Pre-Construction Planning Lead Job ID 237673 Posted 15-Sep-2025 Service line PJM Segment Role type Full-time Areas of Interest Construction, Project Management, Quantity Surveying Location(s) Indianapolis - Indiana - United States of America, Remote - US - Remote - US - United States of America **About the Role:** As a Pre-Construction Planning Lead, you will lead the development of comprehensive project financial profiles for large capital construction initiatives for a dedicated Life Sciences client account. **What You’ll Do:** · Lead the development of comprehensive project profiles for large capital construction initiatives. · Conduct early feasibility assessments including site constraints, regulatory considerations, and operational impacts. · Collaborate with internal stakeholders to define project goals, success criteria, and alignment with strategic business needs. · Develop high-level conceptual scopes and narratives for proposed projects. · Create and refine ROM (Rough Order of Magnitude) cost estimates for large capital projects. · Partner with internal cost analysis teams to support estimating efforts on smaller projects as time allows. · Provide expert guidance on estimating methodologies, tools, and assumptions used across the team. · Review and validate cost estimates provided by external consultants and contractors. · Develop high-level project schedules prior to detailed design, identifying critical path activities and major milestones. · Align project timelines with business needs, regulatory deadlines, and resource availability. · Support schedule refinement during conceptual design and ensure alignment with downstream execution plans. · Participate in conceptual design efforts, ensuring scope remains aligned with initial project profile and feasibility findings. · Facilitate design reviews and scope validation meetings with engineering, operations, and compliance teams. · Ensure design deliverables support cost and schedule targets established during early planning. · Transition projects to assigned Project Managers once detailed design is complete. · Remain engaged as a strategic advisor throughout execution, particularly during scope changes or change order evaluations. · Support PMs in evaluating contractor proposals and change orders for scope, cost, and schedule impacts. · Work closely with engineering, operations, finance, procurement, and compliance teams throughout the project lifecycle. · Serve as a liaison between business units and project delivery teams to ensure alignment and transparency. · Provide mentorship and guidance to junior staff involved in estimating and planning. · Other duties as assigned. **What You’ll Need:** Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future. + Bachelor's Degree preferred with 8-10 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered. + Strong understanding of construction estimating, scheduling, risk, and feasibility analysis. + Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., Primavera, MS Project, Excel, Procore). + Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills. + Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently in a fast-paced environment. + The innovative mentality to develop methods that go beyond existing solutions. + Ability to solve unique problems using standard and innovative solutions having a broad impact on the business. + Highly sophisticated math skills. Ability to calculate somewhat complex figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations. **Disclaimer:** · _Please be advised that effective January 1, 2025, CBRE Project Management and Turner &Townsend was consolidated into a single global business entity. As a candidate applying for a position, you should be aware that while your initial employment may be with Turner & Townsend PJM US LLC, you will subsequently transfer directly to Turner & Townsend at a date to be determined._ _Turner & Townsend carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate’s education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for this position is $130,000 annually and the maximum salary for this position is $155,000 annually. The compensation that is offered to a successful candidate will depend on the candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience. Successful candidates will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on Turner & Townsend’s applicable benefit program. This role will provide the following benefits: 401(K), Dental insurance, Health insurance, Life insurance, and Vision insurance._ **Equal Employment Opportunity:** CBRE has a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law. **Candidate Accommodations:** CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company’s success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at recruitingaccommodations@cbre.com or via telephone at +1 866 225 3099 (U.S.) and +1 866 388 4346 (Canada). CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)