Preconstruction Manager- Electrical/Controls
About The Position
Preconstruction Manager- Electrical/Controls Who You’ll Work With You will join one of our 45 offices in the US, be part of a committed team of over 1500 professionals, and work in teams and directly with our clients doing work that is shaping the world around us. You will be welcomed into a rapidly growing business and team and empowered to make an impact. You will be valued, cared for, and challenged on your path to becoming a world-class professional consultant and surrounded by leaders who are committed to creating an environment that enables you to realize your own success and fulfillment. When you join Design Group as a Preconstruction Manager, you are joining a team that will challenge you and position you for growth. In this role, you will work with a team of industry experts to help the world’s leading companies solve their most difficult problems. You will join our Construction Practice and partner with seasoned leaders, technical specialists, and subject matter experts to deliver the highest quality solutions to our clients with consistency and accuracy. What You’ll Do Develop and maintain an effective preconstruction program to produce conceptual and preliminary budgets and schedules, establish and maintain a list of prequalified vendors and subcontractors, develop and maintain master bid documents and scopes of work and participate in procurement of major project scopes of work and equipment.
Requirements
- 10 years of General Contractor or Electrical Contractor related construction and preconstruction experience, at least 5 years of which were directly involved with construction projects.
- Experience with manufacturing or industrial sector construction (Advanced Technology, Semi-Conductor, Controls Systems)
- Experience negotiating contract buyout and putting bids together for final presentation
- Experience in estimating and buyout for Electrical/Low Voltage installation subcontracts for Capex projects in Industrial/commercial markets
- Existing network (regional or national) of trade contractor relationships, specifically in electrical trade
- Experience with BMS and EPMS as well as other system integration systems.
- An understanding of prime contracts requirements including schedules, scopes, budgets, and performance expectations
- Construction estimating, scheduling and procurement experience
- Proficiency with Procore, Bluebeam, MS Project/P6, Timberline, AutoCAD, or Revit software systems
- Excellent time management skills and ability to multi-task on simultaneous projects
- A willingness to travel for project requirements including installation and start-up activities, client and company sponsored meetings, trainings, industry related seminars, forums, and conventions
Nice To Haves
- A bachelor’s degree in engineering or construction management, or a related technical degree (preferred)
- OSHA 10- or 30-hour certification (preferred)
- Experience working in Data Center environments would be a plus
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain an effective preconstruction program to produce conceptual and preliminary budgets and schedules
- Establish and maintain a list of prequalified vendors and subcontractors
- Develop and maintain master bid documents and scopes of work
- Participate in procurement of major project scopes of work and equipment
- Develop and maintain master project estimate data base
- Maintain master project cost data base
- Develop project schedule templates
- Participate in developing initial project estimates (including conceptual estimates) and schedules in consultation with the responsible Partner or Director
- Develop a preliminary project schedule
- Participate in developing and/or review project bid list
- Participate in developing and/or review subcontractor scopes of work
- Participate in and/or review project managers analysis of contract documents and proposed subcontractor selections
- Participate in and/or review project managers major material purchase recommendations
- Update project estimate based on review of 30/60/90 percent drawings
- Review and establish with the project manager critical dates prior to proceeding with detailed scheduling
- Advise project manager of procurement activities
- Participate in post project review with key project personnel
- Monitor quality control program activities
- Monitor actual verses budgeted cost for major procurement items
- Monitor actual verses projected project durations
- Conduct annual performance evaluation of direct reports
- Provide periodic reports on workload and department accomplishments
- Participate in the development and maintenance of an updated company operations manual
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
