Assistant Director, Pre-Construction
Job Overview
Middleburg Communities is seeking an Assistant Director of Pre-Construction for our various construction projects across the Southeastern United States. Middleburg Communities is a full-service real estate firm specializing in multifamily real estate investments through our acquisition, development, construction, and property management services. Our development and construction teams collaborate with architects and engineers to design each project, and our internal selection process enables us to partner with a close network of trusted subcontractors to build each project.
The Assistant Director of Pre-Construction will work directly for the Director of Pre-Construction, and lead areas such as design management, conceptual budgeting, and project estimating. This individual will be responsible for leading the estimating process within a team environment, maintaining preconstruction project records, subcontractor solicitations, capturing trade scopes, and analyzing assigned projects.
Also, an individual who has strong interpersonal skills with the demonstrated ability to work with a diverse range of personalities and the ability to keep calm under pressure, communicate effectively and multitask. The Assistant Director of Pre-Construction participates in our Mission, lives by our Values, and promotes the Vision of Excellence.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Attend Pre-Bid meetings / meet with clients and designers to develop a thorough understanding of the proposed scope, general conditions, and site plan for each project.
Create preliminary estimates from schematic drawings to help determine if the projects are economically feasible. Provide value engineering and input to help achieve the desired product while maintaining fiscal responsibilities.
Review and break-down preliminary set of plans, make initial spec and blueprint analysis to identify RFI’s. Perform risk analysis inclusive of reviewing sequence of operations, physical constraints of the site, equipment needs. Etc.
Develop anticipated project work scopes from preliminary conceptual schematic plans stage; revise and amend through to completion of drawings.
Solicit bids from select trade subcontractors and following up with RFI’s from subcontractors.
Collect, analyze, and level subcontractor bids for accuracy and compliance to achieve the required scope of work.
Perform quantity survey or “take-off” of select trades and review the work of others.
Review and acceptance of work produced by the PreCon team members.
Lead the cost input of the overall estimate based on the approved work of the team.
Articulate the budget qualifications through final draft.
Assist Project Managers with the buy-out of the project and with establishing budget milestones for achieving compliance with construction in place versus cost to complete.
Maintain construction cost database for use by estimating (ProEst) and construction managers (ProCore) along with other team members in the future.
Participate with interviewing and hiring of additional personnel as required.
Assist Senior Management with establishing best practices, policies, and procedures.
Work with other team members on best practices for quality, purchasing, and safety.
Provide technical assistance in negotiating change orders, contracts, sub-contractor claims etc., if needed.
Assist corporate management with determining what type of projects to bid, bidding strategies and techniques
Provide training and technical support to personnel assisting in the preparation of estimates
Job Qualifications
Knowledge and Experience
10+ years estimating/preconstruction
Experience with Medium-large ($30M+) commercial (multi-family) projects
Prior management of employees, vendors, subcontractors, and consultants is preferred.
Proven experience to function independently in a multi-task environment, as well as part of a team. Comfortable in communicating with all levels of management and employees.
Computer skills for all facets of the estimating process
A highly entrepreneurial, self-motivated, and results-oriented individual.
Benefits and Perks
Great benefits: We offer comprehensive health and wellness benefits tailored to meet your needs. Choose from three medical plan options, including a company-funded HSA plan with 100% premium coverage for employees. We also provide subsidized options for additional family members, as well as dental and vision plan choices. Other benefits include paid time off, paid volunteer time, and company-paid holidays, a 401(k) match, employer-paid Life and AD&D insurance, and educational reimbursement to support your growth.
A job that challenges you: Middleburg strives for excellence in knowledge, service, and integrity. Excellence in knowledge means that Middleburg recruits and trains top-notch Team Members who are experts in their field and who continue to improve their industry knowledge. Team Members work together to provide excellent customer service that exceeds customers' expectations.
Great Culture: We embrace a culture of responsible leadership at all levels of our organization that encourages initiative to advance our mission and vision. We honor the dignity of all people, embrace differences, value new ideas, demonstrate empathy, and strive to promote a caring and supportive environment for all. Our team is building a better world, one community at a time.
