Assistant Preconstruction Manager

About Suffolk

Suffolk is a national enterprise that builds, innovates, and invests. Suffolk is an end-to-end business that provides value throughout the entire project lifecycle by leveraging its core construction management services with vertical service lines that include real estate capital investment, design, self-perform construction services, technology start-up investment (Suffolk Technologies), and innovation research/development.

Suffolk - America's Contractor - is a national company with more than $5.0 billion in annual revenue, 2,600 employees, and main offices in Boston (headquarters), New York City, Miami, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Estero, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego. Suffolk manages some of the most complex, sophisticated projects in the country, serving clients in every major industry sector, including healthcare, life sciences, education, gaming, transportation/aviation, government, mission critical and commercial. Suffolk is privately held and is led by founder, chairman and CEO John Fish. Suffolk is ranked #8 on ENR's list of "Top CM-at-Risk Contractors." For more information, visit www.suffolk.com and follow Suffolk on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram.

Are you a proven performer who enjoys working as part of a team that is focused on delivering superior results? Are you a creative and innovative collaborator who "thinks outside the box" and thrives on finding new ways to address challenges? If this sounds like you, you may qualify for a rewarding and exciting career at Suffolk Construction, one of the most innovative construction management firms in the industry that has consistently been named one of the "best places to work" in the country!

The primary responsibility of the Assistant Preconstruction Manager is to procure construction opportunities for the company, and then steer those opportunities through the early stages of estimating and preconstruction. If you are an innovative collaborator and proven performer who enjoys working on teams that deliver superior results, you may qualify for a rewarding career at Suffolk.

Identify qualified opportunities in the COE sector through the development of strategic relationships with architects, Engineers, developers, and owners.
• Lead sales and estimating meetings with those potential clients - including describing Suffolk's approach to Pre-Construction, Plan & Control, and the deployment of Technology.
• Receive drawings and bid documentation for qualified commercial opportunities and determine which trades will be necessary to complete the scope of work.
• Provide early-stage estimates and rough orders of magnitude for those commercial projects by learning and communicating competitive pricing to owners from subcontractors.
• Work with project managers on qualified COE opportunities to identify and accurately price discrepancies in drawings and scopes of work.
• Critically apply market and construction pricing knowledge to provide deal frameworks to perspective pre-qualified clients.
• Develop and execute detailed account plans.
• Actively manage customer relationship management database (CRM).
• Participate in the interview stage for commercial opportunities and help to advocate for Suffolk's approach to innovation.

• Requires a bachelor's degree in business, Finance, Marketing or relevant discipline with four years' experience in the field or a related area.
• Extensive knowledge of construction markets and business sectors, including proven success in the COE construction market is essential.
• A thorough familiarity with construction concepts, definitions, practices, and procedures is fundamental. Knowledge of local planning, permitting, and zoning regulations is required.

Necessary Attributes:

• Candidate must possess Suffolk's Core Values: Passion, Integrity, Hard Work, Professionalism, and Caring.
• Candidate must be adaptable and able to quickly adjust to evolution in the industry and markets.
• Strong communication and organizational skills are necessary, along with an ability to be self-directed.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time; talk or hear; perform fine motor, hand and finger skills in the use of a keyboard, telephone, or writing. The employee is frequently required to stands; walk; and reach with arms and/or hands. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. The employee will spend their time in an office environment with a quiet to moderate noise level. Job site walking.

Suffolk provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, national origin, citizenship, genetic information, disability, protected veteran, gender identity, age or any other status protected by law. This policy applies to recruiting, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Suffolk will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination toward, or harassment of, applicants or employees by anyone at Suffolk, or anyone working on behalf of Suffolk