Description
We are seeking a Preconstruction & Procurement Specialist to join our team in Northbrook, IL.
As a Preconstruction & Procurement Specialist, you will turn our design team's takeoffs and initial estimates into complete bid packages, run bids with subcontractors and suppliers, and buy out each project once it is approved.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build complete bid packages from plan sets, Revit takeoffs, and initial estimates
- Apply our robotic-construction cost model to show what a home costs to build our way versus traditionally
- Turn bids into customer-ready proposals and join pricing reviews with prospects and partners
- Track estimate versus actual on every job and feed what you learn back into our cost data
- Build and maintain our network of subcontractors and suppliers
- Solicit, level, and compare bids, and recommend awards based on price, scope, and reliability
- Negotiate pricing and terms, and prepare subcontract and purchase agreements for approval
- Buy out approved projects: lock in material pricing and lead times, and issue purchase orders
Required Qualifications:
- 5+ years in residential construction estimating, preconstruction, purchasing, or bid management
- Experience running bid packages and working with subcontractors and suppliers
- Comfort reading plan sets and working from takeoffs
- Strong Excel skills and experience with estimating or takeoff tools
- Clear communicator who can explain a number to a customer and stand behind it
- Able to work on-site in Northbrook, IL and travel to job sites as needed
Preferred Qualifications:
- Degree in construction management, engineering, or a related field
- Prefab, panelized, or modular construction experience
- An existing Chicago-area subcontractor and supplier network
- Multi-family or affordable housing experience
- Experience setting up purchasing or PO processes at a growing company
- Familiarity with Revit or model-based takeoffs