Estimating Manager-Design Build/Preconstruction

EC Electric, Inc.; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 138,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with 40% employer match

Year-end bonus

Paid holidays and PTO

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Dis

Job summary

EC Electric, Inc. is seeking a Design-Build Preconstruction Manager to lead electrical preconstruction and design-build efforts. You will drive budgets, pricing strategies, and ensure alignment of scope, schedule, and client objectives across multiple market sectors.

You will mentor estimators, coordinate with design teams and operations, and guide a team of 2–6 professionals while supporting business development and competitive RFQs/RFPs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• Minimum of 12 years of progressively responsible electrical estimating, preconstruction, design management, project management, or field experience in commercial/industrial construction.
• Proven leadership of large design-build or design-assist pursuits and client relationship development.
• Experience with Viewpoint software is preferred.
• Comfortable managing a team of 2–6 people.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex design-build and preconstruction efforts from pursuit through project handoff, aligning scope, budget, schedule, and client objectives.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and mentorship to estimators and project teams while driving accountability, quality, and performance.
• Collaborate with clients, design teams, operations, subcontractors, and business development partners to achieve outcomes.
• Lead estimating processes (design-build, GMP, conceptual), developing budgets, cost models, and pricing strategies.
• Manage cost, risk, value engineering, constructability reviews, procurement planning, and cost reconciliation.
• Ensure seamless transition from preconstruction to operations with documented assumptions, risks, and commitments.
• Develop and oversee complete, accurate estimates, proposals, budgets, and submissions.

Skills

Leadership

Estimating

Preconstruction

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Viewpoint

Job description

The Design-Build Preconstruction Manager provides strategic and operational leadership for electrical design-build, design-assist, target value design, conceptual estimating, budgeting, and preconstruction activities across multiple market sectors and regions. This position leads projects from early concept through execution-team handoff, establishes preconstruction plans and decision milestones, manages cost and design progression, and aligns scope, budget, schedule, constructability, procurement, and risk. The Design-Build Preconstruction Manager develops client relationships, leads multidisciplinary coordination, maintains estimate quality and cost-history resources, directs assigned estimators, and supports competitive Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and Requests for Qualifications (RFQs).

• Lead complex design-build and preconstruction efforts from pursuit through project handoff, ensuring alignment of scope, budget, schedule, and client objectives.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and mentorship to estimators and project team members while driving accountability, quality, and performance.
• Collaborate effectively with clients, design teams, operations, subcontractors, and business development partners to achieve successful project outcomes.
• Lead design-build, design-assist, GMP, and conceptual estimating processes, developing accurate budgets, cost models, and pricing strategies throughout project development.
• Manage cost, risk, value engineering, constructability reviews, procurement planning, and cost reconciliation to support informed project decisions.
• Ensure seamless transition from preconstruction to operations by documenting assumptions, risks, procurement status, and project commitments.
• Develop and oversee complete, accurate, and competitive estimates, proposals, budgets, and negotiated project submissions.
• Analyze plans, specifications, contracts, and project documents to identify scope gaps, risks, constructability concerns, and cost impacts.
• Lead estimate reviews, subcontractor and supplier evaluations, quality control processes, and executive presentations of project recommendations.
• Drive continuous improvement through development of estimating standards, cost databases, quality control procedures, and preconstruction best practices.
• Monitor market conditions, labor trends, material pricing, and supplier capacity to provide strategic cost and procurement guidance.
• Support business development efforts through client presentations, project interviews, pursuit strategies, and RFQ/RFP responses.
• Other Duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• A minimum of 12 years of progressively responsible electrical estimating, preconstruction, design management, project management, or field experience supporting commercial and industrial construction is preferred, including demonstrated leadership of large design-build or design-assist pursuits.
• Proven expertise managing large, complex commercial or industrial construction pursuits and developing successful client relationships.
• Experience with Viewpoint software is preferred.
• Comfortable managing a team of 2-6 people.

Preferred Certifications:

• One or more of the following credentials are preferred when relevant to assigned responsibilities:
• Professional Engineer (PE) license or Engineer in Training (EIT) certification.
• Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) certification.
• American Society of Professional Estimators (ASPE) Certified Professional Estimator (CPE).
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or comparable project-management credential.
• LEED Accredited Professional, Envision Sustainability Professional, or other relevant sustainability credential.
• OSHA 30 or comparable construction-safety training.
• Relevant electrical, energy, estimating, scheduling, commissioning, manufacturer, or field-leadership certification.

Salaryrangeforthispositionis$138,000-$182,000annually.

Opportunityforadiscretionaryyear-endbonus.

401kwitha40%employermatch(uptofederallimit.)

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Inadditiontosignificantcareergrowthopportunities,full-time employees enjoy a competitive pay rate, paid holidays and PTO; Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, 401k plan and Employee Assistance Program.

EC Electric is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and supports a drug free workplace program. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or characteristics, protected veteran status, or other protected classifications in accordance with federal law.

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