Sr. Preconstruction Manager | Healthcare

CORE•Scottsdale, AZ

78d

About The Position

CORE is seeking a Sr. Preconstruction Manager to support its Healthcare Team in Scottsdale, Arizona. The role oversees the entire preconstruction phase of complex healthcare projects, ensuring accurate cost estimation, coordination of trade partners, alignment with project goals, and a seamless transition from preconstruction to construction. The manager leads project-specific preconstruction efforts, manages 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 project preconstruction, manages estimating and design coordination, works with clients and trade partners, assesses project risks and constructability, and develops schedules and cost options. It also produces estimates and other project deliverables, presents them to clients and stakeholders, and coordinates the handoff to operations.

Requirements

Minimum 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.

Responsibilities

Lead project-specific preconstruction efforts, including communication, deliverables, options, and estimates.
Identify project challenges and develop mitigation strategies.
Coordinate with Senior Preconstruction Managers 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 kick-off 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.