Preconstruction Executive (Southern California)

Position Description: Manage and oversee on-site security operations and team. Develop and implement security procedures to keep company, executives, employees, workers, visitors, guests, and assets safe. This position supports projects across Business Center 5 (west region). 

Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities:

• May serve as Business Unit (BU) Preconstruction Department Head or in National Market Segment Preconstruction leadership role.
• Develop and maintain long-lasting relationships with clients, design community, trade partners, and organizations to enhance future business development opportunities.
• Lead and manage preconstruction phases of multiple projects.
• Supervise one or more Project Preconstruction Managers.
• Provide leadership in risk evaluation, contract negotiations, fee, and pricing decisions and participate in Project Profit Plan development.
• Collaborate with Business Development (BD) on sales pursuits, including participation in engagement process, reviews of RFPs, and staff resources required to meet deliverables, sales presentations and client meetings, and engagement with national resource groups (e.g., Turner Engineering Group (TEG), Virtual Design & Construction (VDC), Turner Technical Services (TTS), and Market Segment leaders).
• Manage, and coach Preconstruction teams. Participate in hiring process, onboard and deliver timely performance feedback for direct reports, execute/contribute to performance appraisals during annual performance cycle, utilize talent management systems, and identify appropriate training to help with development needs.
• Serve as Development Partner to encourage and promote staff development and coach direct reports serving as Development Partners.
• Collaborate and coordinate with Operations to develop and maintain Project Schedule, Logistics, Safety, Constructability Reviews, General Conditions and General Requirements Estimates.
• Lead and collaborate with Operations Leader to develop and communicate company initiatives that foster project culture and environment for all staff, trade partners, and other stakeholders to be welcomed, supported, included, and represented.
• Lead and collaborate with Operations Leader, local Human Resources, and HQ Employee Relations to swiftly address staff and project matters related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I), Bias-Motivated Events (BME), and any other staff or project sensitive situation.
• Lead and collaborate with Operations Leader to develop Quality Control plan for project in accordance with Quality Playbook.
• Participate and contribute to Constructability Reviews for milestone estimates per Launch Matrix.
• Promote effective communication, collaboration, and alignment of Preconstruction and Procurement within business units, work closely with managers to effectively support projects, coordinate Subcontractor market engagement strategy, and SourceBlue optimization.
• Co-lead and manage Project Launch in collaboration with Project Executive and General Manager.
• Review and approve General Assumptions and Clarifications in alignment with CM Agreement and Profit Plan.
• Review and approve Preconstruction budget for project, in alignment with RFP and CM Agreement, with emphasis on Preconstruction recoveries.
• Participate in the execution of Preconstruction Pull Plans for design, estimate, and GMP schedules.
• Promote opportunities to drive improvement within preconstruction process through Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), Target Value Design, and other process enhancements. as appropriate for select projects.
• Promote initiation and management of Preconstruction Integrated Contract Items List.
• May be required to perform Preconstruction Manager duties for business unit or project(s).

The salary range for this position is estimated to be 250,000.00 - 300,000.00 USD annualized.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from accredited degree program in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or related field, and minimum of 25 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Thorough knowledge of construction cost, scheduling, estimating, purchasing and engineering principles and techniques, and accounting principles
• Ability to develop client relationships, identify sales opportunities and collaborate on solutions to secure and win work
• Extensive knowledge of regional market
• Ability to read, understand and interpret contract documents, drawings specifications, scopes of work and project schedule
• Extensive management experience required, ability to manage across regions, and coach and mentor others
• Extensive negotiation skills with ability influence and engage others
• Executive level presentation skills, anticipates needs of audience, and tailors communications appropriately
• Pursues everything with energy, drive and sees initiatives through to completion
• Effectively works across levels within organization, willing to help out in areas outside of direct responsibility
• Champion of continuous improvement/lean efforts and actively listens to ideas, options, and opinions of others
• Able to observe performance, identify areas of development, and effectively provide performance feedback
• Advanced knowledge of leading-edge technologies such as BIM (Building Information Modeling) and lean
• Regular travel throughout Business Center 5 (west region) is required 

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands, talk, and hear. The employee frequently views a computer monitor and frequently uses a computer keyboard. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is regularly required to be mobile, and the employee regularly travels both short and long distances via a variety of conveyances. The employee occasionally performs work on-site at construction work sites, office locations, and/or off-site venues. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in an office setting. The noise in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate in an office setting. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally work at construction work sites where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and risk of electrical shock. The noise in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. The employee is required to work in compliance with company safety policies, procedures, and applicable laws.   

Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.