Prepare, negotiate and award all subcontracts and purchase orders.
• Assure that all subcontractors are experientially and financially qualified.
• Manage the issuance of all subcontracts and work orders to ensure that labor and materials are on the jobsite when needed.
• Collaborate with Accounting to make sure that all subcontractor insurance certificates are current and valid.
• Develop and maintain relationships with subcontractors and suppliers.
• Evaluate subcontractor qualifications and financial capabilities.
• Work with Production Department to establish timing of orders for materials and labor.
• Negotiate and/or size orders to obtain the best pricing available consistent with the material and labor quality specified.
• Contain the growth of materials inventories unless such growth is temporarily requested by company management.
• Communicate with the Production Department to encourage use of the inventoried materials in current projects if material inventory has accumulated.