Preconstruction Manager (Falls Church)

L.F. Jennings is seeking a Preconstruction Manager to join our team in Falls Church, Virginia. This key team member will be passionate about building quality for their clients and will thrive within a team environment.

Our Preconstruction Manager will represent L.F. Jennings, managing the Preconstruction process for our clients. Responsibilities include process management, producing iterative budgets, coordinating project teams internally ad externally, providing guidance to owners and design teams during design development, value engineering projects to meet client budgets, coordinating work with our operations personnel, and lead a group of estimators through the bid process. Candidate should be able to scope every trade on commercial projects.

The Preconstruction Manager fulfills the role of a working manager. Though leadership is a differentiating factor of the position, the Precon Manager is expected to perform takeoffs, write scopes, bid packages, and properly qualify scopes of work. Estimating staff will be provided as needed to fulfill responsibilities.

The right candidate will have experience

• in both hard bid and negotiated work.
• organizing and leading a team of estimators to work on bids.
• working directly with owners and architects throughout pre-construction and contract award
• preparing a conceptual estimate with minimal information.
• Buying out and awarding subcontracts.
• effectively communicating, organizing, and managing their time and resources.

Responsibilities

L.F. Jennings values and is committed to its team members. L.F. Jennings, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status. L.F. Jennings is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. We value each of our employees and seek to create an environment where they can grow and be successful.

L.F. Jennings, Inc. offers a competitive benefits package, including a strong bonus program, medical, dental, and vision insurance, long term disability, voluntary life insurance and AD&D, an employee assistance program, and a 401(k) profit sharing plan with employer contribution.

Drug testing required.