Lead Preconstruction Manager

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Lead Preconstruction Manager for a direct hire opportunity in Miami, FL. This role is ideal for a senior construction professional with deep general contractor estimating experience, strong trade coordination skills, and the ability to lead complex pursuits from early conceptual budgeting through construction document pricing.

The Lead Preconstruction Manager will play a key role in shaping project strategy, supporting owner and design team relationships, driving accurate cost development, and identifying value engineering opportunities. This is a strong opportunity for a construction leader who enjoys collaboration, mentorship, and working in a fast-paced preconstruction environment with multiple active pursuits.

This role offers the chance to join a professional construction team where communication, technical excellence, teamwork, and leadership are valued. The right candidate will help guide younger team members, strengthen subcontractor partnerships, and contribute to successful project wins across industrial facilities and infrastructure-related construction.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead preconstruction and estimating efforts across multiple pursuits, from conceptual estimates through construction document pricing.
- Coordinate pricing, scope review, and bid strategy across all trades and CSI divisions.
- Manage subcontractor outreach, bid coverage, RFIs, qualifications, and proposal analysis throughout the bid process.
- Collaborate with owners, design teams, internal stakeholders, and subcontractors during presentations, reviews, and coordination meetings.
- Provide value engineering, cost savings recommendations, constructability input, and logistics coordination.
- Mentor less experienced preconstruction and estimating team members while supporting best practices and process improvement.

Compensation and Benefits

- Salary range: $120,000 to $150,000 per year.
- Job type: Direct hire.

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Additional Skills

Required Qualifications and Skills

- Lead estimating and preconstruction efforts for complex building construction projects.
- Manage bid strategy, subcontractor coverage, scope review, RFIs, and pricing coordination.
- Develop conceptual, schematic, design development, and construction document estimates.
- Support owner presentations, design team coordination, value engineering, and logistics planning.

- 10+ years of construction, estimating, or preconstruction experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or a related field.
- Extensive estimating experience with general contractors, including bid process management, subcontractor coverage, and RFI coordination.
- Strong experience pricing and coordinating all trades and construction divisions.
- Experience with multiple delivery methods, including negotiated work, GMP, design assist, design-build, and hard bid projects.
- Ability to balance multiple pursuits, deadlines, and project priorities at the same time.
- Strong subcontractor relationships and the ability to build trust with trade partners.
- Excellent communication, presentation, coordination, and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency with construction and estimating software such as Excel, Bluebeam, On-Screen Takeoff, Microsoft Office Suite, CRM systems, and related tools.
- Ability to mentor junior or less experienced team members.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience supporting industrial facilities, infrastructure, or other technically complex construction projects.
- Strong track record of successful project pursuits and competitive bid outcomes.
- Advanced ability to identify cost savings, value engineering options, constructability improvements, and logistics efficiencies.
- Experience working closely with senior leadership, owners, architects, engineers, and subcontractor partners.