Job Description:

Assistant Manager, Pre-Construction Services

US-KY-Lexington

Job ID: 2024-3289
Type: Gray Construction, Inc
# of Openings: 1
Category: PRECON-Pre-Construction.
Gray Construction

Overview

Gray Construction is seeking an Assistant Manager, Pre-Construction Services to join the team in Lexington, KY.

Responsibilities

Why Gray?

Gray is a fully integrated, global service provider deeply rooted in engineering, design, and construction, along with smart manufacturing and equipment manufacturing services. Consistently ranked as a leader in the industry, we focus on the following markets for domestic and international customers: Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Automotive, Distribution, Mission Critical, and Commercial.

Founded in 1960, Gray’s robust offering enables us to create one-of-a-kind solutions at the highest levels of customization, delivering unmatched precision and partnership to some of the world’s most sophisticated organizations. Still, these areas don’t define Gray—our people do. Passion, commitment, and a great team spirit all speak to the team members at Gray.

What we expect… (Essential Functions)

• Effectively lead design/build proposal teams to prepare and submit competitively priced proposals, in a high-quality format that addresses the critical needs of the customer.
• Prepare conceptual budgets for customers, quickly and accurately with limited information, in a manner to help position our chances for securing the project.
• Precisely communicate to others Gray’s culture, competencies, and specific value added programs such as safety, quality, preconstruction, design/build services, market strengths, etc.
• Provide market research, project lead evaluations, risk analysis and participate with strategic sales and department planning.
• Able to seek new customers and manage existing customers, in conjunction with the company’s overall business development strategies.
• Reviews data and blueprints to determine material and labor requirements and prepares itemized lists of cost estimates.
• Computes cost factors and prepares estimates used for purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work, preparing bids, change order pricing, vendors or subcontractors agreement, and determining cost effectiveness.
• Conducts special studies to develop and establish standard hour and related cost data or effect cost reductions.
• Consults with customers, subcontractors, vendors, or other individuals to discuss and formulate estimates and resolve issues.
• Total understanding of all divisions of work and is able to extract required information from Customer’s to develop a “Request for Proposal”.
• Can provide conceptual estimates and project scope from limited Customer information within 24 hours.
• Ability to “Size up opportunities” and make “Go/No Go” recommendations on limited information.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications

Who we want… (Requirements)

Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university; or minimum of five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Must possess basic computer skills including the ability to utilize word processing, spreadsheet and e-mail applications. May also be required to utilize software applications specific to the estimating field.

The new team member should be an energetic, self-motivated individual who enjoys a team environment, as well as a passion for collaboration and professional development. If you are a high achiever striving to exceed expectations in a fast-paced innovative company, then Gray is the place for you.

The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the team member is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands and arms, reach, and talk or hear. They are regularly required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch. They may occasionally be required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch. Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision.

Generally, normal office environment where noise level is moderate and temperature/humidity is controlled. Overtime may be required.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

EEO Disclaimer

Gray is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes everyone to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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