Pre-Construction Manager

Civil-Constructors; Franklin (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Civil-Constructors, the Pre-Construction Manager role, leads the estimating team, evaluates bid opportunities, and steers the delivery of accurate, on-time bid proposals. You will mentor staff, coordinate with Operations, ensure bids align with capacity and financial goals, and foster a collaborative, results‑driven environment with owners, engineers, and subcontractors.

Strong leadership and deep knowledge of civil construction methods are essential to drive value engineering and competitive

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of estimating experience in the heavy civil construction industry.
• Strong leadership and management skills with the ability to motivate, direct, and evaluate a team.
• Strong understanding of civil construction methods, scheduling, estimating, contracts, and software (AGTEK, HCSS, Etc.).

Responsibilities

• Review and assign new bid opportunities to estimators and manage workload distribution across the department.
• Review and approve final bid estimates, productions, quantity takeoffs, and proposal packages in accordance with client scope requirements.
• Ensure bid selection aligns with company capacity, resources, and financial objectives.
• Facilitate weekly bid scheduling meetings with the Estimating and Operations departments.
• Attend and lead pre-job, cost review, and post-job meetings as required.
• Regularly reviews historical cost and production data and apply findings to future bids.
• Develop, mentor and provide training and growth opportunities for the department.
• Coordinate between the Estimating and Operations departments on matters including internal equipment costs, activity production rates, crew sizing, and scheduling.
• Maintain estimating databases, cost and production data, and software tools, including implementations and renewals.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with owners, clients, engineers, municipalities, vendors, suppliers, and subcontractors.
• Perform quantity takeoffs, bid pricing, and bid submissions as required to support the estimating department.
• Evaluate bid components, including site conditions, geotechnical data, scope, and schedule.
• Perform value engineering and identify cost-saving alternates that strengthen the company's competitive position.
• Review contracts to support a seamless transition of awarded work from pre-construction to operations.
• Continually evaluate and advance estimating best practices and departmental standards.
• Provide estimating performance and outlook reporting to senior management, including weekly bid schedules, summaries & matrix updates.
• Review and approve PTO requests for direct reports in accordance with company policy.
• Hold the pre-construction team accountable to performance expectations, administering corrective and disciplinary action as warranted.
• Model company values by maintaining a respectful, constructive, and professional demeanor with employees, subcontractors, suppliers, and clients.
• Foster a collaborative work environment that promotes teamwork and professional development.
• Maintain clear, direct, and timely communication with the team, subcontractors, suppliers, and clients.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Estimating

Heavy civil

Communication

Tools

AGTEK

HCSS

Job description

The Pre-Construction Manager provides strategic direction and oversight for the pre-construction department. This includes providing leadership to the estimating team, evaluation of bid opportunities, management of client expectations, reviewing & delivery of accurate, on-time bid proposals.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review and assign new bid opportunities to estimators and manage workload distribution across the department.
• Review and approve final bid estimates, productions, quantity takeoffs, and proposal packages in accordance with client scope requirements.
• Ensure bid selection aligns with company capacity, resources, and financial objectives.
• Facilitate weekly bid scheduling meetings with the Estimating and Operations departments.
• Attend and lead pre-job, cost review, and post-job meetings as required.
• Regularly reviews historical cost and production data and apply findings to future bids.
• Develop, mentor and provide training and growth opportunities for the department.
• Involved in the estimator interview & hiring process to ensure the department is adequately staffed.
• Coordinate between the Estimating and Operations departments on matters including internal equipment costs, activity production rates, crew sizing, and scheduling.
• Maintain estimating databases, cost and production data, and software tools, including implementations and renewals.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with owners, clients, engineers, municipalities, vendors, suppliers, and subcontractors.
• Perform quantity takeoffs, bid pricing, and bid submissions as required to support the estimating department.
• Evaluate bid components, including site conditions, geotechnical data, scope, and schedule.
• Perform value engineering and identify cost-saving alternates that strengthen the company's competitive position.
• Review contracts to support a seamless transition of awarded work from pre-construction to operations.
• Continually evaluate and advance estimating best practices and departmental standards.
• Provide estimating performance and outlook reporting to senior management, including weekly bid schedules, summaries & matrix updates.
• Review and approve PTO requests for direct reports in accordance with company policy.
• Hold the pre-construction team accountable to performance expectations, administering corrective and disciplinary action as warranted.
• Model company values by maintaining a respectful, constructive, and professional demeanor with employees, subcontractors, suppliers, and clients.
• Foster a collaborative work environment that promotes teamwork and professional development.
• Maintain clear, direct, and timely communication with the team, subcontractors, suppliers, and clients.

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS REQUIRED

• Minimum of 10 years of estimating experience in the heavy civil construction industry.
• Strong leadership and management skills with the ability to motivate, direct, and evaluate a team.
• Strong understanding of civil construction methods, scheduling, estimating, contracts, and software (AGTEK, HCSS, Etc.).

In compliance with Federal and State equal employment opportunity laws, qualified applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, non-job related disability, or any other protected group status.