Pre-Construction Manager
Ameresco
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Honolulu • California, Hawaii • 🇺🇸 United States
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SeniorLead
About the role
- Strategically source, solicit, qualify, and select new subcontractors for implementation of projects and construction services in various markets across the U.S. as determined by project location, including meeting small business and minority participation goals.
- Assist in the development and preparation of the structuring and breakout requested in the pricing portion of RFP/RFQ proposals including pricing worksheets and forms.
- Ensure project development pricing complies with company, industry, trade, and jurisdictional safety, environmental, & quality standards, practices, codes.
- Perform project estimating activities to provide accurate estimates of material quantity take-offs and labor for all trade categories.
- Obtain bids from vendors and subcontractors by specifying materials; identifying qualified subcontractors; and negotiating price.
- Development of detailed Independent Cost Estimates (ICE) and Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) cost estimates at all phases of design and preconstruction, including conceptual estimating requirements.
- Develop comprehensive time phased detailed General Conditions cost estimates based upon the project requirements.
- Coordinate estimates with the project engineering and development team, host customer, subcontractors, design engineers, state & local permitting authorities, local utilities, and construction management team bridging project development and construction execution activities.
- Attend and support design meetings with the project engineering and development team and design engineers to ensure estimate alignment with cost and budget.
- Review and turnover pricing assumptions, exceptions, clarifications, and remaining allowances/contingency carried over into the project budget with the project management team.
- Attend pre-bid walks hosted by the client.
- Schedule and facilitate pre-bid walks hosted by Ameresco, including facilitation of access requests, and preparing of attendance sheets and other associated documentation.
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% of each working month.
- Perform other duties as may be required to execute and implement all preconstruction responsibilities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, or a related discipline; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- Minimum of seven (7) years of recent experience in industrial and commercial construction estimating.
- Demonstrated experience with full project life cycle including development, preconstruction, construction, closeout, & turnover.
- In depth knowledge of the construction process including scheduling, contract administration, equipment, manpower, etc.
- Experience and proficiency in conceptual and hard bid estimating, quantity take-offs, project procurement including bid preparation, and familiarization with standard construction details and drawings.
- Understanding of the influence of market conditions on pricing.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and foster positive business relationships.
- Strong verbal, written, computer, technical communication and presentation skills.
- Computer software proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and Project required.
- Computer software proficiency with ProEst, Prolog, RS Means or equivalent construction industry Estimating Software Applications required.
- Computer software experience with AutoCAD or Bluebeam Revu preferred.
- Ability to review confidential U.S. security information is required.
- Valid Drivers’ License in good standing, issued by resident state.
Benefits
- people-oriented insurance
- investment plans
- incentive plans
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
construction estimatingquantity take-offsIndependent Cost Estimates (ICE)Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM)conceptual estimatinghard bid estimatingproject procurementcontract administrationschedulingpricing compliance
Soft skills
ability to manage multiple prioritiesfoster positive business relationshipsstrong verbal communicationstrong written communicationtechnical communicationpresentation skillsnegotiation skillsteam coordinationproblem-solvingattention to detail
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in construction managementBachelor’s degree in engineeringvalid Drivers’ License