Lead front-end planning and estimating for facility construction, collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure cost and design alignment.
Chewy is seeking an Associate Director of Preconstruction responsible for leading all aspects of the front-end planning and estimating efforts across all facility types-including corporate hubs, customer care centers, fulfillment centers, and Rx locations! This role is critical in bridging vision and execution by collaborating with key partners, architects, engineers, and internal teams to develop accurate, scalable cost and timeline projections. This role will bring deep technical expertise, strong relationship leadership skills, and a sharp business mentality to support more thoughtful capital planning and execution.
What You'll Do:
What You'll Bring:
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What You'll Do:
- Lead the development of conceptual, schematic, design development, and construction document estimates.
- Collaborate with architects, engineers, operations leaders, and external consultants to align designs with budget and operational needs.
- Conduct feasibility studies and cost-benefit analyses for new initiatives.
- Evaluate and select vendors and contractors during preconstruction phase; participate in bid reviews and scope alignment.
- Build risk assessments and value-engineering recommendations to ensure design and cost alignment.
- Partner with Finance and Real Estate teams to support capital planning and forecasting.
- Maintain and refine historical cost databases and benchmarking tools for improved estimate accuracy.
- Provide strategic insight into construction market trends, pricing, and risk mitigation.
- Serve as a leader with vision in preconstruction standard processes and innovations.
What You'll Bring:
- 10+ years of experience in preconstruction, estimating, or construction planning roles.
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field
- Strong understanding of architectural design phases, construction processes, and cost modeling.
- Outstanding discernment with experience supporting capital strategy and investment planning.
- Validated ability to lead complex partner relationships and multi-functional alignment.
- Familiarity with estimating tools such as Bluebeam, RSMeans, On-Screen Takeoff, or similar.
Does this sound like you? We would love for you to apply!
Chewy is committed to equal opportunity. We value and embrace diversity and inclusion of all Team Members. If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law, and you need an accommodation during the application process or to perform these job requirements, or if you need a religious accommodation, please contact [email protected].
If you have a question regarding your application, please contact [email protected].
To access Chewy's Customer Privacy Policy, please click here. To access Chewy's California CPRA Job Applicant Privacy Policy, please click here.
Top Skills
Bluebeam
On-Screen Takeoff
Rsmeans
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