Senior Preconstruction Manager- Mission Critical

Abbott; Sandy (UT); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401(k) retirement plan with employer-m

Paid time off

Life & AD&D Insurance

Long-term Disability Insurance

Job summary

Layton Construction in Sandy, UT is seeking a Senior Preconstruction Manager for mission critical projects. You will supervise estimating, planning support, and business development, driving cost analysis, pricing strategies, and bid management for large-scale initiatives.

You will collaborate with executives, clients, and engineers to ensure integrity, safety and quality across complex builds, with a leadership focus on team development and project delivery excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience leading large projects ($500M+), ideally in mission critical healthcare or industrial sectors.
• Experience managing preconstruction teams and coordinating with Estimating and Planning.
• Ability to read and interpret general business publications, journals, procedures, and regulations.
• Proficient at writing reports and presenting to groups of managers, clients, and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead pre-construction activities for the SBU and deliver predictable outcomes for internal and external teams.
• Provide leadership for estimating and planning support personnel and ensure accurate cost modeling and estimating.
• Oversee budgeting, buy-out processes and ensure reliable information for estimates.
• Coordinate with marketing and client relations to address issues and opportunities.
• Direct training for estimators, planning staff, and project engineers and ensure accountability for team performance.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Planning

Communication

Reading & interpreting regulations

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or related field

Tools

Estimating software

Job description

Senior Preconstruction Manager- Mission Critical

Sandy, UT, United States

Job Description

Summary
The Senior Pre-Construction Manager has primary responsibility for the SBU’s pre-construction activities.

Duties

• Champions “The Layton Way” by delivering predictable outcomes for internal teams, external teams, and customers.
• Ensures that “Constructing with Integrity” is delivered by working with honesty, unity, safety, and quality of work.
• Provide leadership for estimating and planning support personnel.
• Monitor project budgeting and buy-out processes to ensure reliable information is available for estimates.
• Facilitate communication of cost history to ensure on-going evaluation of pricing information for better cost modeling and estimating.
• Monitor planning support processes to ensure efficient and effective use of resources.
• Interface with marketing to ensure consideration of all relevant information, issues, and brand name recognition.
• Assist in the evaluation, planning and execution of new scope of services and profit centers.
• Monitor productivity and cost control on SBU projects.
• Attend project review meetings and facilitate solutions to budget problems as required.
• Plan and implement training for SBU estimators, planning support and project engineers.
• Identify and procure profitable projects by overseeing all business development activities, including customer relationships, networking, performing public relations activities, maintaining client database and executing the client matrices.
• Oversee all sales activities, including identifying and pre-qualifying leads, working on procurement strategies, developing proposals, responding to RFQ’s, SOQ’s and RFP’s.
• Establish goals, procedures, systems and tools used to accomplish sales/marketing tasks for the SBU.
• Commit the company in the project procurement process with respect to SBU projects.
• Participate actively in team environment and contribute to successful completion of team goals.
• This position supervises Estimating and Business Development activities and personnel and thus accepts accountability for both individual and team performance.
• Employee will work with the Business Unit Executives, Estimating and Planning Support Personnel, and clients.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• BS in Construction Management, Marketing and/or Communication or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience leading large projects ($500M+), ideally in the mission critical, healthcare, or industrial sectors
• 15+ years of relevant experience
• Experience managing preconstruction teams
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures and government regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and/or the general public.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Proficient personal computer skills including electronic mail, record keeping, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.
• Prioritize, organize and delegate assignments.
• Knowledge of estimating software preferred.

Benefits - Layton Construction offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
• Life & AD&D Insurance
• Long-term Disability Insurance
• Short-term Disability Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Home & Auto Insurance
• Family Support
• Pre-tax Paid Parking/Public Transportation
• Paid time off
• Time Away Benefits
• Paid Holidays
• Group Legal
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Identity Theft Protection
• Group Legal
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program

EEO Statement - Layton Construction is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

About Us

Layton Construction is a privately held national general contractor, delivering predictable outcomes in commercial construction since 1953. Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, Layton operates from 16 strategic offices across the United States, employing more than 1,500 construction professionals who serve diverse markets including healthcare, education, commercial office, industrial, hospitality, and multi-unit residential.
Founded on the core values of honesty, unity, safety, and quality, Layton has built a reputation for excellence in complex project delivery while maintaining strong partnerships with clients, architects, and trade partners nationwide.

The STO Building Group family of companies-Structure Tone, Structure Tone Southwest, Pavarini Construction Co., Pavarini McGovern, LF Driscoll, Govan Brown, Ajax Building Company, BCCI Construction, Layton Construction, Abbott Construction, and RC Andersen includes over 4,000 employees located in offices throughout the US, Canada, UK, and Ireland. We provide a complete range of construction services, from site selection analysis, design constructability review and aesthetic enhancements to interior fit-outs, new building construction, and building infrastructure upgrades and modernization. Learn more about how we partner with our clients to imagine, execute, and realize their vision at stobuildinggroup.com.

Job Info

• Job Identification 53725
• Job Category Operations
• Posting Date 08/11/2026, 08:02 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations 9090 South Sandy Parkway, Sandy, UT, 84070, US