Frederick Fox

Preconstruction ManagerPosition OverviewThe Preconstruction Manager is responsible for overseeing preconstruction activities and supporting successful project execution from initial planning and project pursuits through construction and closeout. This role provides leadership and direction across multiple projects, ensuring that project plans, budgets, schedules, staffing, and resources are aligned with organizational objectives and client expectations.The ideal candidate brings strong construction management expertise, financial and operational oversight, leadership capabilities, and the ability to build and maintain positive relationships with owners, architects, subcontractors, suppliers, and internal project teams.Key Responsibilities<ul style="margin:0px;padding-left:40px;">
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Project and Team Management: Oversee multiple projects and Project Managers concurrently, providing guidance and ensuring project teams understand their responsibilities, objectives, and expectations.</li>
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Project Planning and Execution: Review project proposals and plans to establish timelines, procedures, staffing requirements, resource allocation, and execution strategies.</li>
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Preconstruction Oversight: Lead and support preconstruction activities, including project pursuits, cost estimating, value engineering, constructability reviews, scope development, and bidding procedures.</li>
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Financial Management: Manage the financial aspects of contracts, monitor project costs and schedules, evaluate performance, and recommend corrective actions when necessary.</li>
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Contract and Scope Management: Oversee project scopes of work and contract documentation while identifying and resolving potential claims involving subcontractors and suppliers.</li>
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Project Monitoring and Reporting: Review project status reports, adjust schedules and plans as needed, and prepare progress reports for company leadership, owners, and other stakeholders.</li>
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Project Coordination: Lead project coordination meetings, assist Project Managers with problem-solving and conflict resolution, and ensure effective communication across project teams.</li>
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Safety and Quality Assurance: Establish and reinforce project safety, quality, schedule, cost, and owner relationship objectives. Ensure compliance with applicable insurance, safety, labor relations, and regulatory requirements.</li>
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Quality Control: Lead the implementation of quality assurance and quality control procedures, monitoring project activities to ensure established standards are consistently met.</li>
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Client and Stakeholder Relations: Establish and maintain strong relationships with owners, architects, subcontractors, suppliers, and other industry partners. Support sales, marketing, client interviews, and business development efforts as needed.</li>
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Leadership and Team Development: Mentor and develop project personnel through coaching, training, performance evaluations, and ongoing feedback. Promote teamwork, accountability, and a positive working environment.</li>
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Best Practices and Process Improvement: Document and share successful project practices, promote effective construction methods, and identify opportunities to improve project delivery and operational performance.</li>
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Project Closeout: Direct and oversee the timely completion of project closeout activities, ensuring all contractual and administrative requirements are fulfilled.</li>
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Business and Company Representation: Protect and promote the company's interests, ensure appropriate compensation is received for completed work, and communicate and reinforce the organization's vision, mission, and values.</li>
</ul>Qualifications and Core Competencies<ul style="margin:0px;padding-left:40px;">
<li style="line-height:1.2;font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin:0px;">Proven experience in preconstruction, construction management, or a related leadership role.</li>
<li style="line-height:1.2;font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin:0px;">Strong understanding of construction project planning, estimating, budgeting, scheduling, bidding, and contract administration.</li>
<li style="line-height:1.2;font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin:0px;">Demonstrated ability to oversee multiple projects and lead Project Managers and cross-functional teams.</li>
<li style="line-height:1.2;font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin:0px;">Strong financial management skills, including cost monitoring, contract management, and project performance analysis.</li>
<li style="line-height:1.2;font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin:0px;">Knowledge of construction methods, value engineering, constructability reviews, quality control, and project closeout procedures.</li>
<li style="line-height:1.2;font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin:0px;">Familiarity with construction safety standards, insurance requirements, labor relations, and applicable regulations.</li>
<li style="line-height:1.2;font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin:0px;">Excellent verbal and written communication, negotiation, and conflict-resolution skills.</li>
<li style="line-height:1.2;font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin:0px;">Strong relationship-building abilities with clients, owners, architects, subcontractors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.</li>
<li style="line-height:1.2;font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin:0px;">Effective leadership, mentoring, decision-making, and problem-solving capabilities.</li>
<li style="line-height:1.2;font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin:0px;">Ability to participate in business development activities, client presentations, sales meetings, and project interviews.</li>
<li style="line-height:1.2;font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin:0px;">Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing competing priorities across multiple projects.</li>
<li style="line-height:1.2;font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin:0px;">Commitment to promoting teamwork, accountability, continuous improvement, and company values.</li>
</ul>Additional Requirements<ul style="margin:0px;padding-left:40px;">
<li style="line-height:1.2;font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin:0px;">Must be willing to travel as required.</li>
<li style="line-height:1.2;font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin:0px;">Must be able to successfully perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.</li>
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Preconstruction Manager

Position Overview

The Preconstruction Manager is responsible for overseeing
preconstruction activities and supporting successful project
execution from initial planning and project pursuits through
construction and closeout. This role provides leadership and
direction across multiple projects, ensuring that project plans,
budgets, schedules, staffing, and resources are aligned with
organizational objectives and client expectations.

The ideal candidate brings strong construction management
expertise, financial and operational oversight, leadership
capabilities, and the ability to build and maintain positive
relationships with owners, architects, subcontractors, suppliers,
and internal project teams.

Key Responsibilities

* Project and Team Management: Oversee multiple projects and
Project Managers concurrently, providing guidance and ensuring
project teams understand their responsibilities, objectives, and
expectations.
* Project Planning and Execution: Review project proposals and
plans to establish timelines, procedures, staffing requirements,
resource allocation, and execution strategies.
* Preconstruction Oversight: Lead and support preconstruction
activities, including project pursuits, cost estimating, value
engineering, constructability reviews, scope development, and
bidding procedures.
* Financial Management: Manage the financial aspects of
contracts, monitor project costs and schedules, evaluate
performance, and recommend corrective actions when necessary.
* Contract and Scope Management: Oversee project scopes of work
and contract documentation while identifying and resolving
potential claims involving subcontractors and suppliers.
* Project Monitoring and Reporting: Review project status
reports, adjust schedules and plans as needed, and prepare
progress reports for company leadership, owners, and other
stakeholders.
* Project Coordination: Lead project coordination meetings,
assist Project Managers with problem-solving and conflict
resolution, and ensure effective communication across project
teams.
* Safety and Quality Assurance: Establish and reinforce project
safety, quality, schedule, cost, and owner relationship
objectives. Ensure compliance with applicable insurance, safety,
labor relations, and regulatory requirements.
* Quality Control: Lead the implementation of quality assurance
and quality control procedures, monitoring project activities to
ensure established standards are consistently met.
* Client and Stakeholder Relations: Establish and maintain strong
relationships with owners, architects, subcontractors, suppliers,
and other industry partners. Support sales, marketing, client
interviews, and business development efforts as needed.
* Leadership and Team Development: Mentor and develop project
personnel through coaching, training, performance evaluations,
and ongoing feedback. Promote teamwork, accountability, and a
positive working environment.
* Best Practices and Process Improvement: Document and share
successful project practices, promote effective construction
methods, and identify opportunities to improve project delivery
and operational performance.
* Project Closeout: Direct and oversee the timely completion of
project closeout activities, ensuring all contractual and
administrative requirements are fulfilled.
* Business and Company Representation: Protect and promote the
company's interests, ensure appropriate compensation is received
for completed work, and communicate and reinforce the
organization's vision, mission, and values.
Qualifications and Core Competencies

* Proven experience in preconstruction, construction management,
or a related leadership role.
* Strong understanding of construction project planning,
estimating, budgeting, scheduling, bidding, and contract
administration.
* Demonstrated ability to oversee multiple projects and lead
Project Managers and cross-functional teams.
* Strong financial management skills, including cost monitoring,
contract management, and project performance analysis.
* Knowledge of construction methods, value engineering,
constructability reviews, quality control, and project closeout
procedures.
* Familiarity with construction safety standards, insurance
requirements, labor relations, and applicable regulations.
* Excellent verbal and written communication, negotiation, and
conflict-resolution skills.
* Strong relationship-building abilities with clients, owners,
architects, subcontractors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
* Effective leadership, mentoring, decision-making, and
problem-solving capabilities.
* Ability to participate in business development activities,
client presentations, sales meetings, and project interviews.
* Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing
competing priorities across multiple projects.
* Commitment to promoting teamwork, accountability, continuous
improvement, and company values.
Additional Requirements

* Must be willing to travel as required.
* Must be able to successfully perform the essential functions of
the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Preconstruction Manager

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