Des Moines, IA30+ days ago
li>Preconstruction Management: • Provides the most professional and appropriate estimating and documentation techniques relative to the owners needs, teams expectations, acceptable risk, and time constraints throughout the preconstruction period • Documents and communicates with the team the progress during the preconstruction phase, especially at the formal conclusion of schematic design development and construction document phases • Monitors design documents for compliance with scope and value analysis incorporation • Analyzes, assists, and provides suggestions for appropriate contract language that protects the company • Exhibits a professional understanding of cost, market impacts, governing authority, constructability, scheduling, design, and value • Reviews and provides reliable and timely feedback on all estimates, schedules, and other necessary documents throughout the design phase of assigned projects • Demonstrates consistent and creative evaluation of plans and specifications for best value and compliance with the project goals • Identifies and assists with the development of strategies and correspondence required for successful fast-tracking opportunities • Comfortably speaks with authority on a variety of building systems • Takes the lead role in preconstruction team meetings when appropriate and demonstrates the value of incorporated communications and information-sharing throughout the process • Accepts responsibility for accuracy of all estimating, scheduling strategies, and communications documents throughout the preconstruction period • Demonstrates the ability to competently perform multiple assignments with subordinates without sacrificing the integrity of our service • Stays abreast of new technology, techniques, concepts, regulations, and materials in order to assure best value to the project and team and shares them with department and staff • Capable of successfully managing preconstruction on larger and more complex projects • Ensures contracts are negotiated successfully • Capable of managing the most difficult and sophisticated architects and clients • Ensures consistency of products delivered to clients • Invests and/or aligns preconstruction products to meet the varying needs of the clients • Ensures Weitz preconstruction products are recognized as best in the marketplace.
Scheduling: • Prepares a detailed schedule identifying the preconstruction tasks and activities • Reviews weekly preconstruction progress to ensure the progress is maintained on schedule • Initiates changes to keep the project on schedule • Advises the Project Executive of issues that pose a potential cost or schedule impact, including issues with subs, designers, or owners • Prepares the initial project construction schedule, Preconstruction Project Schedule, with or without assistance from the Director or assigned operations staff • Understands this schedule and provides information to the owner, designer, or project team of impacts based on decisions made during preconstruction • Meets with assigned Operations staff to create buy-in of the schedule approach and modifies as necessary to meet the overall objectives of the project • Schedules preconstruction and estimating when assigned staff to balance skills and workloads • Ensures all preconstruction schedules are complete and realistic.