Senior Pre-Construction Manager

Senior Preconstruction Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Lead preconstruction strategy for large, complex, or high-profile commercial projects
• Manage and mentor estimators and preconstruction team members; provide oversight and quality control
• Partner with business development and leadership to support pursuit strategy, interviews, and client engagement
• Direct budgeting and estimating processes from conceptual through final GMP
• Lead trade partner strategy, including early engagement, buyout sequencing, and procurement planning
• Drive constructability and logistics planning; coordinate schedule and phasing strategies with operations
• Facilitate value engineering workshops, scope alignment, and cost risk mitigation strategies
• Develop risk logs, contingency planning, escalation tracking, and market condition impacts
• Present estimates, budgets, and recommendations to owners, architects, and internal leadership
• Oversee proposal development and ensure pricing narratives are complete, accurate, and professional
• Ensure proper handoff to operations, including buyout plans, bid tabs, scope sheets, and cost breakdowns
• Support continuous improvement of preconstruction tools, standards, templates, and processes

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in commercial construction (Precon/Estimating/PM)
• Proven leadership experience managing estimating/preconstruction teams
• Strong market awareness of labor/material trends and subcontractor availability
• Expertise in conceptual estimating and guiding clients through cost decisions during design
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, Bluebeam, estimating platforms, and cost modeling
• Able to manage multiple pursuits, deadlines, and stakeholder groups simultaneously