Preconstruction Manager

PROTECS Inc.; Harmonville (PA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

PROTECS Inc. is seeking a Preconstruction Manager in Harmonville, Pennsylvania, to oversee key projects from masterplan through preconstruction. This role requires strong project management skills and the ability to manage costs while ensuring compliance with clients’ objectives.

The ideal candidate will have an engineering or architectural degree and proven experience leading design teams. Candidates must also be adept at risk management and possess excellent communication skills to maintain client relationships.

Qualifications

• Proven capability to successfully lead multi-discipline design teams.
• Experience in design phase cost control.
• Established knowledge of risk management and mitigation.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for project development from masterplan to preconstruction.
• Develop and manage the project budget and schedule.
• Ensure quality of design deliverables and compliance with criteria.

Skills

Project management

Cost control and estimating

Communication skills

Risk management

Detail-oriented

Education

Engineering or architectural degree

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office Suite

MS Project

Job description

Preconstruction Manager

PROTECS Inc., Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, United States

About this position

PROTECS is a leading full-service design-build construction management and project management company with five US offices focused on serving the hi-tech regulated market sectors. For over 20 years, PROTECS has provided its clients with a broad range of leveraged services in a collaborative design/build and construction management approach by partnering with best-in-class architecture/engineering firms from project inception to occupancy.

Through PROTECS’ patented Target Costing delivery methodology, the company acts as a single point of contact and accountability for master planning, site selection, design, construction, commissioning, and validation. At the core of its delivery approach, PROTECS takes on the risk to guarantee performance, conformance, compliance, time to market and, above all, cost to ensure all its clients’ strategic objectives and goals are met.

The Preconstruction Manager position plays a key role in our organization as the company’s management representative leading key project(s) from masterplan, site selection and conceptual phases through pre-construction. This includes oversight and direction of the design team preconstruction consultants, project managers and project engineers and developing a complementary functional working relationship with the Project Estimator to provide our clients with projects that are safely planned within budget, on schedule, in accordance with quality standards and meeting the customer’s satisfaction. Typically, this role is executing assignments on the front end of a project to ensure it moves forward into the construction phase.

The Preconstruction Manager conceptualizes, develops and executes a plan for each stage of the project and ensures the client and team members understands the next steps based on the project requirements which may result in or lead to design/build project opportunities. In addition, the sr. preconstruction manager will seek to extend relationships to build work with new and existing clients and will work to build new project opportunities for the organization.

This position focuses on longer term planning through the front end activities of a project to ensure projects move forward into the construction phase, project opportunities, establishing the Target Cost, cost control by managing the clients budget, managing the design and deliverables, strategic procurement, schedule planning and control, and identification of and resolutions for potential pitfalls during the design. The skills developed in this position will assist you in future assignments as a Preconstruction Lead, Director, Project Executive and organization leader.

General Role:

Established skills at previous level, works independently and directs project staff. Can be senior level contact with client. Manages and executes from the onset of a project thru preconstruction until turnover to construction. Maintains client contact and development of work on future projects, can identify areas where PROTECS can assist / improve client operations and is ready to address PROTECS issues with the client and take appropriate action to resolve them / promote PROTECS services. Will oversee multiple projects / assignments and staff / subconsultants. Will work to develop staff and projects through training, project exposure, risk management, management techniques, etc.

Typical Activities:

• Responsible for project development from masterplan, site selection, conceptual and design phases through preconstruction
• Able to develop and foster the development of design documentation on design/build projects to suit the company and project objectives.
• Draft and issue proposals for all phases of a project
• Develop the project program and facility flows (i.e. material, personnel, etc.)
• Develop site masterplans.
• Complete site assessments and/or site feasibility surveys and reports
• Develop conceptual documentation including basic architectural and engineering documentation, basis of systems criteria (BOSC) and estimate based on a layout.
• Establish the initial project budget based on the project parameters, client’s requirements and existing conditions.
• Execute projects utilizing the PROTECS patented Target Costing process.
• Complete estimating activities including Rough Order of Magnitude ($ROM), Guaranteed Maximum Price ($GMP), Lump Sum (LS), Time and Material (T&M), etc., and continuously develop working knowledge of costs.
• Work with the project estimators to continuously update internal estimating documents.
• Responsible for managing the development of design documentation and developing the basis of systems criteria (BOSC) on design/build projects to suit the company and project objectives.
• Will provide evaluation of or check on subconsultant design solutions.
• Ensures the project team is executing its duties regarding technical deliverables.
• Confirms quality of design deliverables
• Ensures conformance of design documents with basis of systems criteria (BOSC) and/or owner program requirements
• Seeks to develop client relationships and project opportunities through technical capabilities.
• Track and maintain the project Event Log during the design process.
• Manage and develop commissioning and validation masterplans.
• Develop a detailed project schedule including all design, preconstruction, construction, commissioning and validation activities.
• Extends relationships on projects toward the development of further work.
• Maintains relationship with site and client personnel.
• Act as the client’s representative with brokers, landlords, existing tenants, etc.
• Executes PM duties in regard to meetings, procurement, scheduling, contract administration, execution of project plan, etc.
• Manages other project team members including project managers, project engineers, etc.
• Manages consultants including architects, civil engineers, structural engineers, MEP engineers, process engineers, preconstruction, commissioning, validation, etc.
• Facilitates commissioning and validation approaches and documents.
• Responsible for project estimating.
• Direct responsibility for all project costs and profits
• Direct responsibility for project schedule
• Direct responsibility for project risk management
• Develops project plans.
• Primary owner contact on all design and preconstruction issues
• Creates and supports team morale.
• Accountable for project completion, financials, critical success factors, and customer satisfaction results
• Performs other tasks as needed to fulfill project execution needs.
• May also act as the Project Executive during the construction phase for projects the Preconstruction Manager developed.
• Performs other tasks as needed to fulfill company needs.

Requirements

Background: Engineering or architectural degree or formal training with equivalent experience; professional registration helpful.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven capability to successfully lead multi-discipline design teams from onset of the project through construction documents.
• Specific expertise in engineering degree discipline
• Working knowledge of other engineering and architectural disciplines
• Demonstrated design project management and design phase cost control.
• Ability to challenge design intent and provide suggestions for alternate methods of approach and identify potential cost impacts with each approach.
• Capability to identify construction project cost impacts in design.
• Cost control and estimating knowledge.
• Capability to recognize and address project change while it occurs.
• Established knowledge of risk management and risk mitigation
• Communication (and listening) and organizational skills.
• Capability to identify and resolve complex issues.
• Effective participation skills in a team environment
• Ability to independently manage workload and commitments.
• Ability to plan, prioritize and manage multiple tasks and projects.
• Detail oriented and focused but also able to step away to evaluate the overall viewpoint.
• Knows and understands industry specifics for the life sciences and advanced technology.
• Means and methods knowledge with cost and schedule impact/control understanding and working knowledge.
• Project database and procedural knowledge
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks, Blue Beam, Acrobat Adobe, Planswift, Microsoft Office Suite, MS Project or Primavera, Timberline, and other project related software

Additional Information

PROTECS is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or veteran status.

This position is not eligible for H1-B or any other visa sponsorship.