EVP Preconstruction

About the role

This is a C-suite seat with a builder's mandate. You'll own preconstruction end-to-end, from the first conceptual estimate through GMP, while actively expanding Sellen's market presence with developers, property owners, and commercial clients across the Pacific Northwest and beyond. You'll partner closely with our Chief Strategy Officer and CEO to shape how Sellen competes: sharpening our pricing philosophy, advancing alternative delivery (Design-Build, Progressive Design Build, GCCM), and positioning preconstruction as the competitive differentiator it should be.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive experience in commercial construction, with significant tenure in preconstruction and/or business development leadership.
• A Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of work experience and education.
• Experience in business ownership, business acquisition, market growth, and the development of new service offerings.
• Demonstrated track record of revenue growth and business development success in the PNW commercial construction market.
• Deep expertise in alterative project delivery: Design-Build, Progressive Design-Build, and/or GCCM.
• Experience leading large, cross-functional preconstruction teams (estimating, BIM/VDC, scheduling, procurement).
• Preferred: DBIA professional designation.
• Established network among PNW commercial real estate developers, architects, and owners.
• Experience scaling a construction business unit through a high-growth phase.

Skills

• Exceptional communication and presentation skills; ability to engage and influence at the C-suite and owner/developer level.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Expert organizational, scheduling, and planning skills.
• Comfortable learning new technologies.
• Effectively communicates with new and diverse groups of people.
• Solid budget and cost estimating skills.
• Effective leadership skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; exceptional listening skills.

Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to be flexible, adaptable, and manage stress under pressure when experiencing setbacks and challenges.
• Demonstrated ability to delegate and assign responsibility to others, work collaboratively on a team, and hold others accountable.
• Demonstrated ability to respond constructively to feedback, coaching and change.

Pay

The full annual salary range for this position is $206,000 to $325,000, depending on direct professional experience and qualifications. The bonus target for this role is 20% of annual base earnings with a $1,000 a month auto allowance.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits including 401(k) with up to 9.5% employer contribution, health insurance, health savings contributions, tuition benefits, and more.
• Sellen is the first general contractor in the country to receive the Fair Pay Workplace Certification, which ensures we are paying our people equitable across gender and race.

Culture & Reputation

Doing things the "Sellen Way" means being good at our craft, doing what's right, and caring for one another. As a local, employee-owned company, based in the Pacific Northwest for 80 years, we live, work and raise our families here, and Sellen is committed to actively supporting our community and our people.

DEI Commitment

We recognize the impact Sellen can make in creating a more diverse A/E/C industry. We envision a diverse workforce where people of color, women, LGBTQIA+, and other underrepresented and historically underestimated populations are reflected at all levels.