Senior Preconstruction Manager

Brinkman Construction; Wheat Ridge (CO); On-site; USD 125,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Open paid leave program and parental

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) match

Bonuses and incentives

Vehicle reimbursement

Job summary

Brinkman Construction is seeking a Senior Preconstruction Manager to lead the preconstruction team and oversee estimating efforts on large, complex projects in the Denver area. You will guide design development through final construction documents, manage design/build and GMP approaches, and coordinate with project management and field staff.

The ideal candidate has 12+ years in construction, strong leadership, and extensive knowledge of GMP, procurement, and scheduling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management or related field or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years of relevant construction estimating and preconstruction experience.
• Experience with major market segments and GMP/design-build delivery methods.
• Proven supervisory experience in preconstruction with minimal oversight.
• Knowledge of procurement, buyout processes, and scheduling is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead preconstruction efforts and direct reports for projects from $10M to $100M.
• Cultivate owner, designer, subcontractor, and vendor relationships.
• Lead RFP/RFQ responses and demonstrate value-add of the preconstruction team.
• Organize project pursuits and communicate responsibilities and deadlines.
• Input and evaluate all costs during bid analysis and develop bid packages.

Skills

Leadership

RFP/RFQ management

Value engineering

Stakeholder management

Team mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management or related field

Tools

Sage Timberline Estimating

BuildingConnected

Bluebeam

MS Office

Job description

About the Role

The Senior Preconstruction Manager leads and guides the Preconstruction team and holds overall responsibility for the preconstruction and estimating effort on large, complex projects, or multiple projects concurrently.

Essential Functions

• Lead preconstruction efforts and direct reports for projects ranging from $10M to $100M.
• Cultivate relationships with owners, developers, designers, subcontractors, and vendors.
• Lead RFP and RFQ response preparation and demonstrate value‑add of the preconstruction department.
• Organize and delegate responsibilities for each project pursuit and ensure responsibilities and deadlines are clearly communicated to assigned team members.
• Solicit pricing proposals from subcontractors and vendors.
• Perform value engineering and life cycle costing.
• Input and evaluate all costs during the bid analysis process.
• Develop and write all bid packages and subcontractor scopes of work.
• Provide the client with accurate estimates and value engineering.
• Demonstrate proficiency in scheduling the complete preconstruction effort, including all estimate milestones, durations and identifying long lead items and other needs.
• Work collaboratively with project management and field staff to prepare estimates for all stages of design, from conceptual through final construction documents (design/build, guaranteed maximum price and hard bid diversity).
• Manage project hand‑off process to ensure project success.
• Ensure estimates, risk mitigation, and departmental consistency are met.
• Coordinate department capacity, internal processes and strategic planning with other Senior Preconstruction Managers.
• Mentor and conduct monthly check‑ins with direct reports.
• Conduct annual performance reviews and foster career growth of direct reports.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, related field, or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years of relevant experience in the construction industry.
• Extensive knowledge of major market segments such as commercial, healthcare, municipal, higher education, industrial, and advanced manufacturing.
• Extensive knowledge of regional market, competition, and industry trends.
• Prior supervisory role within a preconstruction department, acting with minimal oversight.
• Familiarity with design/build, design/assist, lump sum and GMP delivery methods.
• Preferred but not requisite: background in project management focusing on procurement, buyout processes, and scheduling.
• Knowledge of contractual risks linked to Owner‑Subcontractor Agreements.
• Proficiency with Sage Timberline Estimating, BuildingConnected, Bluebeam, and MS suite.

Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Open paid leave program and paid parental leave
• Flexible benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) match
• Competitive compensation, cash bonuses, spot bonuses
• Cell phone reimbursement
• Fixed and variable‑rate vehicle reimbursement
• Volunteer Time Off program

Salary

Salary range: $125,000 to $180,000. Salary is commensurate with skills, experience, and education.