Responsibilities:
Brasfield & Gorrie has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Preconstruction Manager to help lead our Utilities (Water/Waste Water) Division.
Responsibilities and Essential Duties include the following (other duties may be assigned):
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Multiple years of experience in managing the construction or estimating construction costs for water and/or waste water treatment plants or similar facilities.
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Knowledgeable about construction approach of building water and/or waste water treatment plants or similar facilities.
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Experience in leading estimates or major components of estimates.
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Experience in developing costs for self-perform work including, but not limited to, cast-in-place concrete, structure excavation and other earthwork scopes, above and below ground piping systems, and process equipment installation.
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Experience in working in a team of estimators and managing a team of estimators.
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Compile conceptual estimates, including project benchmarks and details.
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Willingness to leverage experience to support the department in other related markets and work types.
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Understand and work in a team to execute multiple delivery methods, including hard bid, negotiated GMP, Design Build, and Construction Management at Risk.
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Work with operations teams on general requirements, including fees, financials, staffing of jobs, and construction schedules.
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Understand pro-forma targets and anticipate unique factors for each job.
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Foster collaboration regarding resources and ideas for continuous improvement with other departments, offices, and regions.
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Partner with associated division/market to assist in managing and forecasting pursuit costs.
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Drive projects forward and understand efforts needed in order to achieve desired results.
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Research, discover, and leverage strategies to win projects.
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Strategically apply preconstruction resources for greatest return on investment.
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Proficiently utilize estimating software tools: P6, BuildingConnected, Procore, Agtek, Hard Dollar, and others.
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Collaborate with clients to understand and extract their true needs.
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Allocate and forecast personnel needs and department capacity.
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Navigate client, designer, and estimating team through budget review.
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Lead teams (designer/client/trades) from design to a target budget.
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Represent the estimating team at job interviews and clearly present estimates to clients.
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Understand federal requirements and their effect on the estimate, i.e. Davis Bacon wages, Buy American, etc.
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Manage, mentor, coach, and develop all estimators on assigned projects. Conduct annual performance reviews.
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Establish and maintain relationships with architects, owners, engineers, subcontractors, designers, clients, and others for potential business development.
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Research emerging trends in preconstruction and apply innovative strategies to continuously improve performance of department.
Education - Skills - Knowledge - Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor degree in construction, engineering, or related field; Or acceptable construction experience
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Minimum 10 years of construction experience with 5 years of experience managing progressively larger and more complex estimates/teams
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Proven experience delivering successful results at Senior Estimator level
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Understanding of all aspects of preconstruction
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Proven leadership ability with particular focus on mentoring, training, and motivating teams
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Ability to develop and maintain key long-term relationships (clients, subcontractors, partners, etc.)
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Excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills
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Technical writing skills
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Conflict resolution skills and experience with successfully resolving disputes
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Ability to multitask and prioritize resources
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Superior organizational skills
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Self-perform production knowledge
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Construction scheduling experience
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Quantity survey experience
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Proficient knowledge of estimating software
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Experience representing company with industry and community organizations
