Pre-Construction Manager
Beacon Communications
- Littleton, CO
- $90,000-100,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Qualify/Coordinate new bid opportunities with Sales staff, i.e., Account Managers, Program Managers, etc.
- Assist with development of the department strategy and vision.
- Coordinate, manage, and supervise the work of subordinate pre-construction members.
- Establish and maintain relationships with existing/new clients, manufacturers, architects, engineers, general contractors, and electrical contractors.
- Lead preparation of proposals and their scope of work for new business as well as presentations to clients.
- Guide your team to work closely with the sales staff to develop and maintain leads, review lead sources, participate and help guide the identification of pursuit targets.
- Prepare and analyze cost models during the design development and/or bidding period.
- Coordinate and ensure that a preliminary construction schedule has been developed for each estimate.
- Produce progress estimates and design milestones, evaluate material and system costs.
- Build and maintain subcontractor relationships.
- Assure that the estimates, including general conditions, are accurate, complete, and reflect the actual requirements of the project.
- Ensure that potential risk factors have been evaluated and reviewed with senior management.
- Create realistic and detailed schedules for all design, approval, and estimating activities.
- Function as a document reviewer and adviser for constructability and value analysis.
- Ensure estimates are complete and reflect all that is required to build the project.
- Interface regularly with the sales team on upcoming opportunities as well as strategies for success.
- Collaborate with your team to ensure that the bids and proposals are competitive and have the greatest opportunity for success.
- Identify creative ways to deliver additional profit if possible.
- Qualify, learn, and teach new systems such as fire alarm and other new products to your team that are introduced to the company.
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office products.
- Must be self-motivated and punctual.
- Must be able to manage multiple tasks and have excellent follow-up skills both internally and externally.
- Minimum 05 years of experience in low voltage construction, estimating and project budgeting.
- Experience in healthcare technology, security solutions, intercommunication systems, audio video solutions, and structured cable estimating is desired.
- Skills and Abilities
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in difficult situations with employees with various personalities and emotions.
- Must understand implicit instructions and react favorably in all work situations.
- Must be mentally adaptable and flexible in dealing with a variety of people.
- Is frequently called upon to handle difficult situations and be held accountable for project outcomes.
- Strong team player
- Must be able to communicate providing verbal feedback in a professional manner.
- Education:
- College Degree or approved equivalent.
- Certifications on low voltage systems.
- A work environment can be an office environment, medical facility, educational facility, or a customer site under construction, renovation, or warehouse space.
- Job sites will have a variety of environmental factors including but not limited to noise, dust, and temperature changes.
- Candidates must have the capability to transfer job sites, as necessary.
- Occasionally lift and carry items weighing up to fifty pounds.
- Must maintain a clear background check to satisfy customer job site badging requirements.
- Must be willing to submit to all vaccinations and screening tests required for customer jobsite badging protocol.
- Maintain a clear drug and alcohol screening protocol.
- 20-30% travel requirement, as needed.