Preconstruction Manager

Lithko Contracting; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Lithko Contracting in Fort Wayne, Indiana is seeking a skilled Preconstruction Lead to manage and refine preconstruction processes while driving business development. Ideal candidates will have over 8 years of experience in commercial construction, excellent organizational skills, and a background in estimating.

Your role will involve collaborating with teams to ensure accurate estimates, client negotiations, and successful project turnover. Join Lithko and help shape significant concrete projects across various industries.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive experience in Commercial Construction for a large scale Self-Perform General Contractor or Concrete Contractor.
• Strong estimating background preferred.
• Self-perform experience of concrete is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage, implement, and refine new business development and preconstruction processes.
• Validate for a correct and accurate estimate and formulate an appropriate bid strategy.
• Build relationships within the market to identify new business opportunities.

Skills

Microsoft programs knowledge

Strong communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or Engineering

Job description

When you join Lithko Contracting, you're building your career alongside leaders in concrete construction.

We apply your expertise across a range of industries, from industrial and manufacturing facilities to healthcare, educational institutions, chip plants, and data centers. Each year, you'll contribute to placing over 100 million square feet of concrete, helping the company earn over $2 billion in revenue.

With a nationwide presence of over 27 locations and more than 6,500 coworkers, you'll find endless opportunities to develop your skills, grow your career, and build beyond expectations.

The Role

Lithko Contracting, LLC is actively seeking a Preconstruction Lead with a strong business development and estimation background to join our team. The Preconstruction Lead is responsible for managing, implementing, and refining new business development and preconstruction processes to ensure a proper backlog of work for our business unit. This includes (but is not limited to) management of bid strategy, bid estimates, accuracy of estimates, client negotiations, and effectively managing the project turnover process.

Key Responsibilities

• Should be a geographical expert at knowing various work opportunities in the commercial construction market.
• Able to understand the capacity of the business unit and is able to align future projects with capabilities.
• Builds relationships within the market to identify opportunities that might exist to secure new business.
• Can validate for a correct and accurate estimate and formulate an appropriate bid strategy.
• Able to prepare and manage our teams to execute by understanding project details and customer expectations.
• Effectively deliver a project over to Lithko Operations Teams by using the proper turnover process.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Knowledge of Microsoft programs, including Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in Commercial Construction for a large scale Self-Perform General Contractor or Concrete Contractor.
• Self-perform experience of concrete is required.
• Strong business development background and construction market knowledge is strongly preferred.
• Strong estimating background preferred.
• Seeking someone with a variety of project types with an emphasis on Commercial/Industrial construction.
• General knowledge of construction principles/practices required, with experience on projects over 1 million dollars.
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or Engineering preferred.

Lithko is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage qualified women, veterans, individuals with disabilities, people of all races and ethnicities, and others to apply.