Director of Preconstruction

Leonard S. Fiore, Inc. (LSF) is a leading builder based in Central Pennsylvania with over 70 years of experience delivering a full spectrum of commercial construction services, including medical facilities, college residence halls, high‑rise apartments, retail centers, and more. The company is expanding its preconstruction services and seeks a senior‑level Director of Pre‑construction to lead the preconstruction team, processes, and projects from concept through final contract.

About the role

The Director of Pre‑construction provides strategic and operational leadership to the preconstruction team, ensuring consistent, effective, and high‑quality preconstruction processes across the company. This senior leadership position coordinates, manages, and oversees all preconstruction activities for assigned projects and serves as a key contact during the preconstruction phase.

Responsibilities

• Business Development: Represent LSF at industry events, client meetings, and other opportunities; establish and maintain relationships with new and existing clients and industry partners; assist executives in researching potential markets, clients, and opportunities to prioritize pursuit targets.
• Preconstruction Team & Functional Leadership: Provide direction and oversight to the preconstruction team, setting expectations, priorities, responsibilities, and performance standards; plan and allocate resources to support current and anticipated workloads; mentor, coach, and develop team members; lead continuous‑improvement initiatives, including technology and estimating tools; collaborate with executive leadership and other departments to align preconstruction activities with company strategy; promote a culture of collaboration, accountability, professionalism, and continuous improvement.
• Project Management: Coordinate and manage all preconstruction activities and team members; maintain preconstruction schedules to keep all stakeholders—including clients, architects, engineers, subcontractors, suppliers, and LSF staff—on task; prepare, oversee, and manage technical RFP responses, proposals, presentations, and interviews; develop and maintain project schedules, site logistics plans, phasing plans, procurement strategies, and permitting requirements; conduct constructability reviews and analyze construction documents; identify risks, scope gaps, design issues, schedule constraints, and opportunities; coordinate with Project Management and Field Operations to integrate construction expertise into preconstruction planning.
• Estimating: Lead preparation, coordination, and oversight of conceptual, schematic, design‑development, GMP, and final estimates and proposals; establish and maintain accurate project budgets at various design stages; develop detailed cost estimates and scopes of work across all trades; prepare and maintain project assumptions, classifications, exclusions, qualifications, and other pricing documentation; identify alternative materials, systems, methods, and approaches that provide value to the client and project.
• Proposals & Contract Development: Develop concise and detailed cost budgets for client review at various design levels; create final pricing proposals and scope letters establishing the basis of agreement; assist executives in negotiating and executing client contracts, including GMP proposals, scope qualifications, contract exhibits, and specific project terms; ensure final contract scope and budget accurately reflect preconstruction work.
• Procurement: Prepare and maintain a contract buyout log; negotiate and execute subcontracts and vendor agreements; deliver timely and complete buyout and procurement information to Project Management and Field Operations; develop and implement consistent subcontractor and supply scoping and evaluation standards.

Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources at 814‑946‑3686 or email hr@lsfiore.com.