Preconstruction Manager

Echo Power Engineering, Llc; United States; On-site; USD 86,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-from-home

Flexible hours

Vacation time

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

Echo Power is seeking a Preconstruction Manager to lead early-stage planning, budgeting, and bidding across healthcare, utility, and industrial projects. This hybrid role blends remote work with field involvement, requiring travel 25-30% nationwide.

The ideal candidate will collaborate with engineering, clients, and subcontractors to ensure constructible designs and ready-to-bid packages. Applicants should have a bachelor’s degree in a related field and 3–5+ years of construction experience,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Business, or related field.
• 3–5+ years of construction experience, including estimating, preconstruction, project management, or project engineering.
• Strong understanding of construction means and methods, building systems, and project sequencing.
• Proficiency with estimating tools and software.
• Familiarity with scheduling software such as Primavera P6 or MS Project preferred.
• Experience with project management platforms and strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.
• Strong analytical, organizational, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Ability to travel 25-30% of the time (nationwide, within the continental US).

Responsibilities

• Lead preconstruction planning, scope development, budgeting, scheduling, permitting, and project initiation.
• Partner with engineering and project teams to ensure designs are complete, constructable, and aligned with project budgets and schedules.
• Develop and maintain project budgets, perform quantity take-offs, and evaluate cost and schedule impacts.
• Prepare bid packages, solicit and evaluate subcontractor and vendor proposals, and lead bid clarification meetings.
• Develop procurement and equipment/material tracking plans and monitor lead times and deliveries.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, subcontractors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
• Lead constructability reviews and identify cost, schedule, safety, procurement, and execution risks.
• Manage permitting activities and coordinate with applicable regulatory agencies.
• Develop comprehensive preconstruction turnover packages and lead formal handoff meetings with construction teams.
• Partner with project managers during early execution to provide continuity and support a successful project launch.

Skills

Budgeting

Estimating

Preconstruction

Project management

Scheduling

Vendor relations

Leadership

MS Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management

Tools

Estimating software

MS Project

Primavera P6

Excel

Job description

About Echo Power

Echo Power is an independent engineering and project management firm specializing in the design, construction, and maintenance of critical electrical and mechanical systems across the healthcare, utility, and industrial sectors.

Job Title: Preconstruction Manager

About Echo Power

Echo Power is an independent engineering and project management firm specializing in the design, construction, and maintenance of critical electrical and mechanical systems across the healthcare, utility, and industrial sectors.

We are a primarily remote company guided by our core values of integrity, commitment to team, customer-focus, technical excellence, and optimism. At Echo, we foster a strong family-friendly culture focused on serving our customers with excellence while creating opportunities for our people.

Work Environment

This is a hybrid role with a mix of remote work and field involvement. Candidates should reside within one hour of a commercial airport to support travel requirements (25-30%).

This position is open to applicants residing in: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia.

• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States and reside in an eligible state or territory at the time of hire and throughout employment.

What You’ll Get To Do

As a Pre-Construction Manager, you will lead preconstruction activities from initial scope development through permitting and handoff to construction. You’ll work closely with engineering, project management, clients, subcontractors, and vendors to develop accurate budgets, manage bids and procurement, identify risks, and ensure projects are ready for successful execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead preconstruction planning, scope development, budgeting, scheduling, permitting, and project initiation.
• Partner with engineering and project teams to ensure designs are complete, constructable, and aligned with project budgets and schedules.
• Develop and maintain project budgets, perform quantity take-offs, and evaluate cost and schedule impacts.
• Prepare bid packages, solicit and evaluate subcontractor and vendor proposals, and lead bid clarification meetings.
• Develop procurement and equipment/material tracking plans and monitor lead times and deliveries.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, subcontractors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
• Lead constructability reviews and identify cost, schedule, safety, procurement, and execution risks.
• Manage permitting activities and coordinate with applicable regulatory agencies.
• Develop comprehensive preconstruction turnover packages and lead formal handoff meetings with construction teams.
• Partner with project managers during early execution to provide continuity and support a successful project launch.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Business, or related field.
• 3–5+ years of construction experience, including estimating, preconstruction, project management, or project engineering.
• Strong understanding of construction means and methods, building systems, and project sequencing.
• Proficiency with estimating tools and software.
• Familiarity with scheduling software such as Primavera P6 or MS Project preferred.
• Experience with project management platforms and strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.
• Strong analytical, organizational, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Ability to lead teams, coordinate multiple stakeholders, and manage competing priorities.
• High level of integrity, professionalism, accountability, and customer focus.
• Ability to travel 25-30% of the time (nationwide, within the continental US).

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $86,442-$123,832 annually (based on education and experience)
• Annual bonus: Performance-based bonus opportunity
• Work-from-home flexibility (when not in the field)
• Flexible working hours
• Four weeks’ vacation plus 7 company-paid holidays
• Health, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance
• Company-paid disability and life insurance
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Family-oriented culture
• Career growth opportunities