Senior Mechanical Preconstruction Manager

8 hours ago


Reston, Virginia, United States Clayco Full time
About Clayco

Clayco is a leading provider of construction services, specializing in the delivery of high-quality solutions for industrial, commercial, and institutional projects. With a strong focus on innovation and collaboration, we work closely with clients to bring their vision to life.

The Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Mechanical Preconstruction Manager to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for leading the preconstruction process for mechanical systems, developing accurate cost estimates, and collaborating with engineers, architects, and other stakeholders to deliver exceptional results.

Key Responsibilities
  • Collect and distribute bid documentation, including RFPs and solicitation for bid requests
  • Assist in gathering information to complete Bid Qualification and Criteria requirements
  • Attend pre-bid meetings to analyze project requirements and site conditions
  • Review and interpret project documents to determine job-specific material, equipment, and labor requirements
  • Prepare written scopes of work for subcontracts and suppliers, and coordinate mechanical scopes with other trades
  • Participate in pre-proposal design coordination meetings to support pricing document development
  • Perform constructability analysis of project documents, identifying design and constructability issues, and risk elements
  • Provide viable design alternatives and value engineering propositions, with analysis supporting benefits to initial and life cycle cost, schedule, maintenance, etc.
  • Perform quantity survey of mechanical systems and components, applying industry standard labor rates to develop accurate cost estimates
  • Evaluate vendor and subcontractor proposals, capturing assumptions, rationale, inclusions, exclusions, etc.
  • Prepare estimates for bidding and budgeting purposes, participating in internal estimate review and assisting with final recap of estimate for presentation to senior management
  • Support project management tasks, including budgeting, schedule development, interim design review, change order pricing, procurement, value engineering, and vendor selection
  • Coordinate with project teams to evaluate productivity for historical data and schedule/cost forecasting purposes
  • Maintain and improve supplier and subcontractor database, utilizing the company's prequalification program
  • Supervise junior estimators, estimating assistants, and/or interns, providing training and support in a mentoring capacity, and reviewing work products for quality control
  • Assist in the organization and maintenance of estimating software material cost databases, ensuring accurate costs are consistently utilized on bids
  • Identify opportunities for improvement in departmental processes, approach, and execution of estimating and preconstruction functions, and assist in creating or adopting new tools to maximize productivity with the lowest attendant value of acceptable risk
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, or related field, or a combination of education (including trade schools) and professional experience
  • 10+ years experience in preconstruction/estimating with a focus on mechanical systems (i.e., Fire Protection, HVAC, Plumbing, Piping)
  • Exhibits inclusive leadership and teamwork behavior, and values diverse perspectives from team members
  • Demonstrated experience in the successful management of bidding process for conceptual estimates, with a preferred emphasis on heavy/advanced manufacturing, industrial, and mission critical markets
  • Working knowledge of codes and standards applicable to the design and installation of mechanical systems
  • Working knowledge of construction contract language and terms, in addition to various contractual delivery methods (e.g., negotiated, hard bid, design assist, GMP, etc.)
  • Possesses strong technical writing, math, and computer skills, with proficiency using standard office software applications such as BlueBeam, Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint to support estimating efforts
  • Proficiency using estimating software, with a preference for Trimble products
About Working at Clayco
  • We offer a collaborative design-build approach that sets us apart from other builders
  • We work on creative, complex, award-winning, high-profile jobs
  • The pace is fast
  • Nationwide projects - Data Centers, High Rises, Higher Ed, Industrial, and more


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