Preconstruction Manager

Pre-Construction Manager

Classification: Exempt

Reports to: Director of Construction

Location:  Brentwood, TN

Date: July 2024

JOB DESCRIPTION 

About Highland Ventures

Highland Ventures is a national venture management company focused on strategically developing and operating business subsidiaries centered around its real estate portfolio. A family-owned business, Highland Ventures operates in the real estate and foodservice industries, and continues to grow and add new business ventures. Legacy Commercial Property is our real estate division of the company. 

Role Summary

As the Preconstruction Manager, you are responsible for project managing building development including new builds and retrofits to ensure contract execution. You will partner with internal and external stakeholders to ensure scope, budget, and schedule definition are established including timely receipt of building and site permits. You are responsible as the preconstruction manager to lead planning, design, and pre-construction projects, including new built-to-suit buildings, tenant improvements, extensions of existing facilities and renovation projects. As the preconstruction manager you are also responsible for all project cost estimating. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Independently manages builds including design completion, permitting and contract execution. You will be working independently, interacting with leadership and stakeholders to resolve issues.
• You will work with internal/external teams including design construction, finance, architects, engineers, permitting agencies, developers and landlords to secure resources, scope infrastructure builds, set priorities, milestones and drive delivery to meet deadlines
• A preconstruction manager drives results through communicating, weighing risks, making decisions, leading and influencing. You will competently represent project and technical information to many different audiences. You have good working relationships with stakeholders and vendors, and lead constructive dialogue to resolve and prevent project issues.
• You manage vendor procurement, and oversee professional service providers ensuring their skills and competencies meet the needs required of entitling property and projects. You perform pricing reviews for scope inclusions/exclusions and negotiate the cost of the work with the developer, general contractor and design consultants.
• Cost estimating, budget, schedule tracking, and forecasting are fundamental components, including identifying and solving factors that may impede a successful permitted project hand-over to key stakeholders.
• You are focused on scope development, coordinating with design teams to develop site plans, composite floor plans in compliance with design standards and operational requirements. You keep the scope under control and accelerate progress by driving crisp and timely decisions, identifying and clearing blockers, and escalating appropriately.
• You prepare and present project status/risk reports, and provide clear and concise summaries for projects under your ownership to leadership and management teams.
• Interfacing and coordinating with the authorities that have jurisdiction (AHJ) on the project to ensure regulatory compliance and smooth job execution.
• You understand design and construction contracts, related exhibits, and provide detailed analysis and approvals of technical matters and site-specific deal structures and terms. You review additional reports such as noise and traffic reports and environmental studies.

Job Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management or comparable field.
• 5+ years of experience in a role related to Commercial Development or Construction.
• Project management experience from design phase through implementation and operation, negotiating construction, procurement and labor contracts.
• 2+ years of project/program management

Opportunities and Benefits

• Laptop provided
• Group medical, dental, life and other insurance plans, after eligibility requirements are fulfilled
• Health Savings Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and dependent care
• 401K with 50% match
• Paid time off plus 7 paid holidays

Position type and expected hours of work 

This is a full-time position.  Days and hours of work are typically Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to  6 p.m.  The home office is located in Brentwood, TN and team members are required to work in the office 5 days per week. In addition, the job requires being on - call some evenings and weekends. On-call hours are able to be worked from home or a remote location.

Other duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.  Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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