Pre-Construction Manager

Job description

At Americaribe, we are more than builders – we are innovators, problem-solvers, and collaborators, creating structures that stand the test of time while fostering a workplace where talent thrives. Building for Life means leveraging our culture of agility, expertise, and collaboration to deliver impactful projects – from offices and hotels to airports and hospitals – through technical innovation and forward-thinking solutions. As a subsidiary of Bouygues Bâtiment International, we draw on a global network across 20+ countries to empower our team with meaningful career opportunities, professional development, and hands-on experience, enabling our team to shape the future of the construction industry and the communities we serve. We are excited to be recruiting for the Rebuild USVI – St. Thomas Educational Facilities Bundle 2 project, a transformative initiative modernizing five school campuses and one administration building across St. Thomas. Funded through FEMA and in partnership with the U.S. Virgin Islands Office of Disaster Recovery, this project will create resilient, future-ready educational spaces – from innovative classrooms to gyms designed as hurricane shelters – giving our team the opportunity to make a lasting impact on the community. POSITION SUMMARY The Pre-Construction Manager main responsibility will be to lead a major project’s preconstruction budget, schedule and deliverables simultaneously through entire preconstruction phase from conception through to contract and handover to construction team. He/she keeps providing support as required during construction. The Pre-Construction Manager is the main point of contact of Owners, Architects, Engineers, Consultants, Partners and other stakeholders for his/her projects during the entire preconstruction phase until a construction contract is executed. This position is reporting to the VP of Pre-Construction and based in Miami with potential relocation to the Caribbean. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Works closely with all team members including business developers, estimators, designers, project managers, superintendents and other selected professionals during preconstruction to ensure the necessary resources (e.g. estimating, design assist, site planning, logistics, development of general requirements…) are committed to complete the required preconstruction service Actively participates in all OAC, coordination, design … meetings with owners, architects, consultants and engineers during development of the design; provides feedback to stakeholders during the design process to enhance the cost, schedule, quality, and constructability of the project Participate in the sourcing of local, national and, as needed, international supply chain (subcontractors, vendors) able to handle works on Caribbean major projects. Work collectively and actively with the estimating, design and scheduling departments as well as with production teams (when applicable) and external shareholders such as subcontractors during preconstruction to prepare estimates, schedules, means and methods for all stages of design from conceptual through to final construction documents. Be proactive in proposing value engineering, added value for cost Monitors, with the support of the design team, design development in order to detect over-runs and constructability issues and properly communicate potential risk factors with all stakeholders involved Assist involved parties in evaluating different materials and methods to meet budget objectives; leads the document review and coordination process to ensure that all parties involved deliver quality documents that mitigate risks and challenges later on in project Follow-up, with the support of the estimating and design team and involving external stakeholders (subcontractors, Design team) the RFI process Works closely with selected subcontractors and vendors to develop detailed cost estimates, tendering and procurement strategies; evaluates subcontractor proposals relative to the scope of work. Actively participate in the elaboration of bidtabs with proper levelling of subcontractors offers and make recommendations accordingly Organize and participate as needed to meetings with subcontractors and, when relevant, with Owner, for the purpose of levelling and negotiating the bids and ultimately select subcontractors with the Owner’s approval Actively participate in the elaboration of the self-performing strategy and, for works that can potentially be self-performed (such as but not limited to concrete works, earthworks, floor covering…) prepare self-performing budget estimates integration materials, labors, equipments, general requirements … costs and local constraints. Will support the business development and contract departments in the elaboration of construction contract documents once cost, schedule and other characteristics of the project are agreed with the Owner and other stakeholders (Partners…) Assists and provides input during the preparation of responses to various Request For Proposals (RFP’s) and Request for Qualifications (RFQ’s) May perform other duties as assigned SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS Candidate must have at least ten years in the construction industry, in the US and the Caribbean or another region facing similar constraints, and at least five years of experience performing duties similar to the ones described above Experience working, in this role (preconstruction/bid management), in the major building construction industry and worked on projects with recognized architects and designers with value $200 millions or above Experience in luxury hospitality Bachelor’s degree in Building or Civil Engineering, or Architecture or Construction Management Proficient knowledge of Microsoft office, and Excel in particular, is a must Able to read and understand design drawings and specifications Ability to work with multidisciplinary and multicultural teams Americaribe LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer If you have any questions feel free to contact Muzen Abushamma