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About You

Are you looking for a place to work where you can grow your career?

About You

Are you looking for a place to work where you can grow your career?

Are you excited by the challenges and intricacies of the building process?

Do you want to work with a team who is willing to support you and always encourage you to reach your greatest potential?

Then VCC is the place for you. We have built a culture of excellence, and our people are our greatest asset. You will be a part of the VCC family and with that comes great pride in serving our clients, working closely as a team, and achieving success on every project.

What We Offer

At VCC we truly care. We care about you, your family, and your growth, both professionally and personally. When you work at VCC, you will be part of a team who is willing and ready to support you and give you the tools to be successful.

Below are some of the excellent benefits we offer:

• Competitive Wages
• Cell phone stipend
• Medical, prescription, dental, critical illness, hospital indemnity & accident benefits
• Company provided life insurance
• Traditional and Roth 401(k) retirement program
• Profit Sharing
• Wellness Program
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Potential Bonus opportunity
• 100% 6 week maternity leave
  
  
  

Job Role Summary

As a Preconstruction Director, you will be accountable for maintaining a historical cost database, building and construction system comparisons, select cost estimates and modeling through various stages of preconstruction and design, value engineering and project life cycle cost analysis, track and research industry regional cost indices, construction cost evaluation and trends, and manage unit cost pricing through multiple trade disciplines. You will also work closely with other departments as a part of the preconstruction process and RFP deliverables. This is a safety sensitive position.

DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Review project plans and specifications, prepare quantity takeoffs and price all aspects of the project.
• Manage, organize and or be a part of the overall bid and proposal process.
• Reading, quantifying and analyzing construction documents in all trade disciplines. Estimate overhead components.
• Use various system unit pricing across multiple trade disciplines using current and historical market unit pricing.
• Perform system trade off comparisons on a macro scale (structural systems, mechanical systems, foundations, etc.).
• Perform conceptual estimates with limited design quickly. Understand the level of detail appropriate for a particular stakeholder. Utilize program square footage costs.
• Provide and evaluate value-engineering options without impacting project program and design intent.
• Coordinate and manage multiple projects and work with different teams simultaneously.
• Understand and use various regional market pricing and project types (retail, office, multi family, entertainment, hospitality, etc.).
• Accumulate, evaluate, and document historical cost data, current trends, and construction procedures and methods in order to keep current with estimating standards and databases.
• Evaluate project requirements and needs for site logistics, phasing, scheduling, sequencing, etc.
• Coordinate with all other departments in evaluating project needs and RFP deliverables.
• Work in tandem with architectural review team to identify design options, conflicts, and project efficiencies for Owner and provide end-user value contribution.
• Create and maintain relationships with subcontractors and vendors to identify market trends and costs.
• Maintain lessons learned database for company use on product basis.
• Identify and provide company updates on construction technological advances.
• Track and research industry regional cost indices.
• Assist in project subcontractor buyout when required.
• Develop and provide innovative improvements, uniformity, and efficiencies in company estimating and RFP processes.
• Present and discuss company preconstruction processes during prospective client and project presentations.
  
  
  

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, related degree from accredited program or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of experience in preconstruction management.
• Excellent leadership and management skills.
• Experience producing conceptual and hard bid estimates.
• Experience with On-Screen Takeoff Pro. Familiarity with Windows based computer software applications and an ability to learn software applications quickly and easily.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
• Candidate must be a professional with a positive attitude and have a proven track record of success, stability, and longevity in their work experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• This position requires an individual capable of applying intensive and diversified knowledge of principles and practices to broad areas of complex assignments.
• Must be highly organized and capable of devising new approaches to problems encountered with attention to detail and quality.
  
  
  

MAKE YOUR MOVE

We have worked to build the reputation as a leading contractor in the nation, growing from one office in Little Rock, Ark. to nine offices around the country, construction projects in all 50 states, and consistently ranked in ENR's Top 100 contractors. We have maintained a debt-free, financially conservative philosophy. This approach has kept us financially strong.

Since the day we opened our doors, our promise has been to deliver excellence in construction and our clients know they can count on our team to serve them. We are proud of our history and what we have accomplished, and we are looking for people with our same values, passion for construction, and commitment to hard work to help us continue our success. We look forward to meeting you and building for the future together.

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and participate in E-Verify. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, sex, gender identify, age, religion, protected veteran status.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Construction

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