Preconstruction Manager - Healthcare

Responsibilities

• Oversee the full preconstruction effort—from first estimate through subcontract finalization—for technically complex healthcare projects.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams, driving alignment between owners, design partners, and DPR operations to ensure scope clarity, cost accuracy, and project readiness.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to healthcare clients, providing clear, data-driven recommendations that support clinical operations, long-term facility performance, and capital planning.
• Facilitate and often lead value engineering sessions that account for clinical flow, infection control, equipment planning, and regulatory requirements unique to the healthcare environment.
• Guide strategic pricing, procurement, and risk assessment initiatives across all building system scopes.
• Develop conceptual cost models for healthcare facilities using schematic or feasibility-level documents, ensuring accuracy across structural, MEP, medical gas, and specialized systems.
• Conduct variance analyses, detailed quantity takeoffs, and cost scenario modeling as design evolves.
• Prepare complete, presentation-ready estimate packages tailored to healthcare decision-makers, including cost drivers, phasing impacts, operational constraints, and alternatives.
• Provide informed guidance on project risk, phasing strategies, and constructability considerations unique to healthcare facilities.

Qualifications

• 10–15 years of experience as a commercial construction estimator or preconstruction leader, with substantial experience in healthcare.
• Strong communication and listening skills, with the ability to present clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated success resolving complex issues, adapting to evolving design requirements, and proactively managing project risk.
• Experience leading teams in a fast-paced, highly collaborative preconstruction environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, estimating software (WinEst, Timberline, or similar), take-off tools (On-Screen Takeoff or similar), BIM tools (Revit, Assemble, etc.), project management platforms (CMiC or similar), and scheduling tools (Primavera or similar).
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field.
• A strong work ethic, a proactive mindset, and a customer-first approach.

Pay

Anticipated Starting Pay Range $150,000.00 - $180,000.00