Pre-Construction Manager

Introduction

Visium Resources has been asked to identify qualified candidates for this Pre-Construction Manager position. This position is a direct hire opportunity in Orlando, FL and will require work in office as well as on-site locations as required.

Summary

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This is an opportunity to join a well-known and well-established engineering team that is in a high growth mode with exceptional opportunity for career growth.

• For Vertical Business Line Estimating Role:  
  1. Maintain existing client relationships by regularly interacting with current clients. Visit clients on an as-needed basis, attend industry functions when available, build rapport with clients and help establish us as a trade partner not just another vendor providing a proposal.
  2. Strive to establish new client relationships.
  3. Serve as Process Owner for all aspects of Estimating processes for Vertical business line, working in collaboration with Operations Director of the Vertical business line, PM staff, and other stakeholders in Estimating processes.
  4. Manage estimating staff - Conduct hiring & onboarding as needed, ensure employees are trained, developed, and proficient in use of estimating tools and software.  Provide regular employee communications, performance reviews (minimum annual) and other manager responsibilities of direct employees.
  5. Prepare and update Bid Review criteria & Bid / No bid criteria (minimum annual update).  
  6. Review bid invites, communicate with senior management and determine which jobs will be bid.  Make Bid decisions using criteria, consult with Sr. Mgmt. as needed for critical bids.   
  7. Ensure that bid calendar is kept up to date with the estimating team.   Support management level Bid Calendar review meetings. 
  8. Review bids with estimators prior to bids being sent out, to ensure estimate is complete and there are no scope gaps.

• Support Risk assessments during bid process, and/or risk assessments conducted during project planning phase, to ensure projects are well positioned to manage identified & unknown potential risks.
• Ensure bid proposal is complete and all required scope clarifications are included and clearly stated.
• Participate in Project Handoff to PM as required depending on size and scope of projects. 
• Monitor progress of bids & track bid hit rate. Conduct Win/Loss analysis and use customer feedback to update policies or cost models as appropriate.
• Participate in ongoing and post-Project reviews and lessons Learned meetings to understand issues, competitive position, positive & negative lessons learned, or other info that can be used to make Carter Electric more competitive or profitable.  Use info to update cost models or other bid assumptions and estimates as appropriate. 
• Review internal policies and procedures with senior management and assist in reducing costs.

• Collaborate with other Operations leads for estimating processes for Service, Special Projects, Tampa, MV/DOT/Civil, ensuring good practices are shared and estimating processes are standardized to maximum practical extent across the company.
• Serve as member of senior management team staff.
• Assist senior management to ensure positive cash flow is included in Project Estimating schedule.
• Work with all other office staff to promote an interdependent work environment, be a key part of the team and team leader.
• Maintain a close relationship with the project management and field supervision staff to ensure that the proper flow of information from the Estimating process is provided to complete the project on schedule, ahead of budget and to the satisfaction of the customer.  
• Works closely with the Safety Department to ensure the highest level of safety and quality are included in project estimates.

• Electrical field jobsite experience 5 years preferred
• Electrical Estimating 5 years minimum (required)
• Experience with bidding/estimating software (B2W or Accubid preferred), Bluebeam, Microsoft Suite

• Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.
• Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
• Managing People - Takes responsibility for subordinates' activities; Ensures timely availability to staff; Develops subordinates' skills and encourages growth; Solicits and applies customer feedback (internal and external); Fosters quality focus in others; Improves processes, products and services.; Continually works to improve supervisory skills.
• Quality Management - Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
• Business Acumen - Understands business implications of decisions; Displays orientation to profitability; Demonstrates knowledge of market and competition; Aligns work with strategic goals.
• Strategic Thinking - Develops strategies to achieve organizational goals; Understands organization's strengths & weaknesses; Analyzes market and competition; Identifies external threats and opportunities; Adapts strategy to changing conditions.
• Motivation - Sets and achieves challenging goals; Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; Measures self against standard of excellence; Takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.
• Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Plans for additional resources; Sets goals and objectives; Organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; Develops realistic action plans.