Responsibilities Brasfield & Gorrie has an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Preconstruction Manager in Orlando, Florida. Responsibilities and Essential Duties include the following (other duties may be assigned): • Multiple years of experience in managing the construction or estimating construction costs for healthcare, commerical, water or medical projects. • Knowledgeable about construction approach of building commerical, healthcare, medical or water facilities. • Experience in leading estimates or major components of estimates. • Experience in developing costs for self-perform work including, but not limited to, cast-in-place concrete, structure excavation and other earthwork scopes, above and below ground piping systems, and process equipment installation. • Experience in working in a team of estimators and managing a team of estimators. • Compile conceptual estimates, including project benchmarks and details. • Willingness to leverage experience to support the department in other related markets and work types. • Understand and work in a team to execute multiple delivery methods, including hard bid, negotiated GMP, Design Build, and Construction Management at Risk. • Work with operations teams on general requirements, including fees, financials, staffing of jobs, and construction schedules. • Understand pro-forma targets and anticipate unique factors for each job. • Foster collaboration regarding resources and ideas for continuous improvement with other departments, offices, and regions. • Partner with associated division/market to assist in managing and forecasting pursuit costs. • Drive projects forward and understand efforts needed in order to achieve desired results. • Research, discover, and leverage strategies to win projects. • Strategically apply preconstruction resources for greatest return on investment. • Proficiently utilize estimating software tools: P6, BuildingConnected, Procore, Agtek, Hard Dollar, and others. • Collaborate with clients to understand and extract their true needs. • Allocate and forecast personnel needs and department capacity. • Navigate client, designer, and estimating team through budget review. • Lead teams (designer/client/trades) from design to a target budget. • Represent the estimating team at job interviews and clearly present estimates to clients. • Understand federal requirements and their effect on the estimate, i.e. Davis Bacon wages, Buy American, etc. • Manage, mentor, coach, and develop all estimators on assigned projects. Conduct annual performance reviews. • Establish and maintain relationships with architects, owners, engineers, subcontractors, designers, clients, and others for potential business development. • Research emerging trends in preconstruction and apply innovative strategies to continuously improve performance of department. Education - Skills - Knowledge - Qualifications & Experience • Bachelor degree in construction, engineering, or related field; Or acceptable construction experience • 2-5 years of construction experience with 5 years of experience managing progressively larger and more complex estimates/teams • Proven experience delivering successful results at Senior Estimator level • Understanding of all aspects of preconstruction • Proven leadership ability with particular focus on mentoring, training, and motivating teams • Ability to develop and maintain key long-term relationships (clients, subcontractors, partners, etc.) • Excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills • Technical writing skills • Conflict resolution skills and experience with successfully resolving disputes • Ability to multitask and prioritize resources • Superior organizational skills • Self-perform production knowledge • Construction scheduling experience • Quantity survey experience • Proficient knowledge of estimating software • Experience representing company with industry and community organizations