Mgr, Pre-Const Services

Gray; Lexington (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Gray Construction is seeking a Pre-Construction Services Manager for its Lexington, KY office. You will lead cost estimation, bid analysis, and subcontractor coordination to translate customer needs into actionable plans.

The ideal candidate has an associate degree or equivalent with 5+ years in estimating or related work, strong communication, and ability to deliver rapid, accurate preliminary estimates under tight deadlines.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or minimum five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must possess basic computer skills including word processing, spreadsheets and e-mail applications; may also require software applications specific to estimating.
• Energetic, self-motivated individual who enjoys a team environment, with a passion for collaboration and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Review data and drawings to determine material and labor requirements and prepare itemized cost estimates.
• Evaluate proposals to form bid analyses selecting subcontractors with cost and scope coverage.
• Compute cost factors and prepare estimates for planning, organizing, scheduling, bids, change orders, and subcontractor agreements.
• Develop and deliver presentations internally and externally with customers.
• Extract required information from customer data to develop a Request for Proposal.

Skills

Team player

Self-motivation

Professional development

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

Job description

Gray Construction is looking to add a Pre-Construction Services Manager to their Lexington, KY office.

Responsibilities

Gray is a fully integrated, global service provider deeply rooted in engineering, design, and construction, along with smart manufacturing and equipment manufacturing services. Consistently ranked as a leader in the industry, we focus on the following markets for domestic and international customers: Food & Beverage , Manufacturing , Automotive , Distribution , Mission Critical , and Commercial .

Founded in 1960, Gray’s robust offering enables us to create one-of-a-kind solutions at the highest levels of customization, delivering unmatched precision and partnership to some of the world’s most sophisticated organizations. Still, these areas don’t define Gray—our people do. Passion, commitment, and a great team spirit all speak to the team members at Gray.

• Review’s data and drawings to determine material and labor requirements and prepares itemized lists of cost estimates.
• Evaluate multiple proposals for multiple trades to formulate bid analysis in determining the subcontractors who have the cost & scope covered, for proposal efforts and awarding subcontracts.
• Computes cost factors and prepares estimates used for purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work, preparing bids, change order pricing, vendors or subcontractors agreement, and determining cost effectiveness.
• Conducts special studies to develop and establish standard hour and related cost data or effect cost reductions.
• Develop & deliver presentations internally and externally with customers.
• Total understanding of all divisions of work and is able to extract required information from Customer’s to develop a "Request for Proposal".
• Can provide conceptual estimates and project scope from limited Customer information within 24 hours.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications

Associate degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or minimum five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Must possess basic computer skills including the ability to utilize word processing, spreadsheet and e-mail applications. May also be required to utilize software applications specific to the estimating field.

The new team member should be an energetic, self-motivated individual who enjoys a team environment, as well as a passion for collaboration and professional development. If you are a high achiever striving to exceed expectations in a fast-paced innovative company, then Gray is the place for you.

The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the team member is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands, reach with hands or arms and talk or hear. They may occasionally be required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch. Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision.

Generally, normal office environment where noise level is moderate and temperature/humidity is controlled. Overtime may be required.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

EEO Disclaimer

Gray is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes everyone to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

The wage range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; certifications; as well as other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is 110K to 160K annually.