Senior Preconstruction Engineer: Estimating & Procurement

Turner Construction Company; Saddle Brook, Northern (NJ, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Paid vacation

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Turner Construction Company’s SourceBlue division seeks an experienced procurement specialist to lead vendor engagement, bid development, and cost control for major Saddle Brook projects. You will coordinate across engineering, design, and field teams to review drawings, manage procurement, and monitor budgets while guiding value engineering opportunities.

Internal applicants may perform this role from any Turner office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or related field, with minimum of 7 years of building construction experience.
• Experience with variety of building construction types.
• Thorough understanding of drawings and specifications, general contract and subcontract documents, construction materials, means, and methods.
• Ability to provide accurate qualitative and quantitative analysis of estimating documents
• Thorough knowledge of construction cost, scheduling, estimating, purchasing and engineering principles and techniques, and accounting principles
• Ability to develop client relationships, identify sales opportunities, and collaborate on solutions to secure work
• Extensive knowledge of construction regional market, competition, and industry trends
• Able to manage high volumes of work and ability to move projects forward in a complex environment in a timely manner
• Negotiation skills with ability influence and engage others
• Proficient computer skills and Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Interdepartmental collaboration and cross-functional teamwork.
• Facilitate communication and coordination across departments to ensure project success.
• Develop and maintain relationships with clients, architects, design community, and Trades to enhance future SB business development opportunities.
• Oversee and manage processes to review drawings, specifications, and other construction documents; inform SB senior management of design-related problems, completeness of documents, and other potential risks.
• Solicit vendor pricing for SB project estimates and budgets.
• Develop and issue bid packages to vendors. Assess vendors’ bids against contractual requirements and prepare bid analysis for project team review.
• Assess vendor contract terms and specified packages. Coordinate review with SB Project Executive and SB National team, close the bid process, and communicate awards to vendors.
• Collaborate with SB Procurement & Supply Chain Team to develop and evaluate procurement schedules and resources and analyze subcontractor proposals.
• Management of developing lump sum/GMP/Cost Plus bids and estimates, and review for SB senior management approval.
• Perform design assist/ design build functions.
• Manage and oversee Value Engineering process during preconstruction. Recommend alternatives for strategic SB supply chain awards for final product selection by stakeholders.
• Generate, coordinate, and manage Budget Control Reports between each milestone estimate to manage cost events and value engineering opportunities. Provide variance reports for each milestone estimate to communicate scope development for each project stakeholder.
• Coordinate and review development of General Conditions/General Requirements (GC/GR) estimate.
• Provide guidance related to purchasing, product, technical, and supply chain to SourceBlue (SB) project teams
• Coordinate with SB Operations Team to support Launch Matrix preparation, scheduling, evaluating, executing, and managing meetings for each estimating milestone.
• Collaborate with SB Operations Team to complete Constructability Reviews for Launch Matrix and incorporate into milestone estimates to extent required by contract.
• Coordinate with Lean Manager to develop and execute Pull Plans for design, estimate, and GMP schedules.
• Serve as advisor and subject matter expert of assigned SourceBlue core products (mechanical or electrical) for assigned projects.
• Conduct market research information for upcoming work.
• Maintain local and national historical estimating data and develop cost trends.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

Skills

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Vendor relations

Analytical thinking

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Architecture/Construction Management

Job description

Turner Construction Company’s SourceBlue division seeks an experienced procurement specialist to lead vendor engagement, bid development, and cost control for major Saddle Brook projects. You will coordinate across engineering, design, and field teams to review drawings, manage procurement, and monitor budgets while guiding value engineering opportunities.

Internal applicants may perform this role from any Turner office.