Preconstruction Executive

Position Overview The Preconstruction Executive at GCS-SIGAL utilizes their well-rounded construction experience to lead the development of potential projects from opportunity through signed contract and hand-off to our operations teams. The project development entails budgeting, both conceptual and trade-assisted, constructability reviews, schedule development, value engineering, design management, and effectively communicating these elements to clients, partners, and other stakeholders.

Position Functions

Position functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Develop, from scratch, using the past ten years of historic data, a market pricing database
• Lead the Guaranteed Maximum Price development for Design-build and Design-bid-build projects from inception to procurement
• Candidate must excel at developing directionally accurate budgets at concept, schematic, and design development phases
• Candidate must excel at communicating something to clients and architects
• Candidate must posses the leadership skills to work with other departments to deliver a complete and accurate GMP with minimal oversight by senior leadership
• Create a preconstruction data management process
• Preconstruction budgeting template that integrates with estimating as the documents progress
• Develop and maintain unit pricing for conceptual and schematic budgeting purposes across multiple project types
• Assemble GMP and other owner deliverables
• Review and evaluate the contents of the submission and adjust for risk to protect GCS-SIGAL
• Create assumptions and qualifications to clarify scope included/excluded to protect GCS-SIGAL
• Create and maintain a subcontractor pricing process that includes the following:
• Prepare scope sheets for every pricing exercise. Scope sheets should contain enough detail for the stage of the construction documents
• Develop a system for insuring adequate subcontractor participation in every pricing effort
• Develop a system for organization and scope generation that is teachable and repeatable
• Lead pursuits through the preconstruction process, from lead through contract, to turnover to operations
• Coordinate RFP responses and pursuits with Estimating, Marketing, and Operations teams
• Bring new pursuits to GCS-SIGAL
• Provide value engineering suggestions and guidance to project teams
• Lead collaboration with in-house and out-of-house subject matter experts
• Prepare/Review detailed scope sheets for trade contractor bidding
• Perform quantity take-offs for a variety of building components and systems
• Review and analyze trade contractor proposals for price, scope, and fit for the project
• Collaborate with estimating and operations teams to ensure complete and accurate budget development
• Develop and/or QC project schedules during the preconstruction phase
• Oversee preparation of owner deliverables (e.g. GMP summaries, Qualifications, Allowances)
• Identify key decisions needed from project stakeholders to maintain project schedules
• Understand and, where necessary, lead the permitting process

Experience/Education

• Bachelor’s degree or related experience
• 5+ years of experience in estimating or preconstruction commercial construction projects
• Deep understanding of Budget/Estimate organization and the project life cycle in the commercial construction market
• Familiarity with the DC metro AEC market
• Experience with broad range of project types including Base Building, Multifamily, K-12, and civic (libraries, recreation centers)
• Experience with range of project delivery methods and contract types including Lump Sum, CMAR, Design-Build, and GMP

Knowledge, Skills, & Strengths

• Able to effectively and accurately communicate pricing information to clients
• Able to quickly assemble Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) budgets for clients
• Desire to build strong relationships with local trade partners and design consultants
• Able to use quantity take-off software
• Able to organize and lead productive meetings with stakeholders, design teams, and subcontractors to move projects forward
• Strong attention to detail
• Able to proactively identify and solve challenges
• Highly organized with an ability to oversee multiple projects and ensure deadlines are met
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Leverage leadership skills to set strategies and drive projects to completion

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to access and navigate active construction sites (PPE provided)

GCS-SIGAL offers an excellent total compensation package which includes competitive health and welfare benefits and 401k plan. GCS-SIGAL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status. Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment background check.