What are the responsibilities and job description for the Preconstruction Manager position at Graham Construction a 3G Company?
Who you are:
An experienced preconstruction professional enjoys building relationships, aligns with our core values, and appreciates a performance and development-based company culture, this may be the right role for you.
Graham Construction, a 3G Company's core purpose is to build relationships. Relationships both internally and externally help guide our clients from concept to completion. We operate with 5 core values in mind each day.
- We Live the Graham Mentality
- We Never Compromise Our Reputation
- We Do Whatever it Takes to Get the Job Done
- We Are Professional
- We Are ALL Committed to Safety.
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A day in the life of a preconstruction manager at Graham Construction, a 3G Company:This is a position builds and maintains relationships internally and externally help our existing and future clients make their napkin sketches a reality. They will partner with our operations teams to lead master planning, assist with estimating, and set up projects for success in the preconstruction process.
REPORTS TO: President
What you'll do:
- Guides clients throughout master planning and estimating processes. Oversees successful proposals and client deliverables
- Responsible for creating intentional contacts and warm leads to gain future business
- Builds and maintains industry relationships with clients, prospective clients, architect and engineering firms
- Creates and manages the development of conceptual budgets, estimates, schedules, and proposals
- Leads the design team through design, planning, scheduling, budgeting & value management processes
- Develops and maintain a cost history database to be used in future budgeting efforts
- Keeps the project development within the client’s budget and priorities
- Reviews bid package descriptions to ensure alignment of costs and scopes of work
- Attends Industry Association events such as IHA, ISHE, MBI, AIA, ASPE, ABI
What knowledge, skills, and abilities you’ll bring:
- Bachelor’s degree in construction management or related degree 7 years of commercial construction with demonstrated preconstruction and estimating ability
- Commercial healthcare construction experience preferred
- Experience with client bids, master planning, schematic design, design development scopes of work and processes
- Proven knowledge of commercial construction methods
- Experience bidding self-perform work including product costs, labor costs, and associated time frames essential to developing cost-effective project budgets
- Ability to perform and organize quantity takeoff
- Proficient skill in reading and interpreting construction blueprints
- Experience with estimating and project scheduling software (Onscreen-Takeoff,
- Modelogix, Sage Estimating, Microsoft Projects, Procore, Bluebeam)
- High attention to detail and excellent organizational skills
- Outstanding written, verbal, networking, and presentation skills
- Ability to complete duties and projects with little direct supervision.
- This is an onsite role. Must have ability to report to our Madison, WI or Cedar Rapids, IA, office Monday – Friday.
- Ability to travel throughout the state of Wisconsin, Iowa, and Nebraska (~2 to 3 overnights per month)
Legal Requirements:
- Valid driver’s license
- Ability to pass pre-employment testing
- Must be able to navigate all areas of the construction site in all types of weather.
- Must be able to work in a noisy environment
- Ability to take and pass OSHA 30 certification
What benefits you’ll enjoy:
- 401K with a 6% immediate vesting match
- Personalized growth opportunities
- Two healthcare plans to choose from
- Vision, Dental, & Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- 9 Company holidays annually
More about 3G Companies: John Graham, a well-known developer, in the Midwest founded Graham Construction (now called 3G Companies) in 1981. John believed in building relationships, always doing the right thing, and looking at each project as a long-term promise; that needed to stand the test of time. More than 40 years later our company still holds these values. 3G Companies has grown into a premier Midwest General Contractor and Construction Manager. The commitment to quality and client satisfaction has led us to a long list of repetitive business, growth into four regions, and a leading employer.
