Director, Estimating & Preconstruction — Modular Growth Leader

Jobot; Bessemer (AL); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobot seeks a Director, Estimating & Preconstruction in Bessemer, AL, offering a hybrid work model. You will own the organization’s estimating and preconstruction function across programs and be responsible for pricing integrity, margin, and risk on high-value pursuits.

You will lead Associate Directors, Managers, and Estimators, shaping standards, data practices, and strategic use of AI/ML and cost databases to support growth across data centers, healthcare, retail and emerging building types.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Data Analytics, or related field.
• 12+ years in construction industry experience.
• 6+ years in estimating and preconstruction.
• Demonstrated leadership of estimating leaders (Managers/Associate Directors).
• Experience across multiple programs or platform categories totaling $250M+ in annual pursuit value.
• Proven ability to present pursuit, pricing, and margin performance to executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Own accuracy, integrity, and margin impact of preconstruction estimates across platform categories.
• Hold final review and approval authority over pursuit pricing.
• Establish estimate assumptions, risk registers, contingency, escalation standards.
• Lead estimating capacity planning and data practices enterprise-wide.
• Develop cost models and pricing structures for new building types.
• Establish and enforce organization-wide estimating standards and templates.

Skills

Leadership of estimating teams

C-suite relationship management

Advanced Excel

Pricing strategy

Data analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Data Analytics, or related field

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

BuildingConnected

Sage Estimating

Timberline

WinEst

MS Project

Primavera P6

Smartsheet

Excel

Bluebeam

Job description

Jobot seeks a Director, Estimating & Preconstruction in Bessemer, AL, offering a hybrid work model. You will own the organization’s estimating and preconstruction function across programs and be responsible for pricing integrity, margin, and risk on high-value pursuits.

You will lead Associate Directors, Managers, and Estimators, shaping standards, data practices, and strategic use of AI/ML and cost databases to support growth across data centers, healthcare, retail and emerging building types.