Head of Preconstruction Full Time

• Role: Head of Preconstruction (Building)
• Location: Caribbean
• Sector: Construction
• Remuneration: US$105k-120k net Salary + Housing Allowance + Vehicle + Relocation/Vacation Flights + Local Benefits

Leading Caribbean based contractor seeks a Head of Preconstruction for project involvement on New Build schemes across the Caribbean region. Projects range across multiple sectors from Government, to Highrise Residential, Hospitality, Industrial, and more.

The Role:

• Provide leadership for the Estimating, Design-Build & Virtual Construction and Business Development functions; Manage the process and resources that provide quality pre-construction services to Clients while developing a strong multi-skilled team to support the company’s growth objectives.
• This position is instrumental in developing Client relationships and maintaining client satisfaction throughout the preconstruction process.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the Pre-Construction Services and Department of the company both locally and regionally.
• Develop strong relationships with Client/Consultants/Supply Chain and staff
• Ensure a consistency of approach and drive forward continuous improvement in our bids, both commercial and quality submissions; Manage, direct and set win strategies for bids.
• Lead Bid Strategy, Review and Adjudication meetings
• Provide Organizational leadership that raises our competence with BIM/VDC.
• Positively engage project teams to strategically drive adoption of BIM and Innovative Technologies, especially during the Pre-Construction phase.
• Ensure full compliance will all company processes and procedures and ensure that all bids are controlled in accordance with the company governance levels and procedures.
• Manage and Control Pre-Construction costs
• Provide innovation thinking and ideas to differentiate company bids from the competition, both commercially and in terms of the quality of submission, content, and format
• Maintain financial records of completed bids to maintain feel for competitive/winning market levels.
• Compile budget costs for tenders/bids
• Ensure Estimators costs within bids are validated.
• Plan, allocate and manage resources (internal and external) to process bids successfully.
• Participate in management reviews of workload and opportunities.
• Assist in the management and completion of “Expressions of Interest’, Pre-Qualifications and Questionnaires.
• Provide support during Constructability Reviews and Budget analysis as well as presentation to the Client.
• Administer Pre-construction conference/kick-off meetings, Responsible for Meeting Minutes documentation and distribution.
• Preparation and presentation of the project specific Pre-Construction Services Agreement (when applicable) to the Client.
• Maintain Client relationship through operations and closeout. Be available to negotiate / assist with dispute resolution as required by the Operations team.
• Work closely with the Chief Executive Officer to identify and secure work opportunities from the open market.
• Manage and oversee the daily activities of the Pre-Construction Department.
• Provide guidance to the Pre-Construction Team, as required, to ensure continuous professional.

Experience:

• Minimum of fifteen (15) years’ experience in Cost Estimating/Pre-Construction/Planning. Fifteen (15) years’ experience in the construction industry. Five (5) years managerial experience.
• Deep understanding of the construction industry. Estimating experience is a must.
• Ability to make decisions regarding financial accuracy of Cost Estimates.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines – many times outside normal office hours.
• Hands-on Leader able to build credibility through tangible contributions in a highly collaborative environment.
• Risk Awareness
• Ability to convert Business Development Opportunities to actual completed projects.
• Ability to enhance Pre-Construction services to a continuous quality improvement program and the introduction of Building Information Modelling processes and associated technology.
• Ability to develop and upskill key personnel as evidenced by their personal development plans.
• Ability to ensure accurate and competitive Bid Estimates and convert to new projects.

Qualifications

• BSc. in Civil Engineering. Post graduate qualification in Business Administration or Financial Management (or similar Quantity Surveying/Commercial Management degree focus).