Preconstruction Services Manager

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November 3

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Woodard & Curran

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Environment • Sustainability

Woodard & Curran is a company that specializes in providing comprehensive water management and environmental solutions. They work with both public and private sectors to ensure clean and sustainable water resources, including services like drinking water treatment, wastewater recycling, and flood mitigation. The company also focuses on environmental remediation and community development projects, helping to create resilient and growing infrastructures. With an emphasis on sustainability, Woodard & Curran delivers cost-effective solutions while maintaining a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

1001 - 5000 employees

📋 Description

• Prepare detailed estimates (conceptual, schematic, design development, construction). • Assemble the estimate including general conditions, special conditions, insurance, and bonds. • Prepare and analyze cost models during the design development and/or bidding period. • Participate in and make recommendations for bid evaluations and assist project teams in developing the project budgets, Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP), or Engineer’s Opinion of Probable Cost (EOPC). • Ensure that estimates, including general conditions, are accurate, complete, and reflect the requirements of the project. • Plan and lead the preconstruction strategy meeting on the approach to the project or estimate. • Assure that potential risk factors have been evaluated and reviewed with senior management (i.e., Technical Advisory Team review, contract review, insurance review, etc.). • Maintain subcontractor prequalification approval using the Prequalified Contractors Portal and Compliance Specialist. • Coordinate the assembly of the preconstruction material for presentation purposes to the client (i.e., Design Development estimates or Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) booklets, etc.). • Review subcontracts and major purchase orders, prior to issuance to the subcontractor, for compliance with the documents and the estimate. • Coordinate and ensure that a preliminary construction schedule has been developed for each estimate. • Provide monthly cost analysis for all active preconstruction assignments and manage preconstruction department budgets. • Organize and lead the transition meeting between the project operations team and the preconstruction team and coordinate the follow-up meetings. • Visit on-going projects to verify status of estimate versus project status, meet with the project operations team, view work in place for experience and comparison to the estimate. • Keep up to date on trends in construction methods, construction costs, equipment, materials, wage rates, fringes and working rules. • Identify and qualify new material suppliers and subcontractors and work with our procurement team to maintain our database. • Initiate and maintain liaison with client and A/E contacts to facilitate successful preconstruction process. This includes attending regular project and client meetings. • Identify new work opportunities and inform Sales and Marketing of potential projects with existing clients. • Support and implement the company’s Project Quality Assurance Program. • Provide direction on staff development. • Provide direction on technical issues and pre-construction project execution.

🎯 Requirements

• Preferred 4-year degree in an accredited construction-related curriculum, (BSCE, BSCM, BSAE, etc.) or experience equivalent to a 4-year degree. • Minimum of five years’ experience as Preconstruction Manager with preferably 10-20 years of construction-related experience. • Conceptual estimating experience on midsize to larger industrial, environmental, and wastewater projects. • Demonstrated proficiency in the areas: estimating, scheduling, budgeting/cost control, financial reporting, client relationship, interpersonal skills, computer skills, ability to communicate, both written and oral, leadership and organizational skills. • Demonstrated success in managing preconstruction processes for major, complex projects. • Proficient in PC-based scheduling and spreadsheet applications. These include MC2 ICE, On-Screen Takeoff, Timberline, Procore, Primavera, Excel, Word, Access.

🏖️ Benefits

• 401(k) Pre-tax or Roth Contributions: The company matches 100% of the first 3% of salary contributed • Observed holidays: Choose up to 9 holidays to observe annually • Vacation: Accrued based on years of experience and calculated on hours worked • Sick time: Paid sick time for non-work related illness or injury. • Parental leave: Up to 80 hours of Paid Parental Leave for child bonding • Disability: Paid short and long term disability • Medical plan options; plus dental and vision plans. • Basic employee group life insurance and AD&D benefits; additional voluntary life insurance for employees and families is available through Sun Life. • DarioMind assistance program combined with personalized mental health and wellbeing resources.