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As partners, Stack Modular & Bird Construction are a full-service Global provider of steel-framed modular buildings for the multi-family residential, hospitality, commercial and resource sectors. Our Company’s expertise covers all elements of modular construction: design & engineering, estimating, procurement, manufacturing, quality control & assurance, logistics, installations and ultimately the on-site scope of work. From resource camps, long term care, correctional, hotels and apartment buildings, we offer a wide variety of turnkey modular building solutions to the Global Marketplace. Stack Modular manufactures our modules in Shanghai, China, while design, procurement, delivery & modular install occurs across the globe. We have a truly unique team and delivery model.
Modular Construction is a relatively new concept to the Canadian & American building industry. Stack Modular, along with our partner Bird Construction, is changing the mindset of developers, general contractors, & consultants with every successful project we design and deliver. We believe modular is the future in building construction and we are looking for outstanding candidates to change the way projects are built.
Career Opportunity
Stack Modular is seeking a Preconstruction Manager with modular and/or general off-site construction experience. The Preconstruction Manager will lead in a role that will assist with various aspects of the business including Project Pursuits, Estimating, Stakeholder Education, Value Engineering, Contract Negotiations, and supporting the overall Project Life-Cycle.
The Preconstruction Manager will report to our VP Business Development and will collaborate with internal and external project partners throughout all stages of the project lifecycle, including assisting with RFP responses, leading cost estimates, and handing over projects to design, manufacturing, and on-site construction teams.
The Preconstruction Manager will collaborate and work closely with the project owner, general contractor, design consultants, in-house design, manufacturing, and project management team members to prepare cost plans, undertake value engineering, project schedules, and develop the project budget. This role will continue through the trade partner tendering and procurement phases ensuring that all aspects are effectively coordinated, meet the project specifications, and align with project budget.
Roles And Responsibilities

• Manage collaboration teams throughout the pursuit, preconstruction, design and early execution phases of the project. The candidate should have strong communication skills and effectively chair and lead meetings and presentations.
• Attend industry trade shows and events to build relationships and educate the industry
• Lead all estimating and project costing.
• Understand all aspects of construction projects and take on the responsibility for educating and building relationships with trade partners, consultants, owners, and other project partners.
• Actively participate in business development by developing and maintaining relationships with clients, sub trade partners, consultants, vendors, and other project partners.
• Develop full life-cycle project schedules including permitting, design, fabrication and on- site construction.
• Prepare project analytics for future use utilizing past, present and future project data
• Manage and prepare Stack’s responses for, Prequalification, Proposal, and Quotation requests.
• Build and enhance detailed scope delineation and scope of work documents.
• Increasing stakeholder and industry knowledge in various contracting and collaboration model that benefit modular construction.
• Promote the efficiencies of modular construction including all aspects of design, manufacturing, logistics, installation and the delineation between manufacturing and site scopes of work
• Collaborate on projects globally. Business related travel for site-visits, client meetings, trade shows and possibly Stack’s facilities abroad.

About You

• Mandarin as a second language treated as a bonus. Not required.
• Has strong time management and multitasking skills and is detail oriented.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and an ability to communicate effectively and efficiently with technical and operational language.
• Willing to travel and work in Shanghai, China when necessary (no more than 4 weeks/year).
• Proactive by nature with a desire to push the company and modular construction in new and exciting directions.
• Is comfortable working with MS Office, ERP software, CRM software, construction/manufacturing scheduling programs, and other construction software programs. Knowledge with Smartsheet, AutoCAD, Revit treated as a bonus.
• Strong understanding of architectural, structural, mechanical, and electrical building systems.
• Ideally, a university degree or college or trade certificate in a Construction / Engineering/ Design / Supply Chain related field.
• Has a strong understanding of construction and manufacturing project lifecycles, specifically the estimating, design, scheduling and contracting aspects of a project.
• Ideally 5+ years of experience in estimating, project management, or design management of construction projects and/or within the off-site manufacturing sector.

This position includes a competitive compensation package, work-related expense account, benefits program. The ideal candidate will be located in Vancouver, Calgary, or Halifax; however other locations will be considered. This will be an “in-office” position with some flexibility to occasionally work from your home office.
Please send your resume/details to [email protected] and note “Preconstruction Manager #CAO208” in your email subject.
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