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Posting Title: Preconstruction Project Manager - Modular - Data Center                            
Reports To: Director, Project Management
Location: Salt Lake City, UT | Edgerton, WI | Houston, TX | Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Remote |
Salary Range: $87,000 to $163,000

*This position is eligible for the annual performance bonus plan.

Final determination of a successful candidate’s starting pay will vary based on a number of factors, including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, education and experience. The pay scale listed for this position is generally for candidates that meet the specified qualifications and requirements listed on this specific job description. We provide a competitive compensation package that recognizes your experience, credentials, and education alongside a robust benefits program to meet your needs. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets.

WHO WE ARE
Since 1954, Cupertino Electric, Inc. (CEI) has been powered by people who’ve built a reputation for delivering high-profile, complex projects. Real, tangible things that alter the landscape and improve lives. And we've done it with integrity for more than 70 years. We’re problem solvers and innovation seekers. We’re team players and safety fanatics. And we're proud to be part of Quanta Services (PWR:NYSE), North America's largest employer of skilled craft labor. Because what we do is important, but how we do it is everything. 

THE MODULAR TEAM
Modular solutions by CEI anticipate and solve ongoing problems for data center operators. Our proven, factory-built and tested data center infrastructure products bring deployments online faster, more reliably, and with less risk than conventional methods.

ABOUT THE ROLE
The Preconstruction Manager (PCM) will be the lead project manager during the preconstruction phase of projects. Responsibilities include: manage RFP’s, Estimates, procurement, deliverables, and client relations along with the project management team.

Project Budgeting

• Providing conceptual budgeting and tools to facilitate accurate and efficient qualifying of projects.
• Coordinating the Estimating effort on bids including front end document review.
• Organizing and lead bid reviews.
• Perform Estimating as needed to meet deadlines
• Including management of estimators
• Vendor and Subcontractor Management
• Reviewing and implementing the technical strategy for proposals with PM and Production teams.

• Coordinate with Product Development on any proposal documents.
• Client correspondence
• Project interviews to represent budget approach and Precon management

Team Management

• Delegate tasks to supporting team members
• Train and mentor team members
• Review deliverables for accuracy
• Lead estimate reviews
• Facilitate the turnover of project and all project documents to the Project Management team.

Management Tasks

• Create and maintain estimating analytics.
• Work closely with CEI division directors to implement and improve all workflow processes.
• Map out all processes and maintain up-to-date process workflow diagrams.
• Drive results to meet annual strategic goals set together with division directors.
• Additional responsibilities as needed to support the projects or objectives of the department

ABOUT YOU

• Proficiency in estimating and understanding of project budgeting
• Proficiency in accubid, plangrid, excel, and bluebeam
• Experience in management of design-build projects
• Verifiable experience of safe, reliable, and integrity-driven work habits, including working in an unsupervised field setting when appropriate  
• A balance of technical knowledge and communications skills
• Ability to manage and train others
• Ability to build relationships with clients and communicate confidently in project interviews

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities as well as possession of any required licenses or certifications is qualifying.

Education: High School Diploma or GED required. Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management, Business, or Engineering preferred. 

Licensure/Certifications: None required. 

Experience: Five (5) or more years of experience as a project manager for an electrical contractor.

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CEI is a place where every single person can—and does—have an impact on the work we do and the communities we serve. Here, you can build your own story and grow to your full potential. You can collaborate and celebrate with amazing people. And you’ll go home every day knowing you helped contribute to important work that shapes people’s lives. Our commercial, data center and energy projects may be complex, but our approach is simple. We build great things and we do it with great people.

The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department, program or project needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.

Cupertino Electric, Inc. (CEI) is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

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