The Pre-Construction Manager is responsible for overseeing all activities from client relations, marketing, business development, and estimating through the complete turnover of successful proposals to the construction team to execute the project.

Functional manager of the National Marketing and Business Development department

• Support the Marketing and Business Development Department with input on

prequalification questionnaires

• Collaborate with the Marketing and Business Development Department to visit new and

existing clients, schedule dog & pony presentations, participate in client entertainment

opportunities

• Develop and maintain an updated presentation of our Company’s background,

capabilities, and offerings

• Explore and research potential new market sectors that could provide future growth

• Keep our “Going Out of Business” curve up to date and have a good understanding of

when we need to be aggressive in booking work to avoid gaps and lulls and when we are

busy and need to bid work to not get it

• Oversight of our company / contractor licensing management to drive efficiency and

effectiveness

Functional manager of the Estimating department

• Interim Estimating Manager responsible for determining the path forward for the structure

of the estimating / pre-construction department

• Take the lead on all client interface (pre-bid meetings and conference calls, bid

questions, post-bid meetings, etc...)

• Become familiar with craft licensing requirements of the States we bid work in

• Contact local IBEW halls to get current wage and benefits packages for Union work we

are bidding

• Investigate tax requirements of all bidding project locations (sales, gross receipts, etc...)

• Become proficient at researching permit requirements and fees (County, City, etc...)

• Participate in kickoff meetings to ensure a smooth transition from estimating to construction

• Participate in Look back meetings to capture lessons learned that apply to pre-

construction

• Capture specific scope practices for different types of installations (braids on isophase,

GMP installations in the food industry, etc...)

• Develop a historical database of actual labor units and pictures for all types of installations

and use this information to develop standard labor units that can be used on all projects

and factored depending on the difficulty of the project.

• Develop standard installation details that we can default to when not provided by our

clients

• Research and development of software, tools, equipment, BIM services, etc... of potential

estimating tools (BlueBeam, Accubid, NavisWorks, etc...)

• Make the Estimating department self-sufficient for deliverables (Orgcharts, resumes,

schedules, execution plans etc...)

• Responsible for prequalifying Subcontractors and leading the efforts of soliciting and

vetting subcontract pricing

• Leverage our vendors for accurate and compliant material pricing and take advantage

of opportunities to be more competitive when necessary

Relocation costs are available.