Mechanical Preconstruction Director - Mission Critical - Military veterans preferred

2025-07-15
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
Other

/yr

  employee   contract


St. Louis
Missouri
63101
United States

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.

Position Summary:
The Mechanical Preconstruction Director has the primary responsibility of estimating, design/decision assisting, and trade partner procuring for Mission Critical projects.
This position is located in a geographic area where McCarthy has an office. A candidate who does not live in an area with a McCarthy office will need to relocate. If relocation is required, McCarthy offers a generous relocation package.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Prepare, maintain status of and review bid documents, submitting bids and estimates in a timely manner
  • Prepare complete, accurate quantity take-offs to build estimates
  • Assist with execution plans and win strategies
  • Prepare a thorough, detailed and well-annotated estimate
  • Prepare a thorough, comprehensive proposal, including bid forms and supporting documentation
  • Subcontractor & Vendor solicitation and management during preconstruction process
  • Participate in peer bid review and contract review for compliance with bid proposal
  • Follow-up with prior bid projects on a weekly basis and update status at weekly estimating meeting
  • Assist project director if questions arise throughout the project about the estimate
  • Cultivate existing client relationships and work with Business Development inbuilding new relationships and targeting opportunities
  • Participate in design meetings, OAC meetings and provide Design-Assist or Design Build input.
Skills & Qualifications:
  • Bachelors degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or Architecture and/or 10+ years experience with estimating, design management and/or field management.
  • In-depth knowledge of construction principles/practices required
  • Proven experience estimating mechanical (including plumbing) systems
  • Experience working with MS Excel, On-Screen Take-Off, Bluebeam Studio, Revizto, WinEst preferred
  • Experience dealing with subcontracts, subcontractors and/or self-perform work
  • Self-starter, highly motivated with the ability to build trust and influence others
  • Demonstrate behaviors consistent with McCarthy core values while maintaining a "value added" approach to preconstruction
  • Strong communication skills with ability to communicatewith varied audiences
  • 5+ years of experience in Mission Critical projects
  • Ability to perform mechanical quantity take-off based on Owner Project Requirements (OPRs), Base of Design (BOD), Single-line Diagrams (SLDs), architectural floor plans (sometimes without mechanical drawings)
  • Understand main differentiator among various mechanical systems, solutions
  • Previous experience working with design consultants in Design Assist or Design Build capacity
  • Ability to review and comments on OPRs and BOD narratives
  • Ability to review and comments on equipment schedule (table) and SLDs
  • Ability to provide multiple solutions to meet OPRs
  • Ability to compare multiple solutions to help decision making
  • Provide reliable Cost Modeling based on OPRs, BOD, SLDs and limited design drawings

McCarthy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

For California locations only, the salary range for this position is: $149,300 - $203,500. This does not include possible bonus and other benefits which can impact total compensation. Compensation offered may vary based on work location, experience, qualifications, specialty, training, and market and business considerations, among other factors.
For Colorado locations only, the salary range for this position is: $135,700 - 166,300. This does not include possible bonus and other benefits which can impact total compensation. Compensation offered may vary based on work location, experience, qualifications, specialty, training, and market and business considerations, among other factors.
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