The Assistant Pre-Construction Manager supports all pre-construction activities from an initial opportunity through to construction kick-off for RES third-party construction opportunities. This role functions as the assistant project manager during the pursuit phase, coordinating cross-functional inputs to develop compliant, competitive proposals and execution strategies.
Requirements
- Project Management
- Works cross-functionally with pre-construction, engineering, estimating, procurement, contracts, legal, risk, tax, business development, and operations to take the project from the RFP phase through to construction kick-off.
- Supports development and reviews of the proposal price, schedule and other requisite deliverables with input from the construction operations team and support stakeholders.
- Supports the preparation of the initial construction schedule and cash flow/cancellation deliverables as required.
- Coordinates efforts with estimating, engineering, construction and customer/owner to ensure accurate bidding documents.
- Monitors design scope for changes affecting budget, schedule and construction execution.
- Provides input and creates content for risk reviews, proposal reviews, and management meetings.
- Supports value engineering and value enhancement efforts as required, including developing items and lists, compiling ideas, and presenting information to the proposal team.
- Reviews Contract Exhibits (eg, scopes of work), engineering packages, estimates and proposal packages to ensure consistency and compliance.
- Supports turnover of a project from Pre-Construction to Construction is appropriately done with the right hand-off meetings, and all information is transferred to the project management and operations teams via the Project Kick-off process and Procore.
- Works closely with customers/owners to support management of project expectations.
- Gathers feedback and tracks clarifications during the design process.
- Identifies future collaboration opportunities.
- Supports incorporation of constructability, logistics solutions, customer expectations, and critical success factors into project programming and conceptual design activities.
- Supports preconstruction and estimating team members in developing or evaluating technical design aspects of projects, including drawings, specifications, and scheduling.
- Supports the development of the assumptions, clarifications, exceptions (ACE) documents, and risk & opportunity log as part of the proposal and estimating process.
- Supports relevant Stage Gate and executive review/approval meetings.
- Leads efforts to track and organize project information, documents, and correspondence, including documentation of meeting minutes and agendas.
- Participates in the Project Kick-off process.
- Supports the SG1b RFP Kickoff meetings and preparation of the requisite deliverables to guide internal parties for this meeting.
- Populates and manages required documentation in Procore and SharePoint.
- Tracks deliverables and follows up on action items.
- Supports Pre-Con Manager in managing deliverables tracking as needed for a project(s).
- Supports review of drawings, specifications, and other construction documents and communicates issues, the accuracy of information, and potential risks.
- Supports the Pre-construction Manager in their role as primary point of contact with project owners, third-party engineers, and consultants during the pre-construction phase.
- Learns and understands the project owner's needs, goals, constraints, and requirements; works with the project team to incorporate them into the design and technical specifications.
- Promotes and facilitates open communication and issue resolution both internally and externally.
- Supports the pre-construction team in making critical project decisions at the right time to maintain the project schedule.
- Coordinates, reviews, and provides comments on design documents.
- Supports the bidding and contracting of pre-construction-related work, including geotechnical and geophysical investigation, topographical survey mapping, and utility location/service surveys.
- Supports pre-construction site access and site conditions/constructability reviews and reporting. Includes compliance with RES safety program for pre-construction activities.
- Follows safety and security procedures, determines appropriate action, reports potentially unsafe conditions, and adequately uses materials and equipment.
- Standardization
- Complies with pre-con processes and procedures with Stage-Gate requirements.
- Partners with the Project Kick-off process and procedures.
- Identifies areas for continuous improvement of the process(es).
- Contracts
- Assists in the negotiation of owner contract exhibits as needed.
- Supports the pre-construction, contracts and legal teams to negotiate and close construction contracts, with a high focus on exhibits and ancillary documentation, including the ability to read and write scopes of work.
- Attends work regularly and punctually, as scheduled or expected.
- Make oneself available to support meetings and obligations over a wide range of time zones (US Eastern to Pacific).
- Complies with Employee Handbook, Code of Conduct, and Company Policies & Procedures.
- Additional Responsibilities:
- Presents, supports, and leads-by-example with a safety and quality-oriented attitude.
- Exhibit RES core values: Passion, Accountability, Collaboration, Excellence.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental and Vision
- Health Savings Account with employer contribution
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- 4x pay Basic Life and Voluntary Life
- Short and Long Term Disability
- Accident, Hospital, and Critical Illness
- 401(k) plan with 6% company match
- 4 weeks Paid Time Off (PTO) and 10 Paid Holidays
- Tuition Reimbursement and Green Car Reimbursement
- Volunteer and Charity Matching
- Paid Parental Leave and Paid Sabbatical Leave
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Employee Discounts and Wellness programs
- Wellness Reimbursement
