Clayco is a full-service, turnkey real estate development, master planning, architecture, engineering and construction firm that safely delivers clients across North America the highest quality solutions on time, on budget, and above and beyond expectations. With $5.8 billion in revenue for 2023, Clayco specializes in the "art and science of building," providing fast track, efficient solutions for industrial, commercial, institutional and residential related building projects.
Why Clayco?
Best Places to Work - Crain's Chicago Business, St. Louis Business Journal
ENR - Top Midwest Contractors (#1), Top Design Build Contractors (#4), Top 400 Contractors (#16)
The Role We Want You For
The Preconstruction Manager will lead and assist the bidding of construction projects by preparing conceptual and hard dollar estimates, preparing proposals for new projects, and soliciting subcontractor bids. The Senior Preconstruction Manager will review and verify accuracy and completeness of all project documents received and will also perform quantity take-offs, constructability reviews, and value engineering analyses for all projects assigned. The Preconstruction Manager will play a key role in departmental initiatives and improvements.
The Specifics of the Role
Work in conjunction with Preconstruction team to prepare accurate proposals for all business units including (Commercial, Industrial, Institutional, Residential)
Prepare conceptual estimates
Lead junior staff in developing scopes of work for each trade to bid projects
Perform quantity take-offs for specific divisions/scopes of work
Oversee subcontractor selection process
Build and maintain subcontractor relationships
Prepare Bid Evaluation sheets
Review project schedules and assist in preparing General Conditions
Prepare final assembly of estimate for presentation to owner
Assure clean handoff of estimate, bid info, drawings, specs, etc. to Project Management
Assist Project Managers in negotiating contracts, change orders, etc.
Review construction documents for value engineering
Prepare and price the value engineering items
Maintain master subcontractor/vendor lists
Maintain and develop historical data for unit prices
Assist with training of junior Preconstruction team members
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture or related
7+ years of estimating commercial construction projects ($50+ million)
Industrial and Data Center experience is a plus
Capability to lead project pursuits in multiple market sectors including Commercial, Industrial, Healthcare, Institutional, and Residential
Demonstrated knowledge of building construction, materials, systems, market conditions, and trade practices
Knowledge of estimating and quantity takeoff software
Experience leading Preconstruction meetings
Previous supervisory experience managing and mentoring junior staff