Preconstruction Director - San Jose

Mc Carthy Construction; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. is seeking a Preconstruction Director for the San Jose area. The role leads preconstruction activities from design through bid, oversees estimates, schedule, risk and budget control, and coordinates with owners, architects and subs.

A senior candidate with strong leadership and collaboration is expected. The position emphasizes complex projects, value engineering, and strategic prep for design-build pursuits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Architecture or Engineering.
• 10+ years of estimating, design management or field management experience.
• Experience managing preconstruction for large scale projects with emphasis on highly complex projects.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Interviews and interview preparation for negotiated bids.
• Assist Marketing with responses to RFPs and RFQs.
• Provide value-alternative solutions considering cost, schedule, and lifecycle.
• Oversee bid process and internal estimate reviews.
• Lead preconstruction schedule development with internal teams.
• Represent McCarthy in design and coordination meetings.
• Manage budget tracking and risk for preconstruction.
• Develop relationships with owners, architects, and subcontractors.

Skills

Preconstruction management

Bid process leadership

Estimating collaboration

Schedule management

Cost optimization

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Architecture or Engineering

10+ years of estimating/design/field management experience

Job description

Preconstruction Director - San Jose

San Jose, CA

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. is one of America's premier commercial construction companies. Our reputation for tackling the toughest building challenges starts with our focus on building high-performing teams that collaborate with clients and industry partners starting in the earliest stages of design, throughout construction and beyond project completion. With offices and employees nationwide, we specialize in a wide range of project types including healthcare, education, renewable energy, marine, water/wastewater, commercial office and retail, hospitality/entertainment and airports. Originally founded as a family business in 1864, today we are proud to be 100 percent employee-owned.

Key Responsibilities

• Participates in interviews and interview preparation for negotiated bids.
• Assists the Marketing Department in preparation of responses to RFP’s and RFQ’s.
• Provides value alternative solutions taking into consideration cost, schedule, maintenance, and life cycle cost implications. Oversees value alternate preparation from subcontractors, and internal departments.
• Fills in design gaps for incomplete documents for the completion of estimates. Ensures estimating department has most current design information in the preparation of estimates.
• Prepares and submits contract documents for legal and risk reviews
• Prepares qualifications and assumptions that align with the contractual requirements of the project.
• Assists in the prequalification process.
• Leads internal McCarthy estimate review and bid process team meetings.
• Acts as “Bid Captain” on pursuits, particularly those projects with a preconstruction period after award, such as a Design-Build pursuit.
• Oversees the establishment and maintenance of budget control during the reconstruction phase of the project.
• Presents deliverables to the owner in a complete and organized manner, per the approved guidelines of McCarthy and the requirements of the owner.
• Attends and represents McCarthy in all design and coordination meetings. On some projects may lead these meetings. Maintains an action log for outstanding items and assigns responsibility for such action items. Maintains scope issues log and is responsible for compiling pricing (with assistance from estimating as needed).
• Prepares or oversees preparation of preconstruction schedule with buy-in from internal departments as relates to them. Interfaces with the owners and designers to maintain schedule. Keeps internal departments informed of schedule changes as relates to their activities.
• Assists Project team in design decisions and development of solutions.
• Reviews the project construction schedule and ensures the timely preparation of the General Conditions and coordination of General Conditions with trade packages.
• Manages and maintains consistent deliverables in the approved format.
• Manages all aspects of risk and defines such for the executive team.
• Ensures we are adhering to contractual requirements and strategically meeting overall goals by understanding preconstruction and construction contracts and applying knowledge to assigned project.
• Tracks and manages construction budget between formal estimating periods and keeps owner and team abreast of current budget and impact of design decisions.
• Acts as the team liaison between operations, estimating and design management.
• Represents McCarthy to subcontractors through management of the preconstruction process.
• Assists in the development and training of other preconstruction staff.
• Manages a relationship management plan with owners and key stakeholders in the markets that we cover
• Builds and maintains relationships with architects and engineers
• Builds and maintains solid relationships with subcontractors to obtain a competitive advantage for McCarthy.
• Attends industry events and represents McCarthy to the industry in a professional capacity.
• Builds and maintains relationships with internal McCarthy clients.
• Maintains knowledge of cost elements of projects by bid package and/or uniformat (i.e., cost/sf of elements)
• Manages and maintains the buyout log for the project.
• Prepares and manages the Exhibit One production into subcontracts.
• Sets up the chart of accounts for the project into Oracle.
• Implement all applicable Safety Programs and EEO/Affirmative Action Programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Architecture or Engineering, and/or 10+ Years of applicable estimating, design management and/or field management experience.
• Proven experience managing preconstruction for large scale projects with emphasis on highly complex projects.
• In-depth knowledge of construction principles/practices required.
• Experience dealing with subcontracts, subcontractors and/or self-perform work.
• Experience leading successful team ventures, including development of employees and maintaining relationships with external entities and subcontractor community.
• Self-starter. Highly motivated to bring results and successfully lead projects.
• Ability to build trust and influence others internally and externally.
• Demonstrates behaviors consistent with McCarthy core values.
• Maintains a “value added” approach to preconstruction.
• Strong communication skills with ability to communicate to varied audiences.
• Strong presentation skills.

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

For California locations only, the salary range for this position is: $165,000 - $190,000. This does not include possible bonus and other benefits which can impact total compensation. Compensation offered may vary based on work location, experience, qualifications, specialty, training, and market and business considerations, among other factors.