[Hiring] Senior Preconstruction Project Manager @Smart Tech Contracting, LLC

Role Description

The Senior Preconstruction Project Manager leads front-end project planning for large-scale mission-critical and data center construction opportunities prior to award. This role is responsible for:

• Developing proposal-phase manpower plans, labor forecasts, preliminary project schedules, execution strategies, and pre-award risk assessments.
• Working closely with business development, estimating, operations, and technical and field leadership.
• Translating conceptual scope, bid documents, and pursuit assumptions into a practical project delivery plan.
• Ensuring that labor assumptions, sequencing strategies, schedule milestones, staffing needs, and project startup requirements are clearly defined during the pursuit process.
• Communicating and operating in line with organizational goals and values.
• Self-directing day-to-day work and receiving high-level guidance on strategic priorities.
• Leading projects, pursuits, tasks, or assignments of complex scope.

Qualifications

• Strong experience from large construction programs in building automation, industrial automation, electrical, mechanical, ICT, or other mission-critical trade environments.
• Understanding of how major projects are built in the field.
• Ability to develop realistic staffing and schedule plans.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in preconstruction, project planning, project management, operations planning, or related leadership roles for large-scale construction projects.
• Strong understanding of how complex construction projects are staffed, sequenced, and executed in the field.
• Experience in relevant contractor environments such as building automation, controls, electrical, mechanical, low-voltage, ICT, or mission-critical systems.
• Ability to interpret construction drawings, specifications, bid packages, phasing plans, and owner/GC expectations.
• Advanced experience developing manpower forecasts, labor-loading plans, staffing curves, and resource plans.
• Proficiency with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or equivalent tools.
• Strong client-facing communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Ability to work successfully in a remote environment.

Benefits

• Choice of comprehensive medical plans (including two PPO-style plans and a HDHP w/ HSA option).
• Dental and vision plans.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits extended to spouse/domestic partner and dependent children up to age 26.
• 401k with company match and self-directed brokerage account option.
• PTO including additional paid time off during the last week of the year.
• Company paid life insurance coverage for employees and their eligible dependents.
• Short and long-term disability, AD&D coverage.
• Professional development opportunities, tuition reimbursement, and professional licensing assistance.
• Paid parental leave after one year of employment.