Preconstruction Project Manager

About the role

Have you led preconstruction efforts for complex commercial, industrial, infrastructure, or multifamily projects? Do you enjoy turning early design concepts into accurate budgets, practical schedules, and executable project plans? Are you energized by collaborating with owners, architects, engineers, trade partners, and operations teams? Are you looking to join a high-performing team that values ownership, collaboration, and delivering exceptional customer experiences? If the answer is, “Yes!” then we have an exciting opportunity for you.

Responsibilities

• Lead the preconstruction process from pursuit and feasibility through contract execution and project handoff.
• Develop conceptual, schematic, design development, and detailed estimates.
• Review drawings, specifications, site information, and project requirements to identify scope gaps, risks, and opportunities.
• Coordinate with owners, architects, engineers, consultants, project executives, and operations teams throughout design development.
• Develop bid packages, solicit proposals, and manage subcontractor and vendor outreach.
• Level bids, analyze scope, clarify exclusions, and support subcontractor selection and procurement.
• Maintain project budgets, cost models, estimate reconciliations, and historical cost information.
• Evaluate constructability, sequencing, procurement requirements, long-lead items, and schedule impacts.
• Lead value engineering and cost-saving discussions while protecting the owner’s design intent and project objectives.
• Prepare and present estimates, budgets, schedules, proposals, and recommendations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies related to cost, schedule, design, procurement, and permitting.
• Support contract, GMP, buyout, and project-start activities as needed.
• Coordinate a clear and complete transition from preconstruction to the project execution team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, civil engineering, architecture, engineering, or a related field.
• Five or more years of experience in preconstruction, estimating, project management, or a related construction role.
• Experience with conceptual estimating, scope development, subcontractor procurement, and budget reconciliation.
• Strong communication, organization, analytical, and relationship-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple pursuits or projects concurrently.
• Proficiency with estimating, takeoff, scheduling, and project management software; experience with tools such as Bluebeam, Procore, or comparable platforms is preferred.

Benefits

We are dedicated to the well-being of our associates and are proud to be consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work. Our compensation and benefits package not only supports our associates and their families but benefits local communities and communities around the world.

• Industry-leading performance-based bonus program
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Traditional and Roth 401k
• Tuition reimbursement for associates
• Scholarship for associates’ children up to $28,000 per child
• 1‑month paid sabbatical after every five years of employment, plus $5,000 for travel
• 1‑week paid volunteer leave each year
• 100% charitable match
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• Paid parental leave

Pay

Typical base compensation for the Project Manager role is between $84,000.00 and $160,000.00. Candidates with extensive experience may exceed this range. In addition to base salary, the role is eligible to receive discretionary bonus compensation based on individual and company performance. Pay range: $80,000 – $160,000 USD.