Preconstruction Manager

Kovoro; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Kovoro is seeking a Preconstruction Manager in Seattle to lead the preconstruction team across multiple pursuits and awarded projects. You will drive GMP development, manage owner and design-team relations through SD, DD, and CD, and develop program budgets aligned with evolving designs.

As part of the team, you will participate in business development, RFP responses, and interview presentations, aiming to cultivate lasting owner and developer relationships in the Seattle market.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of commercial construction experience with leadership in estimating or preconstruction.
• Experience leading GMP development on projects $50M+ in life sciences, commercial office, or mixed-use sectors.
• Strong proficiency in conceptual and systems-level estimating; experience with cost modeling software and Bluebeam.
• DBIA or LEED accreditation a plus.
• Excellent presentation and client-facing communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as single point of accountability for preconstruction services on multiple pursuits and projects.
• Lead a team of estimators and preconstruction coordinators; manage owner and design-team relationships through SD, DD, and CD phases.
• Develop program-level budgets and reconcile against evolving design documents; present GMP proposals and value engineering logs to owner decision-makers.
• Cultivate long-term owner and developer relationships in the Seattle market through interviews and RFP responses.

Skills

Estimating leadership

GMP development

Cost modeling

Bluebeam

Client-facing

DBIA/LEED

Presentation skills

Tools

Bluebeam

Job description

Our client is a premier general contractor and construction manager with deep roots in the Pacific Northwest and an expanding national platform. Their Seattle preconstruction team supports some of the most complex and high-profile projects in the region, including life sciences lab buildouts, hyperscale data center shells, and large-scale mixed-use transit-oriented developments.

As Preconstruction Manager you will serve as the single point of accountability for preconstruction services on multiple concurrent pursuits and awarded projects. You will lead a team of estimators and preconstruction coordinators, manage the owner and design team relationship through SD, DD, and CD phases, develop program-level budgets and reconcile against evolving design documents, and present GMP proposals and value engineering logs to owner decision-makers.

The role carries meaningful business development responsibility — you will participate in interview presentations and RFP responses and are expected to cultivate long-term owner and developer relationships in the Seattle market.

Requirements

• 10+ years of commercial construction experience with at least 4 years in an estimating or preconstruction leadership role
• Demonstrated experience leading GMP development on projects $50M+ in life sciences, commercial office, or mixed-use sectors
• Strong proficiency in conceptual and systems-level estimating; experience with cost modeling software and Bluebeam
• DBIA or LEED accreditation a plus
• Excellent presentation and client-facing communication skills