Director of Preconstruction and Estimation

3 weeks ago


Durham, North Carolina, United States Strata Solar LLC Full time
Job Overview

Strata Solar LLC is seeking a highly skilled Director of Preconstruction and Estimation to lead our commercial team in securing highly profitable projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in preconstruction, estimating, and construction management, with a focus on renewable energy systems.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage financials, risk management, and client relations of assigned projects from pre-construction to issuing subcontracts.
  • Establish and maintain positive and effective relationships and communication with client, project team, consultants/engineers, subcontractors.
  • Work collaboratively with Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, and project team to sequence and schedule projects.
  • Align EPC execution strategies and capabilities with client expectations and contract requirements.
  • Lead team in the creation of proposals and bids documents for each project.
  • Present budget and value engineering ideas to owner and design team.
  • Ensure standards of safety and quality are adhered to by assertively documenting expectations with all parties.
  • Mentor and develop team members while effectively managing the overall team.
  • Develop risk register and communication handoff from bid phase to execution phase.
  • Establish templates that ensure proper review and documentation of site diligence information to support unitized cost estimates and risk mitigation.
  • Quantify material costs, man-power hourly costs, and sub buy-outs for projects.
  • Develop bid scope for trade packages and vet subcontractors to insure compliance with bid scope.
  • Collaborate with Subcontracts Lead to integrate lessons learned and value engineering opportunities.
  • Support pricing evaluation and diligence of development projects.
  • Develop preconstruction schedule and monitor progress.
  • Present job cost, scheduling updates, and budget updates at regular intervals.
  • Review all project documents, for completeness and accuracy.
  • Develop and support robust project handover process to execution leads within EPC.
  • Conduct team meetings, owner meetings, and budget reviews.
  • Responsible for managing billings and cost procedures during preconstruction.
  • Use project management and scheduling software consistently and accurately.
  • Manage bid list and coordinate with trade partners.
  • Prepare take-off and budgets in collaboration with Project Estimators.
  • Attend design development meetings.
  • Review subcontractor submittals.
  • Ensure quantity uploads to project management tools with a high level of accuracy.
  • Other related duties as assigned or needed.

Requirements:

  • 10-15 years of experience in preconstruction, estimating and/or construction management of large scale renewable energy projects or programs.
  • BS in Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline, advance study in Project Management and/or MBA desired
  • Candidates should have advanced math skills and an understanding of risk evaluation.
  • This position requires a high level of fluency reading plans, specifications, and related project documents. Key competencies are initiative, communication, teamwork, dependability, and attention to detail.


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