Senior Preconstruction Leader: Strategy, Risk & Delivery

mydpr; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

DPR Construction in Nashville seeks a Senior Preconstruction Leader to oversee cost strategy, design-phase evaluation, and constructability assessments across large programs. You will coordinate with clients, designers, and DPR operations leaders to ensure complete, accurate preconstruction deliverables and informed decisions.

This role provides technical leadership, promotes consistent processes, and supports project transitions into execution, while building trusted relationships with clients

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, architecture, or related field required.
• Equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Responsibilities

• Leads preconstruction planning, coordination, and delivery for large projects, ensuring alignment among scope, cost, schedule, and project objectives.
• Guides evaluation of strategies, constructability considerations, system alternatives, and early risk drivers to support project clarity and feasibility.
• Reviews major estimates, logistic strategies, and value analysis for high risk pursuits, challenging key assumptions and validating alignment with strategic goals.
• Builds senior level relationships with clients, design teams, trade partners, and operations leaders to clarify assumptions, resolve issues, and support effective decision-making.
• Provides direction and mentorship to preconstruction team members and contributes to strengthening the project's preconstruction workflow providing consistency across teams.
• Supports pursuit strategy, proposal development, and major presentations for the assigned project; provides leadership and oversight for preconstruction planning across multiple key pursuits.
• Represents preconstruction leadership in executive level client and design meetings, communicating strategies, assumptions, and recommendations.

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, architecture, or related field

Job description

DPR Construction in Nashville seeks a Senior Preconstruction Leader to oversee cost strategy, design-phase evaluation, and constructability assessments across large programs. You will coordinate with clients, designers, and DPR operations leaders to ensure complete, accurate preconstruction deliverables and informed decisions.

This role provides technical leadership, promotes consistent processes, and supports project transitions into execution, while building trusted relationships with clients