Preconstruction Manager

Horizon Contracting Group; Township of Langley; Presencial; CAD 125.000 - 155.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive salary 125k–155k CAD

20 days paid time off (vacation + sick

Extended health, dental & vision

RRSP enrollment after 1 year

Annual bonus eligibility

Laptop and company cell phone

Mileage reimbursement

4 days in office per week with travel

Descripción de la vacante

Horizon Contracting Group seeks a senior leader to head the estimating function, shaping how we identify, evaluate and pursue work across regions and service lines. You will lead, coach and develop the Estimating team, manage capacity and bid strategy, and drive standards, tools and processes to improve accuracy and outcomes.

You will collaborate with Business Development, Regional and Operations leaders, negotiate with clients and travel to meet prospects while ensuring smooth handoffs to

Formación

• 8+ years in construction estimating, commercial or business development.
• Experience leading, coaching and developing people.
• Deep knowledge of estimating: scope, pricing, risk and bid strategy.
• Strong business acumen balancing opportunity, risk and client needs.
• Experience building or improving estimating systems and processes.
• Sound judgement for go/no-go decisions and negotiations.
• Strong communication across clients, Operations and senior leadership.
• Education aligned to construction management or related field.

Responsabilidades

• Lead, coach and develop the Estimating team.
• Manage estimating capacity, workload and pursuits across regions and service lines.
• Build and improve estimating standards, processes, tools and technology.
• Oversee estimate quality, pricing, risk review, bid strategy and bid leveling.
• Partner with BD, Regional and Operations leaders on pipeline priorities.
• Lead client negotiations and pursuit discussions for sound commercial outcomes.
• Use historical data to improve estimating accuracy and strategy.
• Ensure opportunities hand off to Operations with complete project handover.

Conocimientos

People leadership

Estimating knowledge

Bid strategy

Negotiations

Communication

Business acumen

Project delivery

Educación

Post-secondary education in construction management or related field

Descripción del empleo

What You’ll Be Doing:

You’ll lead Horizon’s estimating function while helping shape how we identify, evaluate and pursue work across our regions and service lines.

You will:

• Lead, coach and develop the Estimating team through clear expectations, regular feedback and meaningful development opportunities.
• Manage estimating capacity, workload and pursuit assignments across Horizon’s regions and service lines.
• Build and continuously improve estimating standards, processes, tools and technology.
• Oversee estimate quality, pricing, risk review, bid strategy and senior-level bid leveling.
• Partner with Business Development, Regional and Operations leaders to manage the pipeline and determine which opportunities Horizon should pursue.
• Lead client negotiations and pursuit discussions to achieve commercially sound outcomes while strengthening long-term relationships.
• Use feedback, win-loss results, historical costs and production-rate benchmarks to improve estimating accuracy and pursuit strategy.
• Ensure successful opportunities move into Operations through a clear, complete and coordinated project handoff.

Some days you’ll be coaching the team and reviewing complex estimates. Others, you’ll be working with senior leaders on pipeline priorities, travelling to meet with clients or improving the systems that support Horizon’s continued growth.

What You Bring:

• 8+ years of progressive construction, estimating, commercial or business development experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading, coaching and developing people.
• Strong construction estimating knowledge, including scope, pricing, risk, bid strategy and project delivery.
• Strong business and commercial acumen, with the ability to balance opportunity, risk, client needs and operational realities.
• Experience building or improving estimating systems, standards and processes.
• Sound judgement and confidence leading go/no-go decisions, negotiations and complex pursuit discussions.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills across clients, Operations and senior leadership.
• Post-secondary education in construction management, estimating, business or a related field, or equivalent industry and leadership experience.

Why Horizon?

Because your work here matters, and so do you.

Horizon is growing across regions, service lines and markets. This role will have a meaningful voice in how we pursue work, support our clients, develop our people and build an estimating function that can scale with the company.

We value collaboration because better decisions happen when Business Development, Estimating and Operations work together from the beginning.

Here’s what you can expect:

• Competitive salary: $125,000 - $155,000, based on experience
• 20 days of paid time off, including 15 vacation days and 5 sick days
• Extended health, dental and vision coverage
• RRSP enrollment after one year
• Annual company bonus eligibility
• Laptop and company cell phone
• Mileage reimbursement
• 4 days in office per week to start, with travel required.