Director of Pre-construction – Branch Builds

Director of Pre-Construction
Location: Herndon, VA

Position: Full-time

Position summary:

Branch Builds is searching for a collaborative and driven Director of Pre-Construction to join our well-established, growing company. The Director must exhibit a thorough working knowledge of commercial, institutional, primary and secondary education construction as related to all disciplines and phases of construction.

Essential Functions:

• Leading a collaborative and timely subcontract buyout and negotiation phase based upon scoping subcontractors.
• Ensuring, directly or through support, the development of comprehensive and concise subcontract scopes of work and terms and conditions.
• Conducts post-bid investigation on lost projects to ascertain reasons for losing (i.e. subcontract awards from low bidder differing from our apparent low subcontractors).
• Provides training, support, and management for other estimators.
• Reviews estimates in detail with Business Unit Leaders and/or Project Teams prior to submission.
• Has a positive and progressive vision of achievement.
• Managing quantity take-offs, pricing, scoping and bidding of construction projects.
• Soliciting and developing relationships with subcontractors and suppliers.
• Pricing subcontractor, supplier and self-performed scopes of work.
• Assessing site exposures/construction risks to appropriately analyze, cost and reflect these in an estimate.
• Assisting in material selection, bid strategy, and estimate presentation.
• Identifying constructability issues through the estimating process with collaborative input.
• Identifying value-engineering alternatives with the project team.
• Leading the project team through the estimating process on select projects and self-performing the estimating process on others.
• Executing accurate, detailed and complete conceptual, preliminary contract and final estimates and presenting these with a team approach.
• Producing accurate estimates from conceptual and schematic drawings.
• Producing detailed final contract estimates with complete documentation and presentation.
• Reviewing estimates with project managers, superintendents and other estimators in a collaborative environment.
• Tracking and documenting historical data for future use.

Required Qualifications/Education:

• Cover letter and project list required with application for this position.
• Bachelor s degree in building science, construction management or engineering, preferred; or equivalent experience.
• 15 years of industry experience in various types and phases of new construction and rehabilitation, including concrete, masonry, steel, wood frame, MEP systems exterior and interior finishes with a minimum of 5 years in the field.
• Self-motivated, self-starter, who demonstrates the ability to manage time effectively.
• Life-long learner looking to grow your knowledge and skills.
• Ability to work with Owners, Architects, Subcontractors, Suppliers, and Branch Project Managers and Superintendents.
• Highly organized, efficient, detail oriented and accurate.
• Strong leadership, communication and people skills.
• Strong computer skills in Excel, Project, Outlook, Word, Databases and estimating programs.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings.
• Ability to communicate technical information in writing.
• Capable of synthesizing cost data from a wide range of sources into a conceptual estimate.
• Ability to anticipate and account for potential quality, safety, productivity and schedule implications in the production of the estimate.
• Understand and embrace Branch s core purpose, values, and pre-construction process.
• Believe passionately in the strength of highly effective teams

Supervisory Responsibility
This position will potentially supervise 3 employees.

Travel
Travel is estimated at approximately 20%.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to see, talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position, which is typically 40+ hours per week. Hours of work and days and hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00PM or as required to complete work.

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.

Company Benefits

• Health, Vision and Dental Insurance
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 100% contributed by company
• 401 (K) with Match
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance

Background:
Branch Builds, Inc. is an advocate for our projects defined by strong core values: Relationships, Exceptionalism, Accountability, Enjoyment. We are a flat company with a family atmosphere looking for the right people passionate about doing the right things. We encourage interested candidates to review our website to better understand our commitment to schedule and quality for our projects.

Building Legacies for a Thriving Future
We encourage Minorities and Females to Apply. EOE M/F/D/V. VA Cont. Lic., Class A, #2701-029434A.