Director of Pre-Construction

Overview

BlastOne is a family owned, professionally run business that is growing fast globally and looking for top talent to join our dynamic fast paced family!

What makes us great is phenomenal staff who fit our fantastic culture! We believe in paying well and offering great benefits in order to attract the best talent.

What we do: BlastOne is a leading global supplier in the Industrial Corrosion Control Industry!

Hiring fantastic people is our key to growth. We hire top talent who shares our values!

The Role

The PreCon Team takes on the burden of selecting the best solution, costing that solution, and the development of the sales presentations & sales documents.

Points of responsibility include:

Team Leadership:

• Lead and mentor a team of Pre-Construction Project Managers, Industrial Designers, Estimators, and 3rd party SME resources.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performance culture within the team.
• Visit clients with the Sales and PreCon team to pitch & win business
• Ensure the culture, values and behaviors of our people are aligned to the organization
• Training and upskilling of new and existing team members

Project Flow Management:

• Manage the flow of opportunities through the documented Pre-Construction process, ensuring all appropriate steps are followed.
• Collaborate with cross-functional matrix teams to ensure seamless transition from pre-construction to project delivery.
• Oversee development of Proposals and Proposal Documentation

Technical Oversight:

• Ensure that the relevant SME’s are brought into the design phase at the designated check-in points, to ensure clients are receiving industry leading but compliant designs
• Utilize your engineering background to provide technical oversight and guidance.

Strategic Planning:

• Dedicate time every week to work “on the business not in the business” to develop and execute strategic improvement plans for the pre-construction phase to optimize client and company outcomes.
• Continually build the team capability
• Collaborate with executive leadership to align pre-construction goals with overall business objectives.

Ensure that the established best PreCon practices are happening for each project

• Solicitation and feedback received from multiple sub-contractors for each discipline
• Meeting minutes are tabulated during every client meeting and distributed within 24 hours of meeting
• Delivery PM and Engineering input is obtained at the established check-in points, and cost/timeframe buy-in is solicited
• High quality 3D renderings of the solutions are being created

Risk Management:

• Identify potential risks in the pre-construction phase and develop mitigation strategies.
• Monitor and evaluate risk factors to ensure proactive decision-making.

Quality Assurance:

• Implement quality control measures to guarantee the accuracy and completeness of pre-construction deliverables.
• Conduct regular audits to assess adherence to quality standards.

Required Skills/Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Proven experience in project management with a focus on industrial equipment and construction.
• Demonstrated success in leading high-performance teams in a technical project environment.
• Must have EXCELLENT written and verbal skills.
• Must have and exude and extremely high level of task / project ownership
• Must be able to demonstrate excellent organizational & critical thinking skills
• Must have a high sense of urgency - Prefer action over inaction - Task oriented
• Must have a strong commercial / sales / marketing sense / business acumen
• Must be able to demonstrate ability to effectively communicate at all levels
• Must be able to demonstrate strong attention to detail
• Must be socially skilled
• Have a flair for presentation
• Must be Excellent at follow-up (dog at a bone)
• Like to think outside the box
• Be a Hustler
• Be Creative
• Don’t take no for an answer
• Must be a Team player
• Must have excellent proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneDrive/SharePoint, and Project as these will be daily tools for the role
• Remote Meeting Technology Experience (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Skype, WebEx)
• Formal PMP Certification preferred

Physical Requirements

• Working from open plan office at least 80% of time, some work from home acceptable

Work Environment

• Open Plan style very collaborative office environment without private offices

Work SCHEDULE

• Standard Work week M-F 7:00AM to 5:00PM

Travel Required

• 4-6 Days Per Month US / Canadian Travel
• US Passport Holder

The Perks working at BlastOne

• Great family culture with a meaningful mission
• Flexible time off
• Generous 401k policy
• Industry leading Health Insurance & benefits program
• Ability to put your personal stamp on the success of a company
• Incredible opportunities to grow within the company and the industry, both your responsibilities and compensation

Personality / Core Value Requirements

BlastOne is a unique company.  We have a strong, close-knit team of hard working, caring professionals who have a passion for supporting our customers.  We are a third-generation family business, and we are dedicated to growing for generations to come.  To accomplish this, we take great effort to ensure that the members we add to our team will contribute positively to the great culture we already have.

We’re happy – but we spell it HAPIEE which is an acronym for our core values and beliefs:

• H: Humility – it is the team that wins - no one is better than anyone else on the team. My success is just as much the result of others I work with.
• A: We’re Agile – we move and work quickly and are flexible – we change quick.
• P: We’re positive, outgoing and Passionate! Our favorite phrase is ‘CAN DO!’
• I: We act with Integrity at all times. We are respectful and courteous. We do the right thing.
• E: We Execute – we do what we say we will do. Action is better than inaction.
• E: We always operate with Excellence and with a hard work ethic.