Senior Preconstruction Lead - Estimating & VE

Gilder Search Group; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401k

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Gilder Search Group is assisting in recruiting a Preconstruction Manager for a Tallahassee, FL role focused on overseeing preconstruction planning, estimating support, constructability reviews, value engineering, and subcontractor buyouts for both commercial and residential divisions.

The position emphasizes review of drawings, development of scopes of work, and coordination with Operations, design teams, and procurement to ensure complete scope coverage and accurate budgets.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of commercial construction experience in preconstruction, estimating, or project management with direct ownership of scope development and subcontractor buyout.
• Experience reviewing and interpreting construction drawings, specifications, blueprints, and project documentation.
• Experience developing Scopes of Work and Schedules of Values.
• Experience managing bid solicitation, bid leveling, subcontractor procurement, and subcontractor buyout.
• Experience performing constructability reviews and value engineering.
• Experience coordinating project budgets, estimating support, procurement, and project handoffs.

Responsibilities

• Review construction drawings, specifications, and project documentation to ensure complete project scope prior to estimating.
• Develop comprehensive Scopes of Work for all trades.
• Create detailed Schedules of Values for each division.
• Prepare Bid Balancing Sheets and distribute standardized scopes to subcontractors for competitive bidding.
• Review subcontractor proposals and estimates to confirm complete scope coverage and quantity accuracy.
• Coordinate estimate reviews with Operations leadership before proposals are submitted.
• Perform constructability reviews of drawings, specifications, and project documents.
• Identify value engineering opportunities involving construction methods, materials, sequencing, and design.
• Identify project risks including existing conditions, phasing conflicts, long-lead materials, budget impacts, and schedule concerns.
• Prequalify subcontractors and suppliers.
• Solicit competitive subcontractor bids.
• Manage bid leveling and subcontractor scope comparisons.
• Coordinate subcontractor buyout activities with Operations leadership.
• Develop preliminary construction schedules.
• Develop project phasing plans.
• Coordinate site logistics and work sequencing.
• Support renovation planning for occupied facilities while maintaining ongoing operations.
• Coordinate with designers, architects, engineers, owners, and internal teams during preconstruction.
• Provide constructability and budget feedback throughout design development.
• Support client budget reviews, proposals, and cost presentations.
• Assist with permitting coordination and code compliance reviews.
• Lead project turnover meetings with Project Managers and Superintendents.
• Transfer estimates, budgets, schedules, subcontractor buyouts, phasing plans, and project documentation.
• Coordinate procurement requirements for long-lead materials.
• Support Project Management with early change orders and scope clarification.
• Collaborate with estimating, procurement, design, sales, and operations throughout project startup.
• Follow established field management Standard Operating Procedures.
• Ensure preconstruction activities align with company processes.
• Recommend process improvements through Operations leadership when appropriate.

Skills

Preconstruction leadership

Cost estimation support

Bid procurement & buyout

Constructability reviews

Tools

Bluebeam

Buildertrend

Monday.com

Job description

Gilder Search Group is assisting in recruiting a Preconstruction Manager for a Tallahassee, FL role focused on overseeing preconstruction planning, estimating support, constructability reviews, value engineering, and subcontractor buyouts for both commercial and residential divisions.

The position emphasizes review of drawings, development of scopes of work, and coordination with Operations, design teams, and procurement to ensure complete scope coverage and accurate budgets.