Project Manager - Preconstruction

Glidewell-Laboratories; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Glidewell-Laboratories in Irvine, CA is seeking a Preconstruction Project Manager to shape strategy, prioritize requests, and prepare high‑impact facilities projects that support growth and operational excellence.

You will partner with requestors and stakeholders to define objectives, develop project scopes, and craft budgets, schedules, and value‑engineering opportunities ensuring construction readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Design, Engineering, or related field preferred.
• Strong financial acumen and cost estimation experience preferred.
• Experience with preconstruction processes and early project planning is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define project objectives and planning strategies with project requestors and stakeholders.
• Develop project scope, operational requirements, and space needs with input from users and teams.
• Develop and manage cost estimates, budgets, and schedules; identify value engineering opportunities.
• Identify risks and mitigation strategies to support construction readiness and project success.
• Coordinate assessments of existing conditions and workflows to inform scope and planning.

Skills

Budgeting

Planning

Project management

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Design, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Turn ideas into reality before the first shovel hits the ground. Join our team as a Preconstruction Project Manager and play a critical role in planning, prioritizing, budgeting, and preparing high-impact facilities projects that support organizational growth and operational excellence.

Essential Functions:

• Partners with project requestors, stakeholders, and internal teams to define project objectives, and establish planning strategies and project execution plans.
• Collaborates with requestors to define project objective and compile Project Intent and Business Justification proposal.
• Facilitates the review, prioritization, and alignment of project requests with operational requirements, business priorities, and organizational objectives.
• Leads the development of project scope and partners with requestors and stakeholders to define operational requirements, equipment needs, staffing impacts, workflow considerations, and space requirements.
• Develops and manages project cost estimates throughout the planning and design process, evaluates budget impacts, aligns scope with financial objectives, and identifies value engineering opportunities to optimize cost, schedule, and operational outcomes.
• Identifies and evaluates project risks, assumptions, operational impacts, and constructability consideration during planning and develops mitigation strategies to support project success and construction readiness.
• Coordinates and presents assessments of existing conditions, workflows, operational processes, and facility constraints to support project planning and scope development.
• Collaborates with internal teams, Space Planning, and external consultants to evaluate project requirements, feasibility, constructability, operational impacts, conceptual planning solutions, and long-range facility planning opportunities.
• Develops and maintains the Facilities preconstruction project pipeline, aligning project priorities, departmental resources, business priorities, and capital expenditure planning with organizational objectives.
• Manages project governance activities, including project approvals, documentation, consultant coordination, and procurement support during the preconstruction phase.
• Leads project transition from preconstruction to construction, ensuring project scope, budget, schedule, risks, assumptions, permits, and project requirements are aligned and ready for construction execution.
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Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Design, Engineering, or related field, preferred.
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