Precostruction Planning Manager - Nashville, TN

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the preconstruction and pre-job planning process for assigned regional projects.
• Partner with project managers, superintendents, foremen, area leadership, and project executives to prepare projects for successful execution.
• Review project scopes, drawings, schedules, manpower needs, logistics, and constructability considerations.
• Identify prefabrication opportunities and help teams understand how prefabrication can improve safety, productivity, quality, and schedule performance.
• Oversee and support planning for projects generally greater than $1 million and more than 6,000 labor hours.
• Cook up coordination in how projects are planned, documented, coordinated, and transitioned to field execution.
• Support internal planning processes even when client BIM or VDC requirements vary by project.
• Work with leadership to evaluate project readiness, resource needs, schedule risks, and execution strategy.
• Promote a collaborative, proactive planning culture across project and field teams.

Required Qualifications

• Strong background in industrial, mechanical, electrical, construction, or related field operations.
• Experience supporting preconstruction, project planning, field planning, construction execution, or project management on complex construction projects.
• A strong understanding of how field work is sequenced, coordinated, and executed.
• A practical understanding of BIM/VDC uses in construction, including coordination, shop drawings, layout, and field execution support.
• The ability to supervise and coach planning-related team members.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with project managers, superintendents, foremen, executives, and technical teams.
• The ability to manage multiple project teams or planning efforts at the same time.
• Comfortable spending time both in the office and on active project sites.
• The willingness to travel regionally as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading or supporting planning efforts for large industrial projects.
• Experience with projects over $1 million and 6,000+ labor hours.
• A background working with mechanical, plumbing, electrical, structural, or industrial construction scopes.
• Experience partnering with BIM/VDC, prefabrication, layout, or total station teams.
• Prior leadership experience managing direct reports or cross-functional project teams.
• Experience supporting projects with complex schedules, high labor-hour demands, or large field teams.