Manager, Preconstruction

**WHAT YOU'LL DO**

The **Manager, Preconstruction**, in supporting Omicron AEC, works closely with the Directors of Construction; the development, design, and engineering project teams to ensure constructability, costing and profitability of Omicron projects.

**Preconstruction Services**
- Provide pre-construction leadership to the design team challenging them to deliver value-based design
- Support Omicron in pre-construction services as a vehicle to ensure a construction contract is executed with the client
- Define project needs including conducting any internal and external pre-design activities
- From time to time may be asked to manage the project startup, reporting, minutes and correspondence for projects before handover to the Construction Manager and Superintendent
- In collaboration with in-house integrated design and construction leadership, and / or with external consultants and general contractors, oversee the coordination of project requirements are well presented for handover to the Construction team.

**Estimation / Tendering**
- Manage complex estimates, tendering and contracts
- Design, build and implement estimating models for various project types
- Provide leadership to in-house design and construction team members with front end work on specifications and conceptual design estimates
- Responsible for the planning and execution of Estimating projects
- May, as the business grows, oversee a team of estimators who prepare quantity take-offs and estimates, including preparation of estimates for conceptual designs
- Maintain and grow Omicron’s network of preferred subtrades

**Design and Constructibility Management**
- Support the Omicron design and engineering teams by managing clash detection exercises and identify efficiency opportunities as design and preconstruction moves from Class D, Class C, Class C+, Class B and Class A budget milestones
- Spearhead virtual construction, VDC and digital twin initiatives to improve constructability and construction planning
- Research, initiate and implement future AI platforms to improve Omicron preconstruction and construction services

**Research and Administration**
- Oversee materials and pricing research
- Work with the Omicron team to design and implement an estimating databank. Ensure the databank used is current

**Bids and Proposals**
- Advise on proposal procedures to follow
- Support business development by analyzing and making recommendations on proposals, negotiating contracts and creating successful bid strategies

**Strategic Management**
- Working with the Omicron team, provide leadership to the development of goals, objectives and budgets to meet the discipline’s requirements
- Maintain a current understanding of the external market trends, economic influences, competition, technology and discipline innovations to inform Omicron’s strategic direction

**Budget**
- Partner with various Omicron teams to attain financial objectives
- Ensure project budgets are ready for review by approver and/or governance and that prices/quantities carried are accurate and defensible

**Other**
- Perform other duties as required

**WHAT YOU'LL BRING**
- 5-10+ years working in the construction industry in a similar role
- Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Construction, Building Technology, Project Management, Engineering or Architecture is an asset
- Familiarity with current preconstruction and estimating platforms including but not limited to:

- On Screen Takeoff
- Timberline/Sage Estimating
- Autodesk AEC
- Autodesk ProEst / Takeoff
- Autodesk Estimating
- Building Connected
- Familiarity with current design management, virtual construction, clash detection and logistics platforms including but not limited to:

- Autodesk BIM Collaborate
- Reviszto
- CM Builder
- Expertise in various building types, traditional subcontractor work scopes, construction systems and methods, construction specifications, tendering practices and contract types
- Able to build and maintain trusting relationships internally and externally

**A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US**

Omicron is one of the largest integrated development, design and construction firms in Western Canada, providing solutions to clients in the Industrial, Institutional, Building Renewal, Commercial, Retail and Residential sectors.

Omicron was established in 1998 by people who believed real estate strategists, architects, interior designers, engineers and builders could work as one unified team to deliver a better experience throughout each step of a building project. In an industry driven by antiquated practices and procedures, we continuously search for **a better way** of delivering projects by questioning convention and actively supporting our team through the systemic challenges of the building industry.

Omicron was borne on the idea of inclusion: actively inviting different voices to the table and ensuring all ideas are considered, enabling a meaningful process and comprehensive decision-making. Through t