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Estimator I
Estimator II
Preconstruction Manager
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Sr. Estimator
Sr. Preconstruction Manager
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Chief Estimator
Preconstruction Director
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General Overview
Senior Project Engineers oversee several elements of operations -- from reviewing preconstruction documents to assisting in final inspections -- they also provide project orientation for new hires, participate in training and developing Interns and Project Engineers, delegate work, ensure accountability and instill trust in their team and partners.
Technical Skills
General Overview
Technical Skills
Safety
Senior Project Engineers orient new hires regarding safety procedures and assist with the coordinantion and management of various Safety, Health, & Environmental programs.
Safety
Preconstruction
Planning and Scheduling
Project Cost
Project Start-up
Project Progress
Quality Control
Subcontractors
Turnover/Closeout
Senior Project Engineers will manage closeout of items assigned to them. They organize and turn over warranty, operation and maintenance documents, and assist with all final inspections.
Turnover/Closeout
Senior Project Engineers will manage closeout of items assigned to them. They organize and turn over warranty, operation and maintenance documents, and assist with all final inspections.
Subcontractors
Senior Project Engineers assist in developing a Quality Control program and establish data tracking for compliance. They also establish a level of quality for managed trades.
Quality control
Senior Project Engineers maintain documentation on any given project and must have a firm grasp of the details of all correspondence, RFI responses and change orders. Senior Project Engineers also coordinate the schedule and receipt of construction materials and reviews scope changes.
Project progress
Senior Project Engineers set up the job management system and lead the coordination of trade, including Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) subcontractors.
Project start-up
Senior Project Engineers assist with the owner payment process and in issuing sub change orders.
Project cost
Senior Project Engineers maintain scheduling basics in Balfour Beatty’s scheduling software and update the project look-ahead schedules with the Superintendent.
Planning and Scheduling
Senior Project Engineers have a general understanding of all the preconstruction documents, monitoring any changes that weren’t included in the contract drawings, pulling relevant information when drafting RFIs and submittals providing input when necessary.
Preconstruction
Senior Project Engineers orient new hires regarding safety procedures and assist with the coordinantion and management of various Safety, Health, & Environmental programs.
Safety
Project Operations
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Senior Project Engineer
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General Overview
An Estimator I will begin to develop the technical skills required to support the execution of a small number of projects. They also start gaining an understanding of Balfour Beatty's cultural initiatives and work to uphold them. Additionally, they pick up skills that support their own development, in addition to their interactions with team members and subcontractors.
Technical Skills
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Technical Skills
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Estimator I
General Overview
Preconstruction Managers take on a larger share of responsibility, managing larger and more complicated projects. They begin to manage functions of Preconstruction staff in interpreting project documents to prepare clear, complete and competitive estimates, general conditions and bid packages.
Technical Skills
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Preconstruction Manager | Senior Estimator
General Overview
A Senior Preconstruction Manager has a comprehensive understanding of project risks and opportunities to mitigate those risks. They provide oversight and guidance during project planning and assemble Estimating / Preconstruction teams for each project.
Technical Skills
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Customer-focused
Inspires team confidence and engagement
Demonstrates vision and purpose
Works to develop an understanding of key financial indicators
Professional Competencies
Begins to develop skills in developing talent
Delegates well
Project Operations
Rebounds easily from setbacks
Strong communication skills
Good at collaborating
Has good insight into their strengths and weaknesses
Learns through successes and failures
Action Oriented
Professional Competencies
Estimator II
Effectively handles conflict situations
Relates comfortably with diverse groups of people
Makes sense of complex and sometimes contradictory information to solve problems
Professional Competencies
Applies understanding of key financial indicators to make decisions
Develops people to thrive in their careers
Looks at the broadest possible view of an issue or challenge
Professional Competencies
General Overview
Technical Skills
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Technical Skills
Preconstruction & Estimating
Sr. Project Engineer
Ability to adapt to shifting demands and different situations
An Estimator I will organize and solicit multiple subcontractor and material vendor proposals for a project, including performing technical / plan reviews, working with the project team to develop clarifications and assumptions, calculating labor, material, and equipment costs, and negotiating accurate estimates.
General Overview
An Estimator II expands their learned skills to more complicated projects and additional trades / scopes. They begin to develop strategic relationships with industry partners and clients and participate in elements of the design-build process.
Technical Skills
Relates comfortably with diverse groups of people
Recognizes the value of different perspectives
Prioritizes work to meet commitments
Effectively builds relationships
Introduces new ways of looking at challenges and solutions
Delivers customer-centric solutions
Professional Competencies
General Overview
Technical Skills
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Estimator II
General Overview
A Preconstruction Director transitions into a role of staff oversight and talent development, developing and facilitating training programs, assisting in recruiting new talent, and preparing performance and salary reviews for employees.
Technical Skills
Deals comfortably with organizational politics
Envisions the future and motivates others into action
Professional Competencies
General Overview
Technical Skills
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Preconstruction Director
Preconstruction Manager /
Senior Estimator
Senior Preconstruction Manager /
Chief Estimator
Identifies the most effective and efficient methods for accomplishing tasks
Project Start-up
Preconstruction
Business Development
A Preconstruction Manager partners with project teams on purchasing activities, reviewing constructability, and development of general conditions (GC) and general requirements (GR), site logistics and utilization plans.
Project start-up
A Preconstruction Manager oversees projects through the entire preconstruction process, including management of the Request for Proposal (RFP) process and documents, oversight of subcontractor, supplier and vendor participation, and management of the relationship with the client and design partners.
Preconstruction
A Preconstruction Manager participates in proposal development and formal business development presentations, presents budget deliverables to owners and architects, and strengthens existing and seeks out new partnership opportunities.
Business Development
Preconstruction
Business Development
An Estimator II will expand their skillsets to include assisting in the design-build process and increasing their support of the project team. This may include assisting with constructability reviews, subcontracting participation plans for small and minority owned businesses, value management and implementation, and more.
Preconstruction
An Estimator II begins building relationships with customers, design teams and industry partners through collaboration on projects, as well as participation in industry, client, community, and outreach events. They also begin to take an active role in the marketing process by assisting with proposal strategy and preparation, as well as review and interpretation of Request for Proposal (RFP) documents.
Business Development
Project Start-up
Preconstruction
Business Development
A Senior Preconstruction Manager works with project teams to review the construction schedule and communicate constructability solutions to the owner and design team. They communicate with project teams regarding subcontractor performance, current capabilities, and potential risk.
Project start-up
A Senior Preconstruction Manager provides oversight and guidance to the preconstruction process and assembles Estimating / Preconstruction teams for each project. They make sure all historical and trending industry cost and wage data is current and accurate within all applicable databases to ensure maximum efficiency from the team for all project delivery types and milestones.
Preconstruction
A Senior Preconstruction Manager works with Division Leadership to seek and build strategic relationships with clients and partners to enhance existing relationships.
Business Development
Builds strong teams that apply their diverse skills to achieve goals
Applies knowledge of the business and industry to advance goals
Preconstruction Director
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Preconstruction
Business Development
A Preconstruction Director is responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining systems and processes that ensure the efficient functioning of the Estimating / Preconstruction teams and the seamless integration with project teams.
Preconstruction
A Preconstruction Director participates in the review of owner contracts. Additionally, they manage relationships with significant vendors to support the local construction market and build strategic partnerships with new firms.
Business Development
Attracts the best talent to meet current and future needs
Develops people to thrive in their careers
An Estimator II begins building relationships with customers, design teams and industry partners through collaboration on projects, as well as participation in industry, client, community, and outreach events. They also begin to take an active role in the marketing process by assisting with proposal strategy and preparation, as well as review and interpretation of Request for Proposal (RFP) documents.
Business Development
Business Development
A Preconstruction Manager participates in proposal development and formal business development presentations, presents budget deliverables to owners and architects, and strengthens existing and seeks out new partnership opportunities.
A Senior Preconstruction Manager works with Division Leadership to seek and build strategic relationships with clients and partners to enhance existing relationships.
Business Development
A Preconstruction Director participates in the review of owner contracts. Additionally, they manage relationships with significant vendors to support the local construction market and build strategic partnerships with new firms.
Business Development
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Technical Skills
Project Engineers start developing the technical skills required to support and execute a project. They also start gaining an understanding of Balfour Beatty’s cultural initiatives and work to uphold them. Additionally, they pick up skills that support their own development, in addition to their interactions with team members and subcontractors.
Action-oriented
Professional Competencies
General Overview
Technical Skills
Safety
Preconstruction
Planning and Scheduling
Project Cost
Project Start-up
Project Progress
Quality Control
Subcontractors
Turnover/Closeout
Project Engineers enforce safety rules and regulations through weekly inspections, identify and address unsafe conditions and promote safety awareness on site and with subcontractors.
Safety
Project Engineers grasp the requirements of preconstruction specification and drawings, and assist with managing scopes of work, bid package development and vendor evaluation.
Preconstruction
Project Engineers develop an understanding of project schedules and managed scopes by helping to identify long lead items and preparing submittal and purchasing schedules.
Planning and Scheduling
Project Engineers assist in the change management process.
Project cost
Project Engineers develop a clear understanding of a project’s key contractual requirements, and assist with the development of a site logistics plan and project start-up checklist.
Project start-up
Project Engineers monitor job progress, ensuring on-time deliveries of submittals, evaluating submittals for compliance and overseeing the submittal review process. They provide documentation on job progress and inform the team of negative impacts to schedule.
Project Progress
Project Engineers assist in all aspects of quality control, from mock-ups and first work inspections to securing finished areas. They also maintain the data tracking system for compliance.
Quality Control
Project Engineers assist in coordinating subcontractor daily progress, scope of work and contract document compliance, and manage timely resolution of subcontractor issues.
Subcontractors
Project Engineers manage closeout of all project documentation, ensuring documentation of MEP testing results and owner receipt of each turnover item.
Turnover/Closeout
Project Engineers enforce safety rules and regulations through weekly inspections, identify and address unsafe conditions and promote safety awareness on site and with subcontractors.
Safety
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General Overview
Senior Project Engineers oversee several elements of operations -- from reviewing preconstruction documents to assisting in final inspections -- they also provide project orientation for new hires, participate in training and developing Interns and Project Engineers, delegate work, ensure accountability and instill trust in their team and partners.
Technical Skills
General Overview
Technical Skills
Safety
Senior Project Engineers orient new hires regarding safety procedures and assist with the coordinantion and management of various Safety, Health, & Environmental programs.
Safety
Preconstruction
Planning and Scheduling
Project Cost
Project Start-up
Project Progress
Quality Control
Subcontractors
Turnover/Closeout
Senior Project Engineers will manage closeout of items assigned to them. They organize and turn over warranty, operation and maintenance documents, and assist with all final inspections.
Turnover/Closeout
Senior Project Engineers will manage closeout of items assigned to them. They organize and turn over warranty, operation and maintenance documents, and assist with all final inspections.
Subcontractors
Senior Project Engineers assist in developing a Quality Control program and establish data tracking for compliance. They also establish a level of quality for managed trades.
Quality control
Senior Project Engineers maintain documentation on any given project and must have a firm grasp of the details of all correspondence, RFI responses and change orders. Senior Project Engineers also coordinate the schedule and receipt of construction materials and reviews scope changes.
Project progress
Senior Project Engineers set up the job management system and lead the coordination of trade, including Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) subcontractors.
Project start-up
Senior Project Engineers assist with the owner payment process and in issuing sub change orders.
Project cost
Senior Project Engineers maintain scheduling basics in Balfour Beatty’s scheduling software and update the project look-ahead schedules with the Superintendent.
Planning and Scheduling
Senior Project Engineers have a general understanding of all the preconstruction documents, monitoring any changes that weren’t included in the contract drawings, pulling relevant information when drafting RFIs and submittals providing input when necessary.
Preconstruction
Senior Project Engineers orient new hires regarding safety procedures and assist with the coordinantion and management of various Safety, Health, & Environmental programs.
Safety
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Project Engineer
Senior Project Engineer
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Senior Project Engineers - Field work closely with the Superintendent to develop and implement project safety plans, ensure all materials are tested and results recorded and track and forecast budget costs. They also manage the equipment yard and equipment inspections.
Technical Skills
General Overview
Technical Skills
Safety
Senior Project Engineers - Field oversee key safety procedures, performing inspections and leading weekly safety meetings.
Safety
Preconstruction
Planning and Scheduling
Project Cost
Project Start-up
Project Progress
Quality Control
Subcontractors
Turnover/Closeout
Senior Project Engineers - Field assist with the testing and acceptance of life safety systems, the project turnover sequence and demobilization -- as well as the documentation of all TAB and commissioning activities.
Turnover/Closeout
Senior Project Engineers - Field work closely with trades, communicating levels of expectations, problem-solving, managing subcontractor manpower and helping to manage work schedules.
Subcontractors
Senior Project Engineers - Field assist in implementing the quality control program, tracking data and photo documenting inspections. They also ensure all materials are tested properly and are compliant.
Quality control
Senior Project Engineers - Field manage the equipment yard and equipment management and inspection logs.
Project progress
Senior Project Engineers - Field play a crucial role in setting up the site, from implementing a signage plan, to helping develop a traffic control plan and manpower projections, to assisting in storage and staging areas and identifying equipment needs.
Project start-up
Senior Project Engineers - Field must have a firm grasp of the project budget in order to forecast cost, apply labor, material and equipment costs to scope, track manhours and analyze change orders.
Project cost
Senior Project Engineers - Field create simple schedules for small projects and update look-ahead schedules.
Planning and Scheduling
Senior Project Engineers - Field are able to manage a larger quantity and more complicated scopes of work and continue to support bid package development and vendor evaluation.
Preconstruction
Senior Project Engineers - Field oversee key safety procedures, performing inspections and leading weekly safety meetings.
Safety
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General Overview
Assistant Superintendents work closely with the Superintendent to develop project safety plans and implement many of the logistics around project start-up. They also create simple schedules, ensure all materials and subcontract work are compliant and verify the skill level of tradespeople.
Technical Skills
General Overview
Technical Skills
Safety
Assistant Superintendents assist in developing project safety and disaster response plans, ensure compliance and perform regular safety inspections.
Safety
Planning and Scheduling
Project Start-up
Project Progress
Quality Control
Turnover/Closeout
Assistant Superintendents assist with the testing of life safety systems, including Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) systems. They also document all start-up, TAB and commissioning activities, and help determine the project turnover sequence.
Turnover/Closeout
Quality control
Project progress
Assistant Superintendents help develop, order and implement project signage, traffic control plans, staging areas and project fencing, as well as help manage manpower projections.
Project start-up
Assistant Superintendents track project schedules, create simple schedules for small projects and assist in creating the Critical Path Method (CPM) schedule.
Planning and Scheduling
Assistant Superintendents assist in developing project safety and disaster response plans, ensure compliance and perform regular safety inspections.
Safety
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Assistant Project Managers take on a larger share of responsibility, overseeing the RFI process, and procurement. Relationship-building also becomes more important as they manage Project Engineers and Senior Project Engineers, and resolve subcontractor conflicts.
Technical Skills
General Overview
Technical Skills
Safety
Assistant Project Managers make safety a priority, ensuring safety requirements are included in contract scopes.
Safety
Project Start-up
Project Progress
Quality Control
Subcontractors
Turnover/Closeout
Assistant Project Managers manage the project closeout process and obtain the certificate of occupancy and government approvals.
Turnover/Closeout
Assistant Project Managers communicate performance standards to vendors and subcontractors and ensure prompt conflict resolution.
Subcontractors
Assistant Project Managers oversee the development of a Quality Control program with the staff.
Quality control
Assistant Project Managers are key players in the execution of a project. They oversee the RFI and Submittal processes, and manage a relationship with the owner, participating in Owner/Architect/Contractor (OAC) meetings, processing the owner pay applications and ensuring compliance with owner contract requirements and timely notification to the owner.
Project progress
Assistant Project Managers help determine resources for all stages of a project, helping to define job roles, put financial systems in place, manage the purchasing schedule and identify necessary permits.
Project start-up
Assistant Project Managers play a key role in creating and maintaining project budgets. They track project costs and manage change orders, subcontractor and vendor payments, procurement, and labor costs savings.
Project cost
Assistant Project Managers help develop the project schedule, owning the scheduling for smaller projects and leading pull planning sessions alongside the Superintendent.
Planning and Scheduling
Assistant Project Managers have increased oversite into project requirements, from documentation, to staffing to budgets. They manage scopes of work and bid package development, and are key in resolving conflicts in contract documents.
Preconstruction
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Superintendents oversee project operations to ensure the project is completed on time, from establishing a job site safety team, to determining the schedule, to approving payment applications.
Technical Skills
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Senior Superintendent
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Project Managers are the main point of contact for the client. They oversee the bulk of logistics for a given project, from maintaining project costs to managing a team.
Technical Skills
General Overview
Technical Skills
Safety
Preconstruction
Project Progress
Project Cost
Project Start-up
Subcontractors
Turnover/Closeout
Project Managers manage closeout of all project documentation, ensuring documentation of owner receipt of each turnover item and Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) testing results.
Turnover/Closeout
Project Managers perform all subcontractor and supplier buyout negotiations and contracting and communicate performance standards and expectations. They also oversee closeout of all subcontractors and vendors.
Subcontractors
Project start-up
Project cost
Project Managers are responsible for creating and updating project schedules, leading pull planning sessions when necessary and ensuring pull planning is implemented.
Planning and Scheduling
Project Managers provide valuable input during the preconstruction process. They liaise on the initial job schedule and the selection of subcontractors and design professionals. They manage budget estimates and client deliverables and develop a staff plan.
Preconstruction
Project Managers educate owners and their team on safety culture and benefits and participate in incident investigations.
Safety
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General Overview
Like Project Managers, Senior Project Managers oversee logistics and manage a team, but they do it on bigger or multiple projects and at a larger scale.
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Project Executive
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General Overview
Project Executives oversee their projects from soup-to-nuts. They identify what projects to pursue, and supervise operations from start to finish.
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General Superintendents use their years of experience to guide and mentor Superintendents, provide input on projects and sign-off on big picture logistics -- like timeframe and staffing requirements.
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General Overview
The Director of Operations ensures that day-to-day business operations are well supported.
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Director of Operations
Rebounds easily from setbacks
Good at collaborating
A good communicator
Has good insight into their own strengths and weaknesses
Learns through successes and failures
Tech-savvy
Values different perspectives
Senior Project Engineer - Field
Senior Project Engineer
Customer-focused
Inspires team confidence and engagement
Demonstrates vision and purpose
Works to develop an understanding of key financial indicators
Professional Competencies
Begins to develop skills in developing talent
Delegates well
Assistant Project Manager
Assistant Superintendent
Willing to address difficult issues
Makes good and timely decisions
Always looking for an innovative approach
Delegates well
Drives results under pressure
Balances needs of multiple stakeholders
Professional Competencies
Instills trust
Is resourceful
Assistant Superintendent
Assistant Project Manager
Delegates work and removes obstacles.
Puts smart processes in place.
Handles conflict with speed and efficiency.
Translates opportunity into breakthrough strategies.
Provides guidance and training to Project Engineers -- Field.
Professional Competencies
Superintendent
Uses marketplace insights to advance business goals
Delegates well
Develops the talents of their team
Effective conflict resolution
Puts smart processes in place
Relationship building
Professional Competencies
Project Manager
Customer-focused
Inspires team confidence and engagement
Delegates well
Demonstrates vision and purpose
Demonstrates an understanding of key financial indicators
Good at identifying and developing talent
Professional Competencies
Senior Project Manager
Customer-focused
Inspires team confidence and engagement
Delegates well
Demonstrates vision and purpose
Demonstrates an understanding of key financial indicators
Good at identifying and developing talent
Professional Competencies
Project Executive
Customer-focused
Inspires team confidence and engagement
Delegates well
Is a talented problem solver
Attracts and develops top talent
Professional Competencies
Builds strong teams with diverse skills
Identifies and nurtures talent
Builds and nurtures relationships (internally and externally)
Delegates well
Inspires team confidence and engagement
Demonstrates vision and purpose
Demonstrates an understanding of key financial indicators
Uses marketplace insights to advance business goals
Professional Competencies
Senior Superintendent
Builds strong teams with diverse skills
Identifies and nurtures talent
Builds and nurtures relationships (internally and externally)
Delegates well
Inspires team confidence and engagement
Demonstrates vision and purpose
Demonstrates an understanding of key financial indicators
Uses marketplace insights to advance business goals
Professional Competencies
General Superintendent
General Superintendent
Courageously addresses difficult issues
Navigates through complex policy, process and people-related dynamics.
Drives engagement across their team
Attracts and develops top talent
Professional Competencies
Director of Operations
Anticipates needs of team
Holds team accountable through corrective action plans and performance improvement reviews.
Attracts and coaches top talent
Professional Competencies
In addition to their own responsibilities, Assistant Superintendents know and understand the daily duties of the Project Superintendent well enough that they can take over planning, progress and subcontractor responsibilities in the event of the Superintendent’s absence.
Assistant Superintendents have a vital role in ensuring the compliance and quality of all materials and subcontract work. This includes verifying the skill level of all trades people, making sure materials are properly tested (and results recorded) and reviewing subcontractor daily reports for accuracy.
Assistant Project Managers make safety a priority, ensuring safety requirements are included in contract scopes.
Safety
Business Development
Project Managers work to win business from new clients and maintain strong relationships with existing clients. They network at conferences and industry events, assist in RFP preparation and present their vision.
Business Development
Crisis Control
Project Managers establish a crisis management program, identify the root cause of a crisis and create a recovery schedule.
Crisis Control
General Overview
Technical Skills
Safety
Preconstruction
Project Operations
Project Executives identify which projects to review, prepare and present RFPs, maintain strong relationships with clients and secure referrals for owners, designers and subcontractors.
Business Development
Business Development
Project Executives supervise operations from start-up to closeout, managing resources from staff projections to hourly labor and promotions. They evaluate financial performance, as well as the budget, schedule and quality of work and take ownership in resolving major issues.
Project operations
Project Executives lead the preconstruction process, validate scopes of work and provide input for subcontractor and supplier selection.
Preconstruction
Project Executives monitor enforcement of safety policies and respond quickly to major incident investigations.
Safety
Project Executives identify which projects to review, prepare and present RFPs, maintain strong relationships with clients and secure referrals for owners, designers and subcontractors.
Business Development
General Overview
Technical Skills
Safety
Preconstruction
Planning and Scheduling
Project Cost
Project Start-up
Project progress
Turnover/
Closeout
Crisis Control
Superintendents prepare operations-related components of proposals and build relationships with key stakeholders.
Business Development
Business Development
Superintendents are at the front line of any crisis, traveling to the crisis location and identifying root cause, and formulating an alternative plan and recovery
Crisis Control
Superintendents ensure the project closeout process is finalized.
Turnover/Closeout
Superintendents oversee safety and training programs, jobsite control reporting, facilitate weekly progress and safety meetings, manage OSHA site visits, identify and solve problems and ensure timely project completion.
Project progress
Superintendents have a firm grasp of local labor, environmental and jurisdiction requirements and ensure these are met. They keep the local community updated of any activities that may impact them and establish and assess safety and logistics protocols.
Project start-up
Project cost
Superintendents determine schedule activities and durations, track project schedule progress and lead pull planning sessions.
Planning and Scheduling
Superintendents sign-off on all project estimates, purchase orders and contracts in the event of conflicts.
Preconstruction
Superintendents ensure safety and compliance across the job site. This includes developing safety plans and fire evacuation routes,establishing the site safety team, and ensuring the Safety Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are met.
Safety
Superintendents prepare operations-related components of proposals and build relationships with key stakeholders.
Business Development
General Overview
Technical Skills
Safety
Crisis Control
General Superintendents review staffing requirements, schedule and project costs and provide input where necessary, and join in the strategic pre-planning process for complicated projects.
Project operations
General Superintendents work to continuously improve and monitor the enforcement of safety policies and respond quickly to major incident investigations.
Safety
Project operations
General Superintendents facilitate turnaround strategies for projects that are in trouble and provide guidance when a project faces a challenge.
Crisis Control
General Overview
Technical Skills
Safety
Project operations
Crisis Control
The Director of Operations reviews the project at the earliest stages, reviewing the owner contract and helping to make staffing decisions.
Business Development
Business Development
The Director of Operations works with project teams to investigate the cause of a crisis and provide necessary resources to implement a recovery plan.
Crisis control
The Director of Operations supervises operations for all projects from start to finish -- including monitoring project progress and financial performance -- and takes leadership in anticipating and resolving any major issues.
Project operations
The Director of Operations monitors enforcement of safety policies and procedures and has knowledge and involvement in any major incident investigations.
Safety
The Director of Operations reviews the project at the earliest stages, reviewing the owner contract and helping to make staffing decisions.
Business Development
Like Superintendents, Senior Superintendents oversee operations to ensure the project is completed on time, but they are able to perform their job across multiple projects, or on one “mega” project.
General Superintendents review project proposals, participate in project pursuit presentations, and maintain valuable relationships with owners, design partners, and subcontractors.
Business Development
Business Development
Preconstruction
General Superintendents work to identify project challenges and solutions, support in the development of General Conditions and General Requirements (GC/GR) and the most efficient schedule.
Preconstruction
Planning and Scheduling
Preconstruction
Project Cost
Builds networks as a professional competency in the right-hand side
Project Cost
Subcontractors
Assistant Superintendents review general conditions budget to understand spending limitations and constraints.
Project Cost
Assistant Superintendents review subcontractor daily reports for accuracy and conduct subcontractor project orientations.
Subcontractors
Planning and Scheduling
Quality Control
Project Managers work to win business from new clients and maintain strong relationships with existing clients. They network at conferences and industry events, assist in RFP preparation and present their vision.
Business Development
Project Managers develop and manage the project schedule, determine resources for all stages of the project, and approve pay applications and change documents
The Project Manager is responsible for all aspects of project start-up, from defining organizational structure and responsibilities, to ensuring all appropriate documents, permits, certificates, and insurance are in place. They also determine all necessary resources for each phase of the project and implement the Sales to Delivery meeting to ensure a smooth project kick-off.
Project Managers ensure projects stay on track. They prepare and distribute schedule updates, oversee change orders, and review and approve owner and subcontractor pay applications and proposal change documents.
Project Progress
Quality Control
Project Managers oversee development of the Quality Control program.
General Overview
Technical Skills
Crisis Control
Subcontractors
Turnover/Closeout
Quality Control
Project Progress
Project Start-up
Planning and Scheduling
Preconstruction
Project Cost
Safety
Project Managers work to win business from new clients and maintain strong relationships with existing clients. They network at conferences and industry events, assist in RFP preparation and present their vision.
Business Development
Business Development
Senior Project Managers establish a crisis management program, identify the root cause of a crisis and create a recovery schedule.
Crisis Control
Senior Project Managers manage closeout of all project documentation, ensuring documentation of owner receipt of each turnover item and Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) testing results.
Turnover/Closeout
Senior Project Managers perform all subcontractor and supplier buyout negotiations and contracting and communicate performance standards and expectations. They also oversee closeout of all subcontractors and vendors.
Subcontractors
Quality Control
Senior Project Managers oversee development of the Quality Control program.
Senior Project Managers ensure projects stay on track. They prepare and distribute schedule updates, oversee change orders, and review and approve owner and subcontractor pay applications and proposal change documents.
Project Progress
Senior Project Manager is responsible for all aspects of project start-up, from defining organizational structure and responsibilities, to ensuring all appropriate documents, permits, certificates, and insurance are in place. They also determine all necessary resources for each phase of the project and implement the Sales to Delivery meeting to ensure a smooth project kick-off.
Project start-up
Senior Project Managers are responsible for creating and updating project schedules, leading pull planning sessions when necessary and ensuring pull planning is implemented.
Planning and Scheduling
Senior Project Managers provide valuable input during the preconstruction process. They liaise on the initial job schedule and the selection of subcontractors and design professionals. They manage budget estimates and client deliverables and develop a staff plan.
Preconstruction
Senior Project Managers develop and manage the project schedule, determine resources for all stages of the project, and approve pay applications and change documents
Project cost
Senior Project Managers educate owners and their team on safety culture and benefits and participate in incident investigations.
Safety
Senior Project Managers work to win business from new clients and maintain strong relationships with existing clients. They network at conferences and industry events, assist in RFP preparation and present their vision.
Business Development
Quality Control
Superintendents sign-off on subcontractor and vendor pay applications and all bills for materials and subcontractor requisitions, as well as the monthly general conditions budget.
Superintendents are responsible for developing and implementing the Quality Control program.
Quality Control
General Overview
Technical Skills
Crisis Control
Turnover/
Closeout
Quality Control
Project progress
Project Start-up
Project Cost
Planning and Scheduling
Preconstruction
Safety
Senior Superintendents prepare operations-related components of proposals and build relationships with key stakeholders.
Business Development
Business Development
Senior Superintendents are at the front line of any crisis, traveling to the crisis location and identifying root cause, and formulating an alternative plan and recovery
Crisis Control
Senior Superintendents ensure the project closeout process is finalized.
Turnover/Closeout
Senior Superintendents are responsible for developing and implementing the Quality Control program.
Quality Control
Senior Superintendents oversee safety and training programs, jobsite control reporting, facilitate weekly progress and safety meetings, manage OSHA site visits, identify and solve problems and ensure timely project completion.
Project progress
Senior Superintendents have a firm grasp of local labor, environmental and jurisdiction requirements and ensure these are met. They keep the local community updated of any activities that may impact them and establish and assess safety and logistics protocols.
Project start-up
Project cost
Senior Superintendents sign-off on subcontractor and vendor pay applications and all bills for materials and subcontractor requisitions, as well as the monthly general conditions budget.
Senior Superintendents determine schedule activities and durations, track project schedule progress and lead pull planning sessions.
Planning and Scheduling
Senior Superintendents sign-off on all project estimates, purchase orders and contracts in the event of conflicts.
Preconstruction
Senior Superintendents ensure safety and compliance across the job site. This includes developing safety plans and fire evacuation routes,establishing the site safety team, and ensuring the Safety Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are met.
Safety
Senior Superintendents prepare operations-related components of proposals and build relationships with key stakeholders.
Business Development
General Superintendents review project proposals, participate in project pursuit presentations, and maintain valuable relationships with owners, design partners, and subcontractors.
Business Development
Relationship building
Uses marketplace insights to advance business goals
Relationship building
Uses marketplace insights to advance business goals
Project Operations
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General Overview
Senior Project Engineers oversee several elements of operations -- from reviewing preconstruction documents to assisting in final inspections -- they also provide project orientation for new hires, participate in training and developing Interns and Project Engineers, delegate work, ensure accountability and instill trust in their team and partners.
Technical Skills
General Overview
Technical Skills
Safety
Senior Project Engineers orient new hires regarding safety procedures and assist with the coordinantion and management of various Safety, Health, & Environmental programs.
Safety
Preconstruction
Planning and Scheduling
Project Cost
Project Start-up
Project Progress
Quality Control
Subcontractors
Turnover/Closeout
Senior Project Engineers will manage closeout of items assigned to them. They organize and turn over warranty, operation and maintenance documents, and assist with all final inspections.
Turnover/Closeout
Senior Project Engineers will manage closeout of items assigned to them. They organize and turn over warranty, operation and maintenance documents, and assist with all final inspections.
Subcontractors
Senior Project Engineers assist in developing a Quality Control program and establish data tracking for compliance. They also establish a level of quality for managed trades.
Quality control
Senior Project Engineers maintain documentation on any given project and must have a firm grasp of the details of all correspondence, RFI responses and change orders. Senior Project Engineers also coordinate the schedule and receipt of construction materials and reviews scope changes.
Project progress
Senior Project Engineers set up the job management system and lead the coordination of trade, including Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) subcontractors.
Project start-up
Senior Project Engineers assist with the owner payment process and in issuing sub change orders.
Project cost
Senior Project Engineers maintain scheduling basics in Balfour Beatty’s scheduling software and update the project look-ahead schedules with the Superintendent.
Planning and Scheduling
Senior Project Engineers have a general understanding of all the preconstruction documents, monitoring any changes that weren’t included in the contract drawings, pulling relevant information when drafting RFIs and submittals providing input when necessary.
Preconstruction
Senior Project Engineers orient new hires regarding safety procedures and assist with the coordinantion and management of various Safety, Health, & Environmental programs.
Safety
Project Operations
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General Overview
A Scheduler will begin to develop a basic knowledge of scheduling processes and tools for Balfour Beatty projects. They also start gaining an understanding of the Balfour Beatty organization and project operations. Additionally, they pick up skills that support their own development and strengthen their interactions with project team members and subcontractors.
Technical Skills
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Technical Skills
Senior Scheduler
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General Overview
A Scheduling Manager, in addition to being able to manage multiple large and/or complex projects, begins to work on developing others. They provide training for project team members, other schedulers, and potentially groups outside of Balfour Beatty. They also provide support for the development of scheduling standards and procedures.
Technical Skills
Scheduling Director
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General Overview
A Scheduling Director is responsible for the scheduling and planning activities of the entire department, as well as the management of the scheduling team. They are on the forefront of industry changes and set standards and expectations accordingly.
Technical Skills
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Customer-focused
Inspires team confidence and engagement
Demonstrates vision and purpose
Works to develop an understanding of key financial indicators
Professional Competencies
Begins to develop skills in developing talent
Delegates well
Project Operations
Rebounds easily from setbacks
Strong communication skills
Good at collaborating
Has good insight into their strengths and weaknesses
Learns through successes and failures
Action Oriented
Professional Competencies
Senior Scheduler
Effectively handles conflict situations
Relates comfortably with diverse groups of people
Makes sense of complex and sometimes contradictory information to solve problems
Professional Competencies
Applies understanding of key financial indicators to make decisions
Develops people to thrive in their careers
Looks at the broadest possible view of an issue or challenge
Professional Competencies
General Overview
Technical Skills
General Overview
Technical Skills
Scheduling
Sr. Project Engineer
Ability to adapt to shifting demands and different situations
A Scheduler is able to build a baseline project schedule for fully designed small and mid-sized projects. They are able to provide a procurement schedule to the project team for input, as well as work with Project Engineers to understand submittals and critical items. Additionally, a Scheduler has a general understanding and ability to assist with milestone, phase, and daily work planning, as well as the basic concepts of delays and time impacts.
General Overview
A Senior Scheduler will begin to build and manage project scheduling needs for multiple projects, and/or fewer, more complex projects. They also begin to interact with leadership, providing monthly schedule reports.
Technical Skills
Relates comfortably with diverse groups of people
Recognizes the value of different perspectives
Prioritizes work to meet commitments
Effectively builds relationships
Introduces new ways of looking at challenges and solutions
Delivers customer-centric solutions
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Scheduling Manager
Identifies the most effective and efficient methods for accomplishing tasks
Builds strong teams that apply their diverse skills to achieve goals
Applies knowledge of the business and industry to advance goals
Scheduling Manager
General Overview
Technical Skills
Pursuit Schedules
Schedule Updates
Lean Planning
Baseline Schedules
Impact Analysis & Delays
A Senior Scheduler is able to execute a simple time impact analysis, as well as explain impact calculations and conduct critical path analysis to include change management analysis.
Impact Analysis & Delays
A Senior Scheduler is able to build and manage a baseline schedule for larger and more complex projects, to include accounting for weather and force majeure impacts. Additionally, the Senior Scheduler learns how to cost and resource load schedules to support progress updates and billings.
Baseline Schedules
A Senior Scheduler understands the Last Planner System and is capable of leading lean planning sessions on job sites or remotely, as necessary.
Lean Planning
A Senior Scheduler will manage schedule updates, including working with the project team to assist with re-sequencing and recovery plans when necessary.
Schedule Updates
A Senior Scheduler is able to build pursuit schedules and ensure the scheduling requirements identified in the Request for Proposal (RFP) are met.
Pursuit Schedules
Pursuit Schedules
Schedule Updates
Lean Planning
Baseline Schedules
Impact Analysis & Delays
A Scheduling Manager is able to perform time impact analysis for complex issues, conduct risk analysis / peer reviews of other schedules, and negotiate extensions with owners and industry partners if necessary.
Impact Analysis & Delays
A Scheduling Manager is able to build a baseline schedule for larger, complex projects, including projects with multiple contracts and/or owners.
Baseline Schedules
A Scheduling Manager begins participating in SmartStart sessions to assist with milestone planning. They also provide training in lean planning, for team members.
Lean Planning
A Scheduling Manager will manage all parts of the schedule update process, including re-sequencing and recovery plans. They ensure all contract requirements, related to scheduling are met.
Schedule Updates
A Scheduling Manager is able to apply historical data and experience to develop pursuit schedules. They work directly with clients to identify needs and incorporate those needs into the schedules and are able to present to clients and design teams as part of the project pursuit process.
Pursuit Schedules
Scheduling Director
Attracts the best talent to meet current and future needs
Schedule Updates
Impact Analysis & Delays
A Scheduling Director is able to perform complex schedule and schedule impact analyses in support of claims justifications and settlements with subcontractors.
Impact Analysis & Delays
A Scheduling Director will manage all parts of the update process to ensure all requirements are being met and all best practices are being applied.
Schedule Updates
A Senior Scheduler is able to build pursuit schedules and ensure the scheduling requirements identified in the Request for Proposal (RFP) are met.
Pursuit Schedules
A Scheduling Manager is able to apply historical data and experience to develop pursuit schedules. They work directly with clients to identify needs and incorporate those needs into the schedules and are able to present to clients and design teams as part of the project pursuit process.
Pursuit Schedules
A Scheduling Director will manage all parts of the update process to ensure all requirements are being met and all best practices are being applied.
Schedule Updates
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