Project Preconstruction Manager
Listed on 2026-02-03
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Construction
Operations Manager -
Engineering
Operations Manager
Overview
Division: New Jersey Main
Project Location(s): Bridgewater, NJ 08807 USA
Job Type: Regular
Job Classification: Experienced
Education:
Not specified in this summary
Job Family: Construction
Compensation: Salaried Exempt
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.
- Accountable for Preconstruction deliverables, including but not limited to, Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) and Lump Sum bids.
- Collaborate with Operations on Project Schedule, Logistics, Safety, Constructability Reviews, General Conditions and General Requirements.
- Develop, review and approve Assumptions and Clarifications.
- Develop and maintain relationships with clients, architects, design community, and trade partners to enhance future business development opportunities.
- Collaborate with Procurement regarding Preconstruction estimates.
- 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.
- Develop and monitor Preconstruction budget for project, with focus on Preconstruction recoveries, including invoicing, and provide monthly financial updates or as requested.
- Lead review meetings with owner, architect, and engineer related to Preconstruction phase.
- Prepare comparison analysis to previous estimates and develop clear and concise messages to explain variances for each project stakeholder.
- Establish Preconstruction Quality Control (QC) processes for scope and estimate reviews.
- In collaboration with Operations, identify opportunities to drive improvement within preconstruction process by using Virtual Design and Construction (VDC), Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and other process enhancements.
- Coordinate with Operations Lead to support Launch Matrix preparation, scheduling, evaluating, executing, and managing meetings for each estimate milestone.
- Participate and contribute to Constructability Reviews for milestone estimates per Launch Matrix.
- Coordinate with Lean Manager to develop and execute Pull Plans for design, estimate and GMP schedules.
- Generate, coordinate and manage Budget Control Reports (BCRs) between each milestone estimate to manage cost events and value engineering opportunities. Provide variance reports for each milestone estimate to communicate scope development.
- Lead Target Value Design process as appropriate for select projects.
- Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.
The salary range for this position is estimated to be $ - annualized, which represents the company's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. Additionally, Turner Construction provides flexible benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, financial benefits such as a 401(k) plan, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, wellness benefits, a voluntary legal plan, identity theft, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage.
The salary range for this position is estimated to be 0.00 - 0.00 USD annualized.
Turner Construction provides flexible benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, financial benefits such as a 401(k) plan, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, wellness benefits, a voluntary legal plan, identity theft, life insurance, and short-term and long-term disability coverage.
In addition to our extensive benefits offerings, we provide paid vacation, wellness/sick time, holidays, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, employee referral bonuses, and end-of-year appreciation pay.
Qualifications- Bachelor’s Degree from accredited degree program in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or related field, and minimum of 10 years of Building Construction experience required, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
- Experience with variety of building construction types desired
- Thorough understanding of drawings and specifications, general contract and subcontract documents, materials, means and methods
- 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 work
- Extensive knowledge of regional market, competition, and industry trends
- Ability to provide accurate qualitative and quantitative analysis of estimating documents
- Advanced project management skills, able to manage high volumes of work and ability to move projects forward in a complex environment in a timely manner
- Management experience required, and coach and mentor others
- Negotiation skills with ability influence and engage others
- Executive level presentation skills,…
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