Senior Electrical Preconstruction Manager

Job Description

The Senior Electrical Preconstruction Manager provides strategic leadership for all M&E (Mechanical & Electrical) related preconstruction activities across multiple complex building and infrastructure projects. This role sets the technical direction, ensures consistent processes, and drives high quality, predictable M&E outcomes from early concept through handoff to operations.

Estimating & Technical Leadership

• Develop and validate conceptual and detailed M&E estimates at all design stages, including benchmarking and early conceptual budgets.
• Establish estimating standards, system assumptions, and risk frameworks for mechanical, electrical, and controls scopes.
• Review and approve major vendor and trade partner proposals, ensuring alignment with design intent and identification of hidden scope gaps.
• Lead advanced constructability reviews for complex systems such as MV distribution, UPS architecture, switchgear, central plants, and integrated controls.
• Guide the use of BIM, model-based quantity extraction, and digital tools to improve accuracy, coordination, and transparency.

Preconstruction Planning & Coordination

• Develop enterprise-level M&E preconstruction strategies, work plans, and delivery frameworks for use across entire M&E preconstruction team.
• Oversee purchasing plans, bid strategies, and procurement sequencing for major M&E packages.
• Ensure consistent application of best practices across all M&E preconstruction teams.
• Partner with preconstruction and operations teams to align M&E preconstruction schedules, sequencing, and phasing aligned with contractual documents and project delivery strategies.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise-level processes and standards established by company leadership.

Client & Stakeholder Engagement

• Serve as the senior M&E representative in client-facing meetings, executive reviews, and major decision forums.
• Present cost trends, design options, risk scenarios, and recommendations with clarity and strategic insight.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships, ensuring confidence in the M&E preconstruction process and alignment with project goals.
• Coach team members on effective communication and storytelling around M&E scope and cost drivers.

Risk, Quality & Documentation

• Oversee evaluation of design gaps, scope ambiguities, procurement constraints, and schedule feasibility across all active pursuits.
• Ensure all M&E deliverables—estimates, narratives, design reviews, and handoff packages—are accurate, complete, and aligned with company standards.
• Establish documentation protocols for system decisions, design changes, estimating logic, and risk registers to ensure clean, trusted handoffs to operations.
• Lead cross-functional risk workshops and drive resolution of major M&E issues before handoff.

Innovation & Delivery Methods

• Champion prefabrication, modularization, and alternative delivery methods, integrating them into estimating, planning, and design strategy.
• Identify enterprise-level opportunities for cost savings, schedule compression, and design optimization through early M&E strategy alignment.
• Provide accurate and timely comparative analysis to evaluate different systems or compare different builds to help owner and design team with data-driven decision making.
• Seek out emerging technologies, tools, and delivery models to improve M&E preconstruction performance and predictability.

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop M&E Preconstruction Managers, estimators, and cross-functional partners.
• Set expectations for performance, accountability, and quality across the M&E preconstruction function.
• Build a culture of systems-level thinking, disciplined estimating, and proactive risk management.
• Lead resource planning, staffing decisions, and capability development for the M&E preconstruction team.
• Foster the development of significant relationships with our trade partners.

Required Qualifications

• 15+ years of estimating, engineering, or controls experience with deep electrical expertise.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or related degree program, or equivalent work experience.
• Able to motivate and inspire others to consistently meet deadlines while still maintaining excellent detail orientation and quality of work.
• Develop and maintain relationships with clients with a customer-focused orientation.
• Able to effectively prioritize level of urgency and importance and act accordingly.
• Mastery knowledge of construction methods, practices and project execution including practical knowledge of M&E trades.
• Understands benefits and limitations of different building types and systems.
• Excellent senior-leadership level communication skills and command of interpersonal skills necessary to cater messaging to all audiences (executive, system, detail).
• Exhibits strong leadership qualities including being able to persevere through challenges and being results-oriented.
• Proven leadership experience managing teams, driving accountability, and influencing cross functional partners.
• Must possess a valid driver's license and a satisfactory driving record in accordance with Fortis policy.

Physical Requirements

• Work is performed in a professional office environment.
• Role is stationary, often standing or sitting for long periods of time, utilizing standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, etc.
• Communication with internal and external contacts, including speaking and hearing is required.
• May occasionally push, pull or lift up to 25 lbs.

Travel Requirements

• Travel to jobsites as required.
• Up to 2 times per month.

Other

• Assist in other duties as assigned, relevant to the achievement of the position’s and team’s objectives.