Preconstruction Manager
Preconstruction Manager
Brief Description
The Preconstruction Manager shapes outcomes before construction begins — and builds the team that makes it happen. Your Day-to-Day
- Lead estimating efforts across a diverse portfolio of commercial projects.
- Ensure accuracy, strategy, and client confidence at every stage.
- Develop detailed cost models, conceptual budgets, and strategic pricing.
- Guide early design collaboration with owners, architects, and engineers.
- Oversee workload management, quality control, and deliverable timelines.
- Champion Lean practices, VDC integration, and continuous process improvement.
- Build and mentor your team.
- Manage, mentor, and develop preconstruction talent.
- Create a culture of precision and accountability within the preconstruction department.
- Partner with HR and leadership on recruiting and career development.
- Serve as a resource and sounding board for project teams post-award.
- Influence strategy and growth.
- Play a key leadership role in RFP strategy, pursuit decisions, and client presentations.
- Partner directly with executive leadership to shape preconstruction strategy, refine processes, and contribute to the company’s long-term growth.
- Influence innovation in technology, delivery methods, and estimating approach.
The Right Fit
You're a Strong Fit If You
- Have 10+ years of preconstruction or estimating experience in commercial construction.
- Have a strong track record across project types and delivery methods.
- Lead and develop estimating teams with proven ability to build people, not just spreadsheets.
- Have a Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Construction Engineering, or a related field; equivalent experience considered.
- Have strong command of modern estimating software and construction technology.
- Can balance precision with strategic thinking.
- Have experience with integrated delivery methods (CMAR, Design-Build, GMP, IPD) and the judgment to position MCL competitively within each.
- Have a collaborative leadership style that earns trust with owners, architects, internal teams, and the people who report to you.
- Have comfort and credibility in client-facing settings: presentations, interviews, early-stage owner conversations.
Our Values
We hire for character as much as credentials. These four traits define the people who succeed at MCL:
- Passionate — you care deeply about the work, the craft, and the people around you.
- Dedicated — you show up fully every day. When things get hard—and they will—you stay engaged.
- Thorough — details matter. You don't hand something off or close it out until it's done right.
- Respectful — you treat the owner, the sub, the laborer, and everyone in between with respect. It's not situational here—it's the standard.
What You're Walking Into
MCL Construction has been delivering exceptional commercial projects across the Midwest since 1987 — and preconstruction is where that reputation starts. It’s where trust is built with clients, risks are identified before they become problems, and smart strategy creates the conditions for everything that follows. In this role, you’ll have direct visibility with executive leadership, real influence on project selection, and a clear runway to grow within a stable, expanding organization. Your ideas will shape not just estimates — but how MCL builds. If you want meaningful work with people who hold a high standard and have each other’s backs, MCL is the place.
Competitive Compensation Package with benefits including:
- Employer-paid healthcare premiums
- Profit sharing
- 401(k) with employer support
- Employer-paid short-term disability
- And more
If you want meaningful work with people who hold a high standard and have each other’s backs, MCL is the place. Ready to Shape What Gets Built?