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About the Role
The Director of Preconstruction will lead the development of estimates and bidding processes for large, integrated, or complex projects ranging from $200M+. This role requires unquestioned reliability and leadership, managing multiple multi-million dollar projects and teams of preconstruction estimators.
Responsibilities
- Manage multiple multi-million dollar projects ranging from $50MM-$300MM and teams of preconstruction estimators and bid takers.
- Coordinate with Operations Managers and Regional Leaders to provide strategy to win, fee enhancements and staff cost studies to pursue work.
- Provide estimates and other owner deliverables based on design information required in order to complete preliminary estimates from conceptual documents through construction documents.
- Coordinate with architecture/engineer teams to understand project scope and provide guidance to keep design and budget in alignment.
- Responsible for communication and managing expectations with Owners, Project teams and Designers during preconstruction.
- Review and coordinate trade subcontractor scopes of work, obtain subcontractor proposals, and scope out.
- Develop General Conditions and Construction Requirements cost estimates.
- Coordinate with Operations personnel for logistics, schedule, and staffing.
- Train and mentor Preconstruction team and bid takers assigned to projects.
- Actively involved with the Business Development group to pursue new work and client relationships and nurture existing ones.
- Actively engage and participate in the local community through professional organizations and service on an outside committee or board.
Requirements
- 15+ years minimum of Preconstruction or related field experience with commercial general contractor and/or major subcontractor.
- College graduate with relevant degree in Construction Management, Construction Engineering, or equivalent required.
- Experience with quantity takeoffs, pricing, and scope of Divisions 01-33 on a wide variety of commercial construction projects.
- Successfully led multiple projects simultaneously.
- Hard bid and negotiated project experience with a proven track record of successful wins.
- Knowledge of the local market construction practices, means and methods, and buy out strategies.
- Experience preparing self-perform concrete frame and other fee enhancement trade estimates is preferred.
- Ability to develop conceptual and programmatic estimates given little information.
- Ability to maintain and update historical costs.
- Ability to conduct preconstruction team meetings with various disciplines including Architects, Consultants, and Project Managers.
- Ability to identify risk factors regarding contract, insurance, schedule, safety, etc.
- Design/Build experience is a plus.
- Advanced working knowledge of digitaltakeoff, Assemble, and estimating software programs.
- Experience with Destini Estimator, Revit, and/or SketchUp is a plus.
- Frequently operates a computer and other office productivity equipment.
- Frequently ascends/descends ladders and stairs.
- Constantly works in various outdoor weather conditions.
- Frequently moves equipment up to 50Ibs to various locations on site.
- Constantly communicates with subcontractors, vendors, and other members of project team.
- Ability to constantly move around job site on uneven surfaces.
- Spends much of the day standing.
- Ability to adhere to consistent and timely attendance.
Skills
- Leadership
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Time management
- Authenticity
- Integrity
- Presentation
- Integrated project delivery
- Process improvement
- Technology innovation
- Quantity takeoffs
- Pricing
- Scope management
- Hard bidding
- Negotiation
- Local market knowledge
- Self-perform concrete frame estimating
- Conceptual estimating
- Programmatic estimating
- Historical cost tracking
- Risk identification
- Digital takeoff software
- Assemble software
- Estimating software programs
- Destini Estimator
- Revit
- SketchUp
Location
- Dallas
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 15+ years minimum of Preconstruction or related field experience
Education Level
- College graduate with relevant degree in Construction Management, Construction Engineering, or equivalent
Benefits
- Robust coverage for medical, dental, vision, life & disability benefits
- 401k match
- Free SmartDollar program for financial wellness
- Free dedicated financial coach
- Personal health & fitness program for tracking activities & earning rewards
- Paid family leave
- Health discounts on medical premiums
- Free comprehensive health screenings
- Free health coach program for weight-loss & hypertension management
- Financial & behavioral support for family forming journeys (ex. Fertility, adoption, pregnancy, and parenthood).
- Free Life Coach
- Pet insurance discount
- Organized projects and events to support our communities
About the Company
- The Beck Group is the largest and most innovative integrated building firm in the country.
- Focused on delivering design and construction excellence on a broad range of project types.
- Headquartered in downtown Dallas, with offices in Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Worth, Mexico City, and Tampa.
- Believes a better process and outcome results from working together.
- Committed to hiring the best and brightest within our industry.
- Seeking experienced professionals to help transform the industry and continue building Beck's respected reputation.
Equal Opportunity
- The Beck Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, or genetic information.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.