Senior Director of Preconstruction

Keeley Construction is looking to hire a Sr Director of Preconstruction for our Building Group at our corporate headquarters in St. Louis, MO. This position will be responsible managing all aspects of preconstruction development for our group, including building and growing a team.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manages all aspects of the preconstruction process from client management to estimates.
• Provides leadership for the estimating team members including assessing/coaching existing talent.
• Works with the group leaders to pursue, acquire, and maintain new and existing clients.
• Continuously reviews and evaluates for potential for new/ emerging markets and understands the viability of the current markets for future growth and/or value add to the group
• Provides value alternative solutions taking into consideration cost, schedule, maintenance, and life cycle cost implications.
• Oversees value alternate preparation from subcontractors and internal departments.
• Fills in design gaps for incomplete documents for the completion of estimates. Ensures estimating department has most current design information in the preparation of estimates.
• Oversees the establishment of the budget control during the award phase of the project.
• Presents deliverables to the owner in a complete and organized manner, per the governing documents that are included from the requirements of the owner/client.
• Prepares or oversees preparation of preconstruction schedule.
• Ensures adherence to contractual requirements and strategic meeting of overall goals by understanding preconstruction/construction contracts and applying knowledge to assigned project.
• Responsible for developing, managing, and monitoring the preconstruction/estimating group budget and expenses.
• Assists in the acquisition, development, and training of other preconstruction/estimating staff.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Architecture, or Engineering.
• 10+ Years of applicable estimating, contract management, and leadership oversight experience in the design/build industry.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
• Communicate effectively both orally and through writing and work cooperatively in a fast paced, diverse team environment.
• Self-starter - highly motivated to bring results and success to the business unit.
• Strong team development and leadership skills

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