Sr Manager- Preconstruction

At Shawmut Design and Construction, we’re proud that the culture we’ve built as a 100% employee-owned company as we have been recognized with over 83 Best Place to Work awards.  Including Best Workplace by Fortune Magazine,  Fortune Best Workplace for Women, Fortune Best Workplace for Millennials, Great Place to Work’s Best Workplace for Parents, and one of America’s Best Employers by Forbes. 

Here’s a glimpse into what we are offering:

• Health, Dental and Vision insurance.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - be an employee owner!
• 401K with Match - receive company match up to 4% of your eligible pay.
• Generous Paid Time Off policy - including vacation, summer Fridays, holidays, personal sick and a volunteer day.
• The Extras: cell phone, laptop, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance, financial planning services and many more

At Shawmut, you will have the opportunity to own your career and deliver impact within our culture of ownership and innovation focused around providing the gold standard of client service for the world’s most recognizable and elite brands and institutions.

We are building over $30M projects up to $300M across all sectors.. Our pipeline is built out to 2026, and we are anticipating continued growth. 

The Sr Preconstruction Manager is responsible for the development and implementation of preconstruction strategies that will drive the goals of the region and bring value-add for the client during this critical phase.  

• Pre-Positioning & RFP Stage
• Work with Business Lead, Business Development, and PX on strategic project opportunity pursuits.
• Manage the RFQ/RFP/Interview process, to understand and develop project specific approach.
• Work with internal resources including Construction Management, Marketing, Estimating, Engineering Services to develop project specific content for proposals and interviews which may including estimates, systems cost options analysis, value management, logistics plans, schedules, schedule options analysis, or other project approach content.
• Project Delivery Process
• Drives Owner, Design team, and Shawmut team to adhere to Preconstruction Workplan.
• Provide cost, quality, performance, schedule advice to the design team and owner to assure the best systems/materials are being utilized
• Leads or attend all pertinent preconstruction meetings & becomes the go-to-resource who ensures schedule, cost, quality, and constructability considerations become an integral part of all design decisions and ensure no surprises in the areas of cost, schedule, and quality.
• Manage Preconstruction Services Budget and Cost Reporting
• Track preconstruction services cost to date, forecasted cost and cost variances to RFP proposal developed by PX/OPX.
• Track preconstruction services overruns and develop strategies for cost recovery.

• • 10+ years of construction management experience required
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and work experience
  • Experience leading construction management teams in preconstruction phase of project on $50m-$250m projects.
  • Experience developing a preconstruction workplan and driving owner and architect to meet critical milestones.
  • Experience leading a design-build team during the preconstruction phase for an on-budget, on-time project delivery.

Shawmut prohibits discrimination against any staff member or applicant on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, religion, national origin, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, disability, creed, citizenship status, or any other legally protected characteristic.