Preconstruction Manager

RockBridge Search & Recruitment; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 126,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

RockBridge Search & Recruitment is seeking a seasoned Preconstruction Manager to lead early-stage delivery, estimate projects, and coordinate with owners, architects, engineers, and field leadership. You will translate sketches into constructible budgets and drive value engineering, risk analysis, and subcontractor bid analysis to ensure smooth handoffs to operations.

The role emphasizes collaboration across commercial, multifamily, and industrial sectors, with a strong focus on means, methods,

Qualifications

• 5+ years in preconstruction, estimating, or construction management.
• Experience on commercial, multifamily, or industrial projects.
• Understanding of means, methods, materials, and market pricing.
• Proficiency with estimating software and digital takeoff tools.
• Strong communication with technical and non-technical teams.
• Ability to manage multiple bids and deadlines with precision.
• Calm, analytical mindset during early project phases.

Responsibilities

• Lead preconstruction from concept through GMP or bid submission.
• Develop detailed conceptual, schematic, and design development estimates.
• Perform quantity takeoffs and validate scope across trades.
• Collaborate with owners, architects, engineers, and field leadership.
• Identify cost drivers, VE opportunities, and risk early.
• Guide subcontractor outreach, leveling, and bid analysis.
• Build and maintain historical cost databases and benchmarks.
• Support project scheduling input and logistics in early phases.
• Ensure seamless handoff from preconstruction to operations.

Job description

Build the Future Before the First Shovel Hits Dirt

This is where great projects are born long before boots touch ground. As a Preconstruction Manager, you are the architect of clarity in the chaos of possibility. You translate sketches into strategy, ambition into budgets, and uncertainty into buildable confidence. Every project starts with your lens on cost, constructability, and execution.

If you thrive in the space where ideas become executable plans, this role puts you at the control panel of some of the most exciting commercial construction work in the region.

What You’ll Do

You’ll orchestrate the earliest and most critical phase of construction delivery, shaping projects that are smart, efficient, and ready for the field to execute without friction.

• Lead preconstruction efforts from concept through final GMP or bid submission
• Develop detailed conceptual, schematic, and design development estimates
• Perform quantity takeoffs and validate scope alignment across trades
• Collaborate closely with owners, architects, engineers, and field leadership
• Identify cost drivers, value engineering opportunities, and risk factors early
• Guide subcontractor outreach, leveling, and bid analysis with precision
• Build and maintain accurate historical cost databases and benchmarking tools
• Support project scheduling input and logistics planning during early phases
• Ensure seamless handoff from preconstruction to operations teams

What You Bring

You’re part strategist, part builder, part detective. You know how to read between the lines of a drawing set and spot what others miss.

• 5+ years in preconstruction, estimating, or construction management
• Strong background in commercial, multifamily, or industrial projects
• Deep understanding of means, methods, materials, and market pricing
• Proficiency with estimating software and digital takeoff tools
• Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical teams
• Ability to manage multiple bids and deadlines without losing precision
• A calm, analytical mindset when projects are still forming and shifting

Why This Role Stands Out

Here, you’re not reacting to problems in the field, you’re preventing them before they exist. Your decisions echo through the entire lifecycle of a project.

• High-impact role influencing multimillion-dollar builds
• Direct collaboration with leadership and project executives
• Opportunity to shape budgets, strategy, and delivery methods
• Fast-paced environment where no two projects feel the same
• Competitive compensation up to $140K with room to grow

The Work You Don’t Just Estimate, You Engineer the Beginning

Every successful structure starts with someone who saw it clearly first. That someone here is you.

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