Enterprise Preconstruction Leader

Emcor-5; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

EMCOR Construction Services, Inc. seeks an Enterprise Preconstruction Leader to elevate preconstruction performance across a nationwide portfolio of operating companies.

The role stresses estimating rigor, margin discipline, and best-practice transfer while preserving operating company autonomy. The ideal candidate will influence without authority and lead teams without centralized control, with 40–60% travel to support operating entities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction or related field.
• 10–15 years preconstruction or estimating experience in mechanical piping and related areas.
• Experience as Chief Estimator or Preconstruction leader for large contractors preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and elevate preconstruction performance across operating companies.
• Guide and support preconstruction teams with up to 40–60% travel.
• Assess maturity, margin discipline, and bid/no-bid frameworks.
• Develop enterprise metrics and preconstruction playbooks.
• Support acquisition activities and post-acquisition backlog quality.

Skills

Preconstruction leadership

Ethics and Safety

Margin discipline

Cross-functional collaboration

Negotiated and GMP environments

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Related field experience

Tools

QuoteSoft

FastPIPE

Autobid

BIM-driven quantification

Job description

About Us

EMCOR Construction Services (ECS) is part of EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME), a Fortune 500® leader in mechanical and electrical construction, industrial and energy infrastructure, and building services for a diverse range of businesses. ECS is a nationwide group of 50+ operating companies with over 30,000 employees and annual revenues of $10.7 billion. Our operating companies are mechanical and commercial electrical contractors with expertise that includes virtually all U.S. commercial, healthcare, institutional, education, hospitality, manufacturing, transportation, and water and wastewater markets. We also have several operating companies that focus on commercial fire protection. They provide integrated life safety solutions, including fire detection and suppression systems, and the most advanced security technology available today. The ECS headquarters team provides key support for its electrical and mechanical companies, including finance and accounting, human resources, legal, national purchasing and information technology.

Job Summary

EMCOR Construction Services, Inc. (ECS) seeks Enterprise Preconstruction Leader. TheEnterprise Preconstruction Leader will support and elevate preconstruction performance across a portfolio of independent mechanical operating companies serving mission-critical, advanced manufacturing, healthcare, and large commercial markets nationwide.

This position is a performance multiplier — designed to enhance estimating rigor, strengthen margin discipline, transfer best practices across operating companies, and support acquisition integration and leadership transitions — while fully preserving operating company autonomy.

The ideal candidate will be a highly respected technical leader who can influence without authority and elevate teams without centralizing control.

ECS HQ is based out of McLean, Virginia. However, candidates in other locations and meeting the requirements below may be considered.

Compensation Range: $175,000 - $225,000

This position is bonus eligible.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• The Enterprise Preconstruction Leader will visit Operating Companies provides guidance and support to operating company preconstruction teams (up to 40-60% travel).

• Assess preconstruction maturity across operating companies.
• Improve margin discipline and reduce WIP fade.
• Strengthen bid/no-bid decision frameworks.
• Support newly acquired businesses and leadership transitions.
• Assist in turnaround situations.
• Transfer best practices across companies.
• Enhance positioning in data center and mission-critical markets.
• Evaluate Operating Company estimating rigor, productivity assumptions, contingency logic, and risk registers.
• Assess Company performance by diagnosing root causes of margin erosion.
• Support company with identifying gaps in systems, process, or talent.
• Assess Margin & Risk discipline and help with strengthening labor productivity methodology.
• Support Operating Company to improve contingency structuring on large, complex projects.
• Help Company enhance procurement alignment within preconstruction.
• Support growth in data centers and advanced manufacturing.
• Elevate negotiated and design-build backlog quality.
• Support acquisition activities and with turnaround support, evaluate backlog quality within 6 months of acquisition and support underperforming preconstruction teams in a constructive, trusted manner
• Document and share high-performing estimating best practices and approaches across operating companies.
• Facilitate cross-company collaboration without forced standardization.
• Develop and implement enterprise metrics.
• Develop and implement Preconstruction playbook.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Position Requirements/Preferred Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction or related areas of study or field experience; and minimum of 10-15 years Preconstruction or Estimating experience in Mechanical Piping, Plumbing, Sheet Metal/HVAC. Prior experience as a Chief Estimator, Preconstruction Manager, Regional Preconstruction Director, or Senior Estimator working for a $100 million+ contractor. Experience must include:

• Preconstruction or Estimating Market/Sector experience in Hyperscale Data Centers, Semiconductor/Advanced Manufacturing, Large Healthcare Systems, Mission-Critical projects, Negotiated and GMP environments strongly preferred.
• Experience with Preconstruction playbook development.
• Proven track record of leading projects while maintaining a commitment to Ethics and Safety.

Technical Competency

• Estimating platforms (e.g., QuoteSoft, FastPIPE, Autobid, etc.)
• Labor productivity and material databases
• Historical cost systems
• BIM-driven quantification processes
• Fabrication estimating integration
• Bid recap structure and margin layering
• Risk register development
• Procurement alignment strategies

Language Skills

Must have the demonstrated ability to effectively communicate in English, cooperate, and collaborate with multiple levels of customers, employees, unions, government agencies, vendors and suppliers, and other contractor organizations.

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Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, see, talk, and hear. The employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is regularly required to walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty-five (25) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

The employee must have the ability to travel by plane and/or car 40-60% of the time.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee may expect to work in typical office environment conditions except when visiting field locations. Field environments may vary based on project, manufacturing, or weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Benefits

As a leading provider of mechanical and electrical construction, facilities services, and energy infrastructure, we offer employees a competitive salary and benefits package and we are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and success. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Equal Opportunity Employer

As a leading provider of mechanical and electrical construction, facilities services, and energy infrastructure, we offer employees a competitive salary and benefits package and we are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and success. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

Affirmative Action Policy

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Geographic Disclosure

As a leading provider of mechanical and electrical construction, facilities services, and energy infrastructure, we offer employees a competitive salary and benefits package and we are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and success. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.