Preconstruction Manager - Charlotte, NC

VetJobs; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Professional development opportunities

Team collaboration and growth

Job summary

Haskell is hiring in Charlotte, NC for a lead estimator role in preconstruction. You will guide a team to develop internal estimates, engage subs, analyze bids, and assemble comprehensive packages for proposals.

The role involves coordinating with design teams, managing subcontractor relationships, and ensuring compliance with RFPs. Strong communication and rigorous organization are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in construction estimating and preconstruction processes.
• Knowledge of estimating principles, costs, and bid strategies.
• Familiarity with estimating software such as Beck Destini, Accubid, Bluebeam, InSite.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of preconstruction professionals to develop internal estimates.
• Engage subcontractors, analyze bids, and compile estimates.
• Manage RFI lists and ensure timely estimate completion.

Job description

Job Description

At Haskell, you’re not just joining a company—you’re joining a nationally recognized Top Workplace where diverse perspectives and inclusive thinking drive stronger outcomes. Whether you’re starting out, growing your expertise, or leading the way, you’ll find a culture grounded in trust, driven by excellence, and built to support your goals. Here, you’ll have the opportunity, flexibility, and sense of belonging to grow your career your way—while making a real impact.

In this position, you will lead a team of preconstruction professionals to develop internal estimates, engage subcontractors, analyze bids, and compile estimates.

Pre-Estimate

• Participates in design review meetings. Reviews and monitors scope, cost, and constructability during design development.
• Participates or leads Estimate Plan meeting. Develops Estimate Plan with proposal leader and ensures proposal team is clear on strategy and expectations.

Estimate Development

• When in the lead estimator role, leads team of estimators assigned to a proposal.
• Responsible for compiling work products from multi-disciplinary estimators into a single complete estimate.
• Ensures that the estimating team has the information necessary to develop their estimates. If information is lacking, is responsible for communicating the need to the proposal leader, design team, or customer, as required for that proposal.
• Manages RFI lists (subcontractor, internal, and/or owner), as required per proposal.
• Reviews proposal milestone dates with estimate team and tracks individual progress. Responsible for timeliness of estimate completion and communication to proposal leader and Director of Preconstruction, if deadlines are in jeopardy.
• Coordinates with the appropriate resources to determine the project specific tax and insurance requirements.
• Responsible for ensuring that clarifications are clear, complete, and compiled into a single document. Coordinates with marketing for inclusion in the formal proposal.
• Responsible for or assists with the completion of owner bid form. Coordinates with marketing for inclusion in the formal proposal.
• Ensures estimate is compliant with RFP documents. Responsible for communicating to proposal leader when deviations are necessary.
• Leads estimate review meeting.

Subcontractor Management

• Builds and maintains subcontractor relationships.
• Develops subcontractor search and communication strategy and ensures that the sub engagement team adheres to that strategy. Responsible for receiving at least three (3) quotes per bid package, unless otherwise agreed to by the proposal leader.
• Manages subcontractor/vendor bid list. Ensures only qualified subcontractors receive bid documents.
• Meets with local subcontractors as needed.
• Organizes, leads, or participates in pre-bid meetings, if required.
• Leads development of subcontractor bid packages, including but not limited to, NDAs, RFP, drawings, scopes-of-work, bid forms, contract attachments, schedules, and site logistics plans. Coordinates with operational resources, as needed, to ensure completeness of bid packages.
• Works with the Business Diversity Coordinator when proposing on federal or public sector agency projects to develop a Small and/or WMBE business participation engagement plan that complies with project requirements.
• Receives quotes and conducts subcontractor analysis. Organizes and leads scope review meetings. Makes recommendation for selection.

Post Estimate

• Responsible for submitting the project budget to accounting.
• Participates in scope review meetings, if applicable.
• Assists in subcontractor selection.
• Assists Project Management team with compiling scope-of-work documents for contractual agreements.
• Responsible for compiling lessons learned for the precon phase, if applicable.
• Participates in lessons learned meeting at project close. Understands budget underruns and overruns, and communicates those lessons learned to the precon department.

Database Maintenance

• Responsible for maintenance of preferred subcontractor database.
• Responsible for maintenance of bid forms and bid packages database.
• Responsible for maintenance of cost history database.
• Responsible for maintenance of estimating database.

Travel

• Meets with local subcontractors, attends bid walks, and attends conferences as necessary.
• Expected travel 5-20%

Minimum Education Required

High School/GED

Education/Experience

Bachelor of Science Degree in accredited construction related curriculum, such as Civil Engineering, Construction Management or equivalent plus 5 years of experience; or 8 years of relevant experience in the construction industry.

To Thrive In This Role, You’ll Need:

• Ability to understand owner/engineer requirements with conceptual ability to work with minimal information
• Knowledge of construction, materials system, market conditions and trade practices
• Knowledge of estimating software (preference for Beck Destini, Accubid, Bluebeam, InSite, etc.)
• Excellent computer skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office suite programs
• Detailed and deadline oriented, well-organized and ability to prioritize
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent oral and written skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal clients, external clients, and subcontractors.

At Haskell, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plans, professional development opportunities, and more. Join us and be part of a team where your contributions make a difference.

While performing the duties of this job, this position is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations; and the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-50 pounds. Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment and read application/form information. The associate frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear.

Certificates/Security Clearances/Other

City* Charlotte

State* North Carolina

Job_Category Operations

Job Code Construction1 Construction

Affiliate Sponsor Haskell