Role: Director of Preconstruction
Location: Houston, USA
Salary: Flexible depending on the individual
Become part of an award-winning team, responsible for the leading the growth of three core market segments: Healthcare, Hospitality and Mission Critical.
Hamilton Mayer is currently working in partnership with a major player in the US construction market who pride themselves on building exceptional quality for their clients.
Job profile:
The Director of Preconstruction will oversee developing Houston’s commercial strategy offering world class leadership qualities. You will also drive and ensure the implementation of key initiatives and ensure that the commercial organisation is able to sell the value propositions to its target industries. In addition, you will collaborate with the estimating and project teams to develop and maintain optimum efficiency during a core bid period
Key responsibilities:
Strategy development –
- Ensure an up to date knowledge of the Houston Healthcare, Mission Critical and Entertainment markets, including insight on customer needs, trends and key developments in the industry.
- Transforming market analysis and customer needs into concept and compelling value propositions though necessary policy and procedures.
- Create and update strategies in relation to work winning opportunities, with average sales volumes of $100-200m per annum.
- Be a facilitator of new growth into fresh markets with both public and private clients.
- Lead preconstruction processes to exceed internal and external client expectations.
Marketing and proposal management –
- Ensure organisation can develop exceptional market value bids to the commercial building sector.
- Direct estimating and project teams where needed.
- Develop the annual pre-construction strategies for executive leadership to review.
- Ensure needs of the pre-construction teams to maximum efficiency is communicated to all relevant departments.
Implementation –
- Drive and chair Houston strategy team with the role potentially moving into a national role.
- Personally, lead key projects related to Commercial Building market, responsible for up to 15 preconstruction professionals and have a comprehensive oversight of the group based out of Houston.
- Oversee implementation of strategic initiatives to timeframe and scope.
Requirements:
- The ideal appointment for this opening will be creative when implementing policies across strategic planning, estimating, cost management and risk management.
- Strong background of securing commercial work whilst offering local and regional operational support.
- Educated to degree level or higher in Project Management or a related degree.
- Will be familiar with VDC/BIM and Model Based Estimating.