees the entire preconstruction phase of complex healthcare projects, ensuring accurate cost estimates, coordination with trade partners, alignment with project goals, and a seamless transition from preconstruction to construction. The Sr. Preconstruction Manager leads project-specific preconstruction efforts, manages Assistant Preconstruction Managers, collaborates with internal and external stakeholders, and supports healthcare projects, including inpatient environments, while ensuring compliance with healthcare construction standards, ICRA requirements, and certified healthcare construction practices. The position leads preconstruction communication, deliverables, estimates, bid processes, and trade coordination; manages daily preconstruction work across multiple projects; and develops cost models, conceptual estimates, value engineering strategies, and risk mitigation plans. It also works with clients and trade partners, identifies constructability and market risks, leads schedules using Lean practices, presents project deliverables, and coordinates handoffs to operations. The role reports within a preconstruction structure that includes the Director of Preconstruction, who provides strategic oversight and process alignment, and the VP of Preconstruction, who leads department vision, mission, and goal alignment.

Requirements

At least 5 years of preconstruction experience.
Healthcare construction experience.
Healthcare Construction Certification.
Certified Healthcare Construction certification.
ICRA certification and/or experience.
Experience supporting inpatient healthcare projects.
Proficiency with Bluebeam, Building Connected, and Construct Connect.
Strong leadership, organization, and communication skills.
Strategic thinking, leadership and collaboration, client relationship management, problem-solving and decision-making, and technical expertise in preconstruction.

Responsibilities

Serve as project lead for preconstruction, overseeing communication, deliverables, options, and estimates.
Identify project challenges and develop mitigation strategies.
Coordinate with the Senior Preconstruction Manager and Assistant Preconstruction Managers.
Oversee bid processes, trade coordination, and project timelines.
Manage all scopes and directly oversee high-risk scopes.
Review quantity takeoffs (QTOs) and breakdowns prepared by Assistant Preconstruction Managers.
Conduct preconstruction workshops and training.
Manage daily preconstruction tasks, including design coordination, schedules, and estimating.
Own estimate development and delegate tasks at kickoff meetings.
Manage multiple projects concurrently.
Develop early-stage cost models using historical data.
Perform unit pricing, scope breakdowns, and conceptual estimates.
Support General Conditions and site logistics estimates.
Analyze conceptual cost options and develop value engineering strategies.
Lead risk assessment and mitigation planning.
Work with clients to align goals, budgets, and expectations; provide cost updates, value engineering options, and project adjustments.
Represent CORE professionally in meetings.
Maintain trade partner relationships, obtain pricing feedback and market insights, and review proposals for scope gaps.
Identify constructability issues and coordinate solutions.
Monitor market trends and cost escalation; identify long-lead items and develop mitigation strategies.
Lead preconstruction and design schedules using Lean practices.
Produce estimates, Basis of Estimate documents, and presentations; present deliverables to clients and stakeholders.
Coordinate the handoff to operations teams.