Proposal and Estimating Manager - xPL Offsite Manufacturing

Turner Construction Company; Decatur (AL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) plan

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account

Wellness programs

Tuition reimbursement

Paid vacation and holidays

Parental leave

Employee referral bonuses

End-of-year appreciation pay

Job summary

Turner Construction Company is seeking an experienced Preconstruction Director for Offsite Manufacturing (OSM) in Decatur, AL. You will lead preconstruction activities, develop OSM strategies across business units, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize logistics and costs.

You will oversee the OSM team, manage SOWs, and coordinate with procurement, supply chain, and operations to deliver innovative offsite solutions while upholding Turner’s safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or related field, with minimum 8 years of experience.
• Strong knowledge of construction cost, scheduling, estimating, purchasing, and engineering principles.
• Ability to build long-lasting client relationships and win work.
• Ability to read and interpret contract documents, drawings, specs, and schedules.
• Leadership experience across regions with coaching and mentoring.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills.
• Proactive, energetic, and able to drive initiatives to completion.
• Strong analytical and decision-making abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee preconstruction activities for Offsite Manufacturing (OSM) strategies.
• Identify opportunities to expand OSM services across units and projects.
• Develop and manage the OSM Precon team and resources.
• Coordinate with project teams on constructability, quantity takeoffs, and cost analysis.
• Partner with Supply Chain and Operations to develop staffing and sourcing strategies.
• Oversee OSM Scopes of Work and responsibility matrices with vendors.

Skills

Preconstruction leadership

Cost analysis

Project coordination

Team management

Negotiation

Client relationship

Communication skills

Lean principles

Problem solving

Self-starter

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or related field

Job description

Division: xPL Offsite
Project Location(s): Decatur, AL 35603 USA
Minimum Years Experience:
Travel Involved: 20-30%
Job Type: Regular
Job Classification: Experienced
Education:
Job Family: Construction
Compensation: Salaried Exempt
Position Description: Direct and deliver Offsite Manufacturing preconstruction services for planning and implementation of xPL offsite manufacturing, offsite construction, and prefabrication solutions provided to Business Units, Market Segment Groups and direct client projects. Provide expert guidance on preconstruction decisions, insight into industry best practices, and recommend resources for implementing offsite solutions.

Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and oversee preconstruction activities and decisions for development and implementation of Offsite Manufacturing (OSM) strategies deployed across Business Units, xPL Offsite, Market Segment Groups, and direct client projects.
• Identify opportunities to collaborate with Turner-entities and resources to optimize project operations and increase OSM service offerings and capabilities.
• Identify, develop, and manage OSM Precon team and resources to support project efforts and develop expertise to implement offsite solutions across multiple projects.
• Collaborate and coordinate with project teams to assess constructability details, quantity takeoffs, and cost analysis, and incorporate construction sequencing and logistics for specific identified OSM solutions.
• Partner with xPL Supply Chain team to develop and execute sourcing strategy.
• Partner with xPL Operations team to develop staff plan for each project engagement.
• Review and evaluate project-specific designs, program intent, contractual obligations, and deliverables to support strategic implementation of OSM.
• Oversee development of process and standard work for preconstruction and procurement of OSM solutions and project specific applications.
• Lead and oversee development of project OSM Scopes of Work (SOW) and responsibility matrices in collaboration with project teams, vendors, and SourceBlue, as applicable.
• Oversee development of bidding strategies for competitive bids and proposals.
• Coordinate with companywide and xPL procurement teams for bidding, scope review and award recommendation processes of manufacturing vendors.
• Lead and oversee development and continual updates of OSM solutions database to determine cost, schedule, labor trends to inform solutions and decisions.
• Collaborate with xPL Manufacturing Management to ensure inclusion of Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) programs related to specific OSM solutions within preconstruction documents.
• Assist with business development pursuits, provide early technical feedback and data analysis on potential opportunities for OSM, including cost, schedule, and logistics.
• Collaborate with Product Development team to provide product development opportunities derived from project OSM solutions
• Lead weekly production progress of all projects in preconstruction phase and identify problems based on KPIs and validation of process progress.
• Support management of reimbursement for OSM staff and costs as related to G&A expenses.
• Provide leadership to develop high performing teams, foster supportive environment of diversity and inclusion, and promote Active Caring philosophy with teams, subcontractors, and clients for all to demonstrate the highest standards of care of each other.
• Demonstrate consistent lean leadership; evaluate processes for continuous improvement opportunities to increase responsiveness, consistency and efficiency to business needs.
• Manage direct reports and participate in hiring process, onboarding, and deliver timely performance feedback, contribute to performance appraisals during annual performance cycle, utilize talent management systems, and identify appropriate training to help with development needs.

The salary range for this position is estimated to be 130,000.00 - 203,000.00 USD annualized.

Turner Construction provides flexible benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, financial benefits such as a 401(k) plan, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, wellness benefits, a voluntary legal plan, identity theft, life insurance, and short-term and long-term disability coverage.

In addition to our extensive benefits offerings, we provide paid vacation, wellness/sick time, holidays, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, employee referral bonuses, and end-of-year appreciation pay.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from accredited degree program in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or related field of study, and minimum of 8 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Thorough knowledge of construction cost, scheduling, estimating, purchasing and engineering principles and techniques and accounting principles
• Ability to develop long-lasting client relationships, identify sales opportunities, and collaborate on solutions to secure and win work
• Ability to read, understand, and interpret contract documents, drawings specifications, scopes of work and project schedule
• management experience required, ability to manage across regions, and coach and mentor others
• negotiation skills with ability to influence and engage others
• Professionalwritten and verbal communication with effective presentationdelivery skills, able to anticipate needs of audience, and tailor communications appropriately
• Pursue everything with energy, drive and sees initiatives through to completion
• Strong decision making and relationship skills to identify constraints, progress issue resolution, and define ownership
• Interpersonal and team building skills with ability to work acrossorganizational levels, management, and stakeholders, and willing to help out in areas outside of direct responsibility
• Process and critical thinking skills with sound judgement decision-making
• Self-starter with project management skills and capable of managing concurrent complex projects and prioritizing tasks successfully to completion for self and others
• Able to observe performance, identify areas of development, and effectively provide performance feedback Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands, talk, and hear. The employee frequently views a computer monitor and frequently uses a computer keyboard. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is regularly required to be mobile, and the employee regularly travels both short and long distances via a variety of conveyances. The employee occasionally performs work on-site at construction work sites, office locations, and/or off-site venues. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 15 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in an office setting. The noise in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate in an office setting. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally work at construction work sites, where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and risk of electrical shock. The noise in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. The employee is required to work in compliance with company safety policies, procedures, and applicable laws.

Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.