Aecom Cm Vice President Pre-Construction/Estimating - Mid Atlantic

At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

AECOM Construction Management has an opportunity for a Vice President of Pre-Construction/Estimating to support the Mid-Atlantic regional office with ongoing and future construction projects.

Summary:

• Develop and maintain relationships with subcontractors and vendors.
• Lead and develop preconstruction/estimating teams for all AECOM CM Mid-Atlantic efforts, including hiring and overseeing all such personnel in those efforts.
• This individual will be responsible for developing a culture within the group as he/she manages and grows the Preconstruction/Estimating Department.
• Evaluate/develop estimating standards for the Mid-Atlantic estimating group.
• Represent AECOM CM as the Mid-Atlantic leader of preconstruction/estimating efforts in meetings, presentations, correspondence, etc. as needed.
• Lead responsibility is to work cooperatively with existing clients, prospective clients, design disciplines, subcontractors, vendors, and AECOM team members to prepare detailed construction cost estimates and/or owner budgets/bids as applicable for AECOM CM projects.
• Evaluate major change order proposals and subcontractor pricing as necessary for certain projects as reasonably required.
• Develop and maintain a thorough construction cost history for various market sectors.
• Evaluate and determine the best software programs to be utilized by the Mid-Atlantic preconstruction/estimating group.
• Work with project teams as strategies for MBE/WBE and other DEI strategies as part of the preconstruction/estimating processes.
• Assist other AECOM CM preconstruction/estimating efforts as reasonably requested.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BA/BS Construction Management, Engineering, Business or relevant curriculum and extensive experience in all phases of commercial preconstruction, from estimating and design development through evaluation of construction alternatives, conceptual estimating, management, and value engineering; including a minimum of 6 years of leadership or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.

Preferred Requirements:

• Extensive estimating experience.
• Experience working with owners, design professionals and subcontractor/vendors.
• Ability to conceptualize construction projects from start to finish and deliver presentations in support of positive construction outlooks.
• Ability to work independently and provide highly successful results.
• Strong analytical skills.
• 15 years of extensive experience in all phases of commercial preconstruction/estimating/bidding from estimating and design development through evaluation of construction alternatives, conceptual estimating, management and value engineering.
• Prior experience working on complex projects; developing and implementing innovative methodologies and processes relevant to construction projects.
• Experience streamlining negotiations.
• Prior experience in pre-construction/estimating large commercial construction projects.

• This position does not include sponsorship for United States work authorization now or in the future.
• This position does not include relocation benefits.
• This position could require occassional, short duration travel.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM! Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

Join us and let’s get started.