Senior Preconstruction Manager- Mission Critical

STO Building Group Careers; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) retirement plan with employer-m

Life & AD&D Insurance

Paid time off

Paid Holidays

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Layton Construction seeks a Senior Pre-Construction Manager to lead the SBU's pre-construction activities, drive estimating and planning support, and ensure cost-effective project delivery.

You will supervise estimating and BD teams, monitor budgets, and facilitate communication across marketing, clients, and project teams. This role demands extensive experience with large-scale projects and strong leadership in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• BS in Construction Management, Marketing and/or Communication or related field.
• Experience leading large projects ($500M+), ideally in mission critical, healthcare or industrial sectors.
• 15+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience managing preconstruction teams.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, journals, technical procedures and government regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and manuals.
• Ability to present information to groups of managers, clients and the public.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw conclusions.
• Proficient PC skills and data handling.

Responsibilities

• Lead pre-construction activities for the SBU.
• Provide leadership for estimating and planning support personnel.
• Monitor budgeting and buy-out processes for reliable estimates.
• Communicate cost history for better pricing models.
• Monitor planning support for efficient resource use.
• Interface with marketing to consider brand and client info.
• Assist in evaluating new scope of services and profit centers.
• Monitor productivity and cost control on SBU projects.
• Attend project reviews and resolve budget issues.
• Plan training for estimators, planning support and project engineers.
• Identify and procure profitable projects via client relationships and BD activities.
• Oversee sales activities including leads, procurement strategies, RFQ/SOQ/RFPs.
• Set goals, procedures, systems and tools for sales/marketing tasks.
• Commit in project procurement for SBU projects.
• Participate in team environment and contribute to goals.
• Supervise Estimating and BD activities and personnel.

Skills

Leadership

Estimating

Project management

Communication

Problem solving

PC skills

Time management

Presentation

Analytical skills

Team leadership

Education

BS in Construction Management, Marketing and/or Communication or related field

Tools

Estimating software

Job description

Summary

The Senior Pre-Construction Manager has primary responsibility for the SBU’s pre-construction activities.

Duties

• Champions “The Layton Way” by delivering predictable outcomes for internal teams, external teams, and customers.
• Ensures that “Constructing with Integrity” is delivered by working with honesty, unity, safety, and quality of work.
• Provide leadership for estimating and planning support personnel.
• Monitor project budgeting and buy-out processes to ensure reliable information is available for estimates.
• Facilitate communication of cost history to ensure on-going evaluation of pricing information for better cost modeling and estimating.
• Monitor planning support processes to ensure efficient and effective use of resources.
• Interface with marketing to ensure consideration of all relevant information, issues, and brand name recognition.
• Assist in the evaluation, planning and execution of new scope of services and profit centers.
• Monitor productivity and cost control on SBU projects.
• Attend project review meetings and facilitate solutions to budget problems as required.
• Plan and implement training for SBU estimators, planning support and project engineers.
• Identify and procure profitable projects by overseeing all business development activities, including customer relationships, networking, performing public relations activities, maintaining client database and executing the client matrices.
• Oversee all sales activities, including identifying and pre-qualifying leads, working on procurement strategies, developing proposals, responding to RFQ’s, SOQ’s and RFP’s.
• Establish goals, procedures, systems and tools used to accomplish sales/marketing tasks for the SBU.
• Commit the company in the project procurement process with respect to SBU projects.
• Participate actively in team environment and contribute to successful completion of team goals.
• This position supervises Estimating and Business Development activities and personnel and thus accepts accountability for both individual and team performance.
• Employee will work with the Business Unit Executives, Estimating and Planning Support Personnel, and clients.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• BS in Construction Management, Marketing and/or Communication or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience leading large projects ($500M+), ideally in the mission critical, healthcare, or industrial sectors
• 15+ years of relevant experience
• Experience managing preconstruction teams
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures and government regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and/or the general public.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Proficient personal computer skills including electronic mail, record keeping, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.
• Prioritize, organize and delegate assignments.
• Knowledge of estimating software preferred.

Benefits

Layton Construction offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
• Life & AD&D Insurance
• Long-term Disability Insurance
• Short-term Disability Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Home & Auto Insurance
• Family Support
• Pre-tax Paid Parking/Public Transportation
• Paid time off
• Time Away Benefits
• Paid Holidays
• Group Legal
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Identity Theft Protection
• Group Legal
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program

EEO Statement

Layton Construction is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.