Senior Preconstruction Manager/Estimator - Mission Critical (All Offices/Remote)

Employment Type:  Full-Time 

FSLA: Salary/Exempt 

Division: Preconstruction 

Department:  Preconstruction 

Reports to: Director of Preconstruction 

Supervisory Duties: Yes

Lead preconstruction and estimating efforts for complex and large-scale Mission Critical projects, including budgets, proposals, progress design estimates, trade contractor engagement, and general client decision-making guidance. 

Daily management, supervision, coordination and successful completion of the project preconstruction phase to achieve the planning objectives regarding cost, logistics, scheduling, constructability, estimating and subcontracting. The successful candidate is expected to work with people on all levels of Project Management, Project Services, and Field Supervision to establish budget and operational priorities to help ensure a successful project. 

Responsibilities / Essential Functions

• Support new business development through networking, industry events, direct client outreach, proposal support and project interviews. 

• Collaborate with and support the Project Executive in managing the client relationship. 

• Ensure client priorities and hot buttons are understood and actively managed, and expectations are exceeded. 

• Develop estimates including take-offs, pricing, trade packaging, and other work breakdown structures as needed, for all life-cycle stages of estimating. 

• Lead estimates and comprehensive preconstruction deliverables, including coordination with supporting personnel.

• Ensure quality control of estimates and all preconstruction deliverables. 

• Build, maintain, and leverage trade partner relationships to support planning and estimating deliverables, ensuring appropriate alignment and qualifications for the projects.

• Coordinate and align department and regional directors, direct and adjacent market leaders, and other executives regarding project risk, status, and schedule to support business forecasting and decision-making. 

• Conduct constructability review and facilitate engagement of other key team members. 

• Provide client guidance in systems analysis, schedule options, value engineering, risk assessment and mitigation and constructability analysis.

• Facilitate development of project schedules and site logistics plans. 

• Conduct preconstruction project meetings with clients, design teams, and Consigli project teams. 

• Lead client presentations for estimating and preconstruction deliverables.

• Facilitate collaboration amongst team members. 

• Communicate and coordinate with all internal and external stakeholders. 

• Prepare qualifications and assumptions that complement and support estimates. 

• Prepare cost comparisons/reconcile with previous estimates. 

• Manage Subcontractor solicitation & preliminary selection process, aligned with pre-qualification needs. 

• Coordinate transition of bidding/estimates to procurement and operational teams, supporting procurement efforts as needed. 

• Performs other duties as assigned. 

Key Skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills. 

• Strong attention to detail.

• Strong initiative and problem-solving abilities.  

• Ability to multi-task and self-prioritize.  

• Motivated and driven to compete and succeed.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, and modulated modes as needed.   

Required Experience

• BS or MS in Engineering or Construction Management with a minimum of 5 years of experience in estimating field. 

• Minimum of 10 years of estimating experience, Mission Critical specific experience, project management experience, project supervision experience, or equivalent combination of experience. 

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft office, especially Excel.

• Proficiency in specialized estimating software. 

• Understanding of the influence of market conditions on pricing.

• Proficient in project management software. 

• Knowledge of Sage Estimating, On-Screen Take-off, and Primavera scheduling software are desirable.