Employee-Owned Preconstruction Manager – Water/Wastewater

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. is seeking a Preconstruction Manager to guide the Water Preconstruction/Estimating team. The role focuses on estimating, bid leadership, and coordinating with owners and design teams to support complex pursuits.

You will lead bid processes, manage budgets, and ensure contract compliance while developing staff and upholding safety and diversity programs across projects nationwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Architecture or Engineering, and/or minimum of 5 years of applicable estimating, design management and/or field management experience.
• Experience with municipal and/or industrial water and wastewater projects.
• Experience with alternative delivery projects, including cost modeling, cost trending, and GMPs.
• Experience estimating self-perform disciplines, including labor and material pricing.
• Proven experience managing preconstruction for a wide range of relevant projects.
• Experience dealing with subcontracts, subcontractors and/or self-perform work.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to build trust and influence a wide variety of audiences.

Responsibilities

• Participate in interviews and interview preparation for negotiated bids, acting as “Bid Captain” on pursuits and leading estimate/bid process team meetings
• Build and maintain relationships with owners, subcontractors, vendors, internal clients and other key stakeholders, representing McCarthy on the jobsite, in the community and at industry events
• Track and manage project budget
• Prepare qualifications for project that align with contractual obligations, ensuring requirements are adhered to throughout the course of project and submitting contract documents for legal review
• Implement and oversee preconstruction and construction schedule
• Assist in training and development of project staff, and manage risk by implementing all applicable safety and EEO/Affirmative Action programs
• Manage and maintain all documentation/deliverables, presenting them to project owner in organized manner
• Represent McCarthy at design and coordination meetings, providing any alternative solutions and assisting in design decisions
• Participate in the prequalification process, in preparing responses to RFPs and RFQs, in managing the buyout log and chart of accounts

Skills

Communication

Team leadership

Self-starter

Stakeholder management

Relationship building

Influence

Education

Bachelors in CM/Arch/ENG

Job description

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. is seeking a Preconstruction Manager to guide the Water Preconstruction/Estimating team. The role focuses on estimating, bid leadership, and coordinating with owners and design teams to support complex pursuits.

You will lead bid processes, manage budgets, and ensure contract compliance while developing staff and upholding safety and diversity programs across projects nationwide.