Assistant Preconstruction Manager

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. is seeking an Assistant Preconstruction Manager to join our Los Angeles team. The role supports bid and estimating efforts, from plan review to pricing and subcontractor coordination.

You will perform quantity takeoffs, develop assumptions, and help assemble the final estimate for owner presentation, emphasizing accuracy and collaborative problem solving.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in construction management or engineering, or 3 years of equivalent experience.
• Deep knowledge of construction principles and processes.
• Experience managing complex work categories/preconstruction for small projects.
• Ability to synthesize cost data into a conceptual estimate.
• Experience with subcontracts, self-perform work, and GMP processes.

Responsibilities

• Assists in pricing and bidding of construction projects with key/complex trade categories.
• Leads preconstruction and estimating activities on small projects.
• Develops and documents logical assumptions during early-design estimating.
• Communicates scope, materials, and schedule clarifications with architects/consultants.
• Reviews milestone documents for pricing value-alternative opportunities.
• Participates in internal estimate review processes.
• Assists with final assembly of the estimate for owner presentation.
• After bid, collects and organizes bid information for future reference.
• Directs, coordinates and provides information to subcontractors.
• Prepares contractual exhibits for subcontracts.
• Participates in hard bid/estimating and GMP budgeting with subcontractor bids.

Skills

Construction estimation

Pricing & bidding

Complex trade management

Self-perform work understanding

Analytical math skills

Interpersonal communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management or Engineering

Tools

OST

WinEst

Bluebeam

BIM related software

Job description

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Assistant Preconstruction Manager will participate in all aspects of the bid and estimating process from review of plans and specs to soliciting and negotiating pricing from contractors and suppliers through completion of bid/estimating effort including closeout. Performs quantity take-offs, scoping, and bidding of construction projects involving more complex trade packages and self-perform work.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assistsin the pricing and bidding of construction projects, handling key/complex trade categories.
• Leads preconstruction and estimating activities on small projects.
• Develops and documents logical assumptions during early-design estimating activities and applies these assumptions to takeoff tasks.
• Communicates with architects and consultants to clarify scope of work, materials, and schedule requirements, and documents these clarifications.
• Conducts reviews of milestone documents for the development and pricing of value alternative opportunities.
• Activelyparticipatesin the internal estimate review process.
• Assistswith final assembly of estimate for presentation to owner.
• After the bid, collects and organizes all bid information for future reference.
• Directs, coordinates and provides information and documents to subcontractors.
• Prepares contractual exhibits for scope of work for subcontracts.
• Participates in hard bid/estimating and GMP budgeting activities by soliciting subcontractor support and evaluating bids.
• Build and maintain relationships with owners, subcontractors, vendors, internal clients and other key stakeholders in the community and at industry events.
• Builds and maintains relationships with internal McCarthy clients.
• Keeps current with latest estimating technology and techniques.
• Demonstrates basic conceptual estimating skills by interpolating data.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors Degree in Construction Management or Engineeringand/orminimum 3 years of equivalent experiencerequired.
• In-depth knowledge of construction principles and processes.
• Proven experience managing complex work categories and/or entirety of preconstruction process for small projects.
• Ability to synthesize cost data from a wide range of sources into a conceptual estimate.
• Experience dealing with subcontracts, subcontractors and/or self-perform work
• General knowledge of negotiated bids, hard bids, and GMP processes.
• Working knowledge of estimating technology and tools such as OST, WinEst, Bluebeam and BIM related software.
• Strong math and analytical skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Solid interpersonal and communication skills.
• Self-starter, highly motivated

Demonstrates behaviors consistent with McCarthy core values.

McCarthy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status.