Preconstruction Lead: Estimating & Bid Packaging (Remote)

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with matching companys

Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision

Paid parental leave

Paid Time Off

Daily Pay

Job summary

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (JLL) is seeking a Senior Preconstruction Manager to turn project briefs into proposals and bid packages. You will lead estimating, bid packaging, and constructability from pursuit through award, ensuring projects are priced, scoped, and fundable before construction begins.

You will develop estimates using COSTX, manage vendor strategy, assemble comprehensive proposals, and support Target Value Design.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in commercial preconstruction, estimating, or bid packaging on lump-sum and GMP work.
• Hands‑on estimating experience and the discipline to maintain basis‑of‑estimate files that survive a handoff.
• Proven vendor coverage practices: walks, RFIs, apples‑to‑apples scopes, no single‑source surprises on bid day.
• Ability to write exclusions, assumptions, and a procurement plan that holds up in compliance review.
• Experience building a critical‑path bid schedule and work‑package structure a Construction Manager can inherit.
• Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop estimates, bid templates, and detailed take-offs using estimating and takeoff technology (e.g., COSTX or equivalent).
• Lead vendor strategy with the Project Manager: share documents, schedule walks, issue RFIs and clarifications, and collect and level bids.
• Assemble the full proposal package: detailed scope, procurement plan, exclusions/qualifications/assumptions, safety and logistics plans, critical-path Schedule, lump-sum vs. GMP recommendation, resource plan, design and permit strategy, commissioning plan, equipment/move lists, and finishes plan.
• Support Target Value Design and translate construction documents into a formal bid package, scopes of work, and bid‑form structure.
• Feed Go/No‑Go and compliance review with commercial backup and client‑ready deliverables.
• Hand off the baseline to the Construction Manager at Move‑to‑Construction: scopes, vendor coverage, long‑lead list, exclusions, and schedule assumptions.
• Remain available after handoff to resolve re‑buy or missed‑scope questions.

Skills

Leadership

Estimating

Vendor coverage

Bid packaging

Communication

Construction leadership

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field

PMP certification

Tools

COSTX

Job description

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (JLL) is seeking a Senior Preconstruction Manager to turn project briefs into proposals and bid packages. You will lead estimating, bid packaging, and constructability from pursuit through award, ensuring projects are priced, scoped, and fundable before construction begins.

You will develop estimates using COSTX, manage vendor strategy, assemble comprehensive proposals, and support Target Value Design.