Assistant Preconstruction Manager: Lead Bids & Buyout

Straticon; Deerfield Beach (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site fitness center

On-site childcare

Paid time off

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Straticon seeks an Assistant Preconstruction Manager to support assigned projects from conceptual budgeting through GMP development, subcontractor buyout, and turnover to Operations in Deerfield Beach. Reporting to the Director of Preconstruction, you will own defined scopes, develop subcontractor and client-facing skills, and grow toward leading complete projects in the future.

This full-time role emphasizes coordination of estimates, procurement deliverables, and schedule-tracking to ensure

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of commercial general contracting experience in preconstruction or estimating.
• Experience with multifamily construction or other complex commercial projects; South Florida market experience preferred.
• Proficiency with Excel and Bluebeam; BuildingConnected or a comparable bidding platform preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own assigned scopes and deliverables from early budgeting through GMP, buyout, and turnover.
• Quantity takeoffs, estimate assumptions, unit pricing, allowances, alternates, qualifications, and cost comparisons.
• Scope sheets, bid forms, bidder lists, subcontractor outreach, and bid coverage through BuildingConnected.
• Bid leveling, proposal analysis, scope reviews, subcontractor interviews, negotiations, and award recommendations.
• Plan and specification reviews to identify scope gaps, constructability concerns, missing information, and pricing risk.
• Value engineering studies, design clarifications, procurement tracking, and long-lead coordination for assigned trades.
• GMP backup, buyout documentation, and organized turnover information for the Operations team.
• Clear tracking, communication, and follow-through on assigned schedules, action items, decisions, and unresolved issues.

Skills

Strong communication

Organization

Critical thinking

Time management

Attention to detail

Tools

Excel

Bluebeam

BuildingConnected

Job description

Straticon seeks an Assistant Preconstruction Manager to support assigned projects from conceptual budgeting through GMP development, subcontractor buyout, and turnover to Operations in Deerfield Beach. Reporting to the Director of Preconstruction, you will own defined scopes, develop subcontractor and client-facing skills, and grow toward leading complete projects in the future.

This full-time role emphasizes coordination of estimates, procurement deliverables, and schedule-tracking to ensure