Director of Preconstruction

Who are you?

• A rock-solid preconstruction manager ready to lead a team

• An entrepreneurial spirit seeking a meaningful role leading a department in a high-performing company

• A top performer looking to grow into company leadership and ownership

Key Role Responsibilities:

• Lead the overall preconstruction process, delivering comprehensive competitive bids, negotiated proposals, cost estimates, analysis, and budgets

• Prepare and execute project win strategies, including interviews and presentations to support business development

• Oversee project teams to ensure successful execution and completion of preconstruction phases

• Manage relationships with key clients and design team contacts during preconstruction

• Perform estimating tasks as needed, including self-perform estimating

• Report accurate project cost history

• Partner with operations to review project risk assessments

• Review project business plans with stakeholders to ensure alignment and profitability

• Lead the entire work acquisition process, including management, coordination, and delivery of preconstruction phases and extensive client contact

• Manage multiple estimates depending on size, complexity, and type, including the largest and most complex estimates

• Develop complete and accurate conceptual budgets from written narratives and/or concept plans

• Evaluate estimator performance, identify training needs, and conduct training sessions

• Assist in hiring and recruiting estimators

• Represent the company professionally with owners, architects, consultants, vendors, and subcontractors

• Build effective working relationships with clients and project teams

• Become a subject matter expert in preconstruction best practices and conduct training for colleagues

• Oversee management and maintenance of estimating software database, including cost history documentation

• Supervise and review estimators’ work

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field

• 10+ years’ experience in estimating and preconstruction

• Demonstrated experience with ground-up and conceptual estimates

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Experience with commercial, healthcare, advanced industries, corporate interiors projects, and public sector is a plus

• Ability to lead a department and project team

Company Culture and Benefits:

• Family-like environment with low turnover

• Commitment to work/life balance, professional development, and team bonding activities

• Dog-friendly office, company outings, holiday celebrations, community service, and on-site fitness center