Enterprise Preconstruction Leader

EMCOR Construction Services; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

EMCOR Construction Services, Inc. (ECS) seeks an Enterprise Preconstruction Leader to elevate preconstruction performance across a nationwide portfolio of mechanical operating companies serving mission-critical markets.

This role focuses on enhancing estimating rigor, strengthening margin discipline, and transferring best practices while preserving operating company autonomy. HQ is in McLean, VA, with flexibility for other locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction or related field.
• Minimum 10–15 years in preconstruction or estimating for mechanical piping, plumbing, sheet metal/HVAC.
• Experience as Chief Estimator, Preconstruction Manager or Senior Estimator with $100M+ contractors.
• Knowledge of hyperscale data centers, healthcare and mission-critical projects.

Responsibilities

• Visit operating companies to guide and support preconstruction teams (40–60% travel).
• Assess preconstruction maturity and improve margin discipline across the portfolio.
• Strengthen bid/no-bid decision frameworks and transfer best practices.
• Support acquisitions, leadership transitions and turnaround situations.
• Document and share high-performing estimating practices across companies.
• Develop enterprise metrics and a Preconstruction playbook.

Skills

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/construction

Tools

Estimating platforms (QuoteSoft, FastPIPE, Autobid)

Labor productivity databases

Historical cost systems

BIM-driven quantification

Fabrication estimating integration

Bid recap/margin structuring

Risk register development

Procurement alignment strategies

Job description

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. The Enterprise 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

• 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.

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

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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.