Senior Preconstruction Manager (High Voltage)

Echo Power Engineering; United States; Hybrid; USD 127,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with company match

Work-from-home with flexible hours

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Telemedicine

Short & long-term disability insurance

Life insurance

Wellness program

Parental leave

Tuition assistance

Employee assistance fund

Community service time off

Pet insurance

Employee discount programs

Job summary

Echo Power Engineering, Llc is seeking a Senior Preconstruction Manager (High Voltage Projects) in Nashville, TN. This hybrid role combines remote work with on-site field involvement and requires 25–30% travel to job sites.

You will lead preconstruction from opportunity assessment to handoff, owning strategy, scope, estimates, procurement, risk, and execution readiness across projects and pursuits. Strong leadership and client-facing skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Business, or a related field.
• 7+ years of progressive construction experience in estimating, preconstruction, project management, or project engineering, including high voltage or substations.
• Experience leading complex preconstruction efforts with scope, budget, schedule, procurement, risk, and construction readiness.
• Advanced understanding of substation systems, high voltage equipment, outage planning, and constructability considerations.
• Ability to develop and validate estimates, perform take-offs, analyze bids, and document assumptions and risks.

Responsibilities

• Lead preconstruction strategy and execution for complex high voltage, utility, and substation projects from opportunity assessment through construction handoff.
• Direct scope development and document reviews, resolving gaps and aligning constructability with customer requirements, budget, schedule, and commercial expectations.
• Develop, validate, and present estimates, quantity take-offs, cost models, contingencies, and documented assumptions for executive and client review.
• Lead preconstruction schedules, stage-gate reviews, and milestone alignment across engineering, procurement, project management, and construction teams.
• Develop bid and contracting strategies; lead solicitation, clarification, negotiation, and recommendation of subcontractor and supplier proposals.

Skills

High voltage

Estimating

Preconstruction

Project management

Bid coordination

Procurement

MS Excel

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

Position

Senior Preconstruction Manager (High Voltage)

Location

Nashville, TN

Job Id

279

# of Openings

1

Job Title

Senior Preconstruction Manager (High Voltage Projects)

About Echo Power

Echo Power is an independent engineering and project management firm specializing in the design, construction, and maintenance of critical electrical and mechanical systems across the healthcare, utility, and industrial sectors.

We are a primarily remote company guided by our core values of integrity, commitment to team, customer-focus, technical excellence, and optimism. At Echo, we foster a strong family-friendly culture focused on serving our customers with excellence while creating opportunities for our people.

Work Environment

This isa hybrid role with a mix of remote work and field involvement, requiring 25-30% travel to job sites. Candidates should reside within reasonable proximity of a commercial airport to support travel requirements.

What You'll Get to Do

As a Senior High Voltage Preconstruction Manager, you will lead complex and high-impact preconstruction efforts from opportunity assessment and scope development through permitting and formal handoff to construction. You will own preconstruction strategy, scope completeness, estimate integrity, procurement and bid coordination, risk management, and execution readiness across assigned projects and pursuits.

This role reports to the Manager, HV Preconstruction and serves as a senior technical and commercial resource to engineering, project executives, project managers, construction teams, clients, subcontractors, suppliers, and permitting authorities. You will guide cross-functional decision-making, mentor team members, and establish consistent preconstruction practices that improve predictability and project outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead preconstruction strategy and execution for complex high voltage, utility, and substation projects from opportunity assessment through construction handoff.
• Direct scope development and document reviews, resolving gaps and aligning constructability, customer requirements, budget, schedule, and commercial expectations.
• Develop, validate, and present conceptual and detailed estimates, quantity take-offs, cost models, contingencies, and documented assumptions for executive and client review.
• Lead preconstruction schedules, stage-gate reviews, and milestone alignment across engineering, procurement, project management, and construction teams.
• Develop bid and contracting strategies; lead solicitation, leveling, clarification, negotiation, and recommendation of subcontractor and supplier proposals.
• Establish procurement strategies for long-lead high voltage equipment and evaluate material availability, escalation, logistics, and delivery risks.
• Lead constructability, outage, logistics, phasing, and sequencing reviews for complex site conditions and high-risk execution plans.
• Identify, quantify, and communicate project risks and opportunities, recommending mitigation plans and supporting informed go/no-go and investment decisions.
• Lead client and internal stakeholder discussions related to scope, pricing, schedule, procurement, permitting, assumptions, and execution readiness.
• Prepare and govern turnover packages, lead formal construction handoffs, mentor preconstruction team members, and improve estimating and preconstruction standards.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Business, or a related field.
• 7+ years of progressive construction experience in estimating, preconstruction, project management, or project engineering, including significant experience with high voltage, utility, substation, or comparable infrastructure projects.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex or multiple concurrent preconstruction efforts with accountability for scope, budget, schedule, procurement, risk, and construction readiness.
• Advanced understanding of construction means and methods, substation systems, high voltage equipment, outage planning, project sequencing, and constructability considerations.
• Advanced ability to develop and validate estimates, perform quantity take-offs, analyze bids, negotiate scope, and clearly document assumptions, exclusions, allowances, contingencies, and risks.
• Proficiency with estimating tools and software; familiarity with Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project is preferred.
• Experience with project management platforms and strong proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Strong commercial judgment, analytical and numerical capability, negotiation skills, and decision-making ability in ambiguous or high-risk project environments.
• Excellent executive-level written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills, with the ability to influence clients and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor team members, establish consistent work practices, and manage competing priorities with integrity, accountability, and customer focus.
• Ability to travel 25-30% within the continental United States.

What You'll Get From Us

• Annual salary: $126,660 - $168,724 (based on education and experience)
• Annual performance-based bonus opportunity
• 401(k) plan with 3.5% company match
• Work-from-home (when not in the field) with flexible working hours
• Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance
• Company-paid benefits: Telemedicine, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance
• Company wellness program, including personal health & wellness coach
• Family-oriented culture
• And other benefits to support you and your loved ones, like:
• Dedicated Chaplain services available 24/7
• Tuition assistance for children of Echo employees
• Employee assistance fund
• Community service time off and charity matching
• Parental leave
• Pet insurance
• Employee discount programs

This remote position is open to applicants residing in: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States and reside in one of the eligible states or territories listed above at the time of hiring and throughout the duration of employment.

At Echo Power, our company culture is the bedrock upon which we build our success.

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