Senior Preconstruction Manager
About the role
MBG is seeking an experienced preconstruction professional to lead day-to-day preconstruction execution across our multifamily, hospitality, and senior living portfolio.
Responsibilities
Owns the execution and quality of preconstruction efforts on assigned pursuits.
Authors concept, schematic, design development, and GMP-level budgets.
Develops a thorough understanding of drawings, specifications, and project intent.
Identifies gaps, conflicts, and scope ambiguities early in the process.
Leads design-phase cost conversations with architects, consultants, and ownership.
Develops bid strategies by trade, scope, and market.
Identifies and manages risk before projects transition to operations.
Ensures a clean, accurate, and well-communicated handoff to operations teams.
Requirements
Demonstrated experience leading preconstruction efforts on complex commercial projects, with a strong emphasis on multifamily, hospitality, and senior living work.
A bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, or a related field is preferred.
Experience authoring and defending project budgets through multiple design phases.
Experience leading bid processes including scope development and trade coordination.
Experience interfacing directly with owners and designers.
Experience identifying and managing risk before projects transition to operations.
Qualifications
Strong technical foundation, typically developed through a combination of formal education and hands-on leadership experience.
Ability to lead complex preconstruction efforts independently.
Understanding of the responsibility that comes with committing a project to operations.
Skills
Technical rigor
Financial understanding
Leadership experience
Benefits
An intentional way of working, built on collaboration, not silos, ownership comes with trust, growth without burnout, and compensation reflects responsibility.
Pay
Compensation aligns with the responsibility you carry and the impact you make, with rewards tied to performance and results.
Schedule
Details on the work schedule can be provided upon request.