Strategic Pre-Construction & Constructability Lead

AtkinsRéalis; Vestavia Hills (AL); On-site; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with 100% vesting

Paid time off

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Pre-Construction Support & Constructability Lead to join the Pharmaceutical team across multiple US locations. The role focuses on constructability reviews, pre-construction planning, cost and schedule development, and modular execution strategies to influence critical decisions before construction begins.

You will partner with clients, engineering teams, EPC contractors, and suppliers to improve cost certainty, safety, and quality, while leading design-to-construction

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Project Management, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead pre-construction planning activities across multiple projects and program workstreams.
• Review engineering deliverables throughout design development to ensure projects are fully constructible, executable, and aligned with program objectives.
• Facilitate constructability reviews with engineering, operations, procurement, commissioning, and construction stakeholders.
• Lead Target Value Delivery (TVD) initiatives to align design decisions with approved program budgets while preserving operational and technical requirements.
• Develop and maintain design-phase cost models, schedule forecasts, execution strategies, and project readiness assessments.
• Identify opportunities for modularization, prefabrication, and off-site fabrication that improve schedule certainty, labor efficiency, safety, and quality.
• Evaluate construction sequencing, access strategies, logistics plans, crane studies, material handling methods, and site utilization requirements.
• Support procurement planning by identifying long-lead equipment, critical materials, fabrication requirements, and early work packages.
• Coordinate with project controls, engineering, procurement, commissioning, and construction teams to align execution assumptions and program milestones.
• Assess construction market conditions, contractor packaging strategies, labor availability, and supply chain risks.
• Develop construction readiness reviews and stage-gate assessments to support funding, authorization, and procurement decisions.
• Review contractor execution plans, schedules, staffing strategies, and constructability assumptions.
• Support development of contracting strategies including EPC, Design-Build, CMAR, Agency CM, and hybrid delivery models.
• Provide independent owner-side recommendations regarding execution strategy, cost impacts, schedule impacts, and program risks.
• Identify and escalation issues that may impact project delivery, startup objectives, operational readiness, or regulatory milestones.
• Mentor junior staff and assist in establishing best practices, standards, and processes across the program.

Skills

Constructability reviews

Execution planning

Design-to-construction transitions

Leading workshops

Risk reviews

Stakeholder communication

Influencing without authority

Analytical problem-solving

Fast-paced environment adaptation

Modular construction knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Project Management, or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

Scheduling platforms

Estimating systems

PMIS

Microsoft Office

Job description

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Pre-Construction Support & Constructability Lead to join the Pharmaceutical team across multiple US locations. The role focuses on constructability reviews, pre-construction planning, cost and schedule development, and modular execution strategies to influence critical decisions before construction begins.

You will partner with clients, engineering teams, EPC contractors, and suppliers to improve cost certainty, safety, and quality, while leading design-to-construction