Vice President of Preconstruction

PTS Advance; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

PTS Advance, a growing construction organization in Houston, seeks a Vice President of Preconstruction to lead and develop its preconstruction function across data center, mission critical, and industrial projects.

This high-impact leader will drive strategic and practical planning, mentor senior professionals, and coordinate with business development, estimating, operations, and project management to win and execute complex pursuits.

Qualifications

• Significant progressive experience in preconstruction, estimating, scheduling, design-assist, or construction leadership.
• Proven experience leading teams and coordinating multiple stakeholders within complex construction environments.
• Strong background in front-end planning, estimating, project coordination, and preconstruction strategy for large or technically complex projects.
• Experience within data center, mission critical, industrial, semiconductor, commercial, or similarly complex construction markets.
• Ability to manage multiple high-priority pursuits while maintaining organization, accountability, and momentum.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively with customers, executive leadership, and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of senior preconstruction professionals and discipline leaders.
• Provide strategic and technical leadership throughout the preconstruction and pursuit lifecycle.
• Partner with customers and internal stakeholders to understand project requirements and develop comprehensive pursuit strategies.
• Lead front-end planning efforts including estimating, budgeting, scheduling, constructability, value analysis, procurement planning, and risk assessment.
• Develop and oversee project-specific scopes of work, bid documents, commercial requirements, responsibility matrices, and other preconstruction deliverables.
• Coordinate with estimating, engineering, scheduling, project management, and operations teams to develop complete and competitive proposals.
• Support complex projects involving site development, civil infrastructure, electrical systems, mechanical systems, and other major building systems.
• Strengthen the transition from business development and preconstruction into project execution by establishing clear expectations, scope, and accountability.
• Establish and improve standardized preconstruction processes, tools, communication practices, and review procedures.
• Participate in client-facing meetings, early project planning, scope development, and proposal presentations.
• Evaluate project risks, assumptions, schedules, procurement requirements, constructability, and commercial considerations before award.
• Partner with executive leadership to evaluate opportunities, establish priorities, and determine pursuit strategies.
• Drive collaboration between internal teams, clients, consultants, subcontractors, and other project stakeholders.
• Bring structure, accountability, and practical decision-making to complex pursuits and front-end planning.
• Represent the organization professionally with customers, partners, and internal leadership.

Skills

Preconstruction leadership

Estimating & budgeting

Front-end planning

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Pursuit strategy

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management

Business or Engineering degree

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

CAD/BIM coordination

Job description

Houston, TX | Data Center, Mission Critical & Industrial Construction

About the Role

A growing construction organization is seeking a Vice President of Preconstruction to lead and develop its preconstruction function across complex data center, mission critical, and industrial projects.

This is a high-impact leadership opportunity for a proven preconstruction professional who can operate at both the strategic and practical levels. The VP will lead a team of senior preconstruction professionals while helping establish consistent processes, strengthen project pursuits, and improve coordination between business development, estimating, preconstruction, project management, and operations.

The ideal candidate brings strong technical and commercial judgment, executive presence, and the ability to bring multiple teams and stakeholders together around a clear strategy.

This leader will have significant visibility with both customers and internal leadership and will play an important role in supporting continued growth within a rapidly expanding market.

What You'll Do

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of senior preconstruction professionals and discipline leaders.
• Provide strategic and technical leadership throughout the preconstruction and pursuit lifecycle.
• Partner with customers and internal stakeholders to understand project requirements and develop comprehensive pursuit strategies.
• Lead front-end planning efforts including estimating, budgeting, scheduling, constructability, value analysis, procurement planning, and risk assessment.
• Develop and oversee project-specific scopes of work, bid documents, commercial requirements, responsibility matrices, and other preconstruction deliverables.
• Coordinate with estimating, engineering, scheduling, project management, and operations teams to develop complete and competitive proposals.
• Support complex projects involving site development, civil infrastructure, electrical systems, mechanical systems, and other major building systems.
• Strengthen the transition from business development and preconstruction into project execution by establishing clear expectations, scope, and accountability.
• Establish and improve standardized preconstruction processes, tools, communication practices, and review procedures.
• Participate in client-facing meetings, early project planning, scope development, and proposal presentations.
• Evaluate project risks, assumptions, schedules, procurement requirements, constructability, and commercial considerations before award.
• Partner with executive leadership to evaluate opportunities, establish priorities, and determine pursuit strategies.
• Drive collaboration between internal teams, clients, consultants, subcontractors, and other project stakeholders.
• Bring structure, accountability, and practical decision-making to complex pursuits and front-end planning.
• Represent the organization professionally with customers, partners, and internal leadership.

What You'll Bring

• Significant progressive experience in preconstruction, estimating, scheduling, design-assist, or construction leadership.
• Proven experience leading teams and coordinating multiple stakeholders within complex construction environments.
• Strong background in front-end planning, estimating, project coordination, and preconstruction strategy for large or technically complex projects.
• Experience within data center, mission critical, industrial, semiconductor, commercial, or similarly complex construction markets.
• Ability to manage multiple high-priority pursuits while maintaining organization, accountability, and momentum.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively with customers, executive leadership, and cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated commercial judgment and a practical, solutions-oriented approach to problem-solving.
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to build trust and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Willingness and ability to travel as required by project and business needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience leading data center or mission critical preconstruction efforts.
• Experience managing senior-level preconstruction professionals or discipline leaders.
• Background with a major mechanical or electrical contractor, general contractor, EPC organization, or other construction organization serving complex technical markets.
• Experience with conceptual estimating, design-assist delivery, schedule development, procurement planning, and pre-award risk analysis.
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field.

Leadership & Travel

Directly lead and develop a team of senior preconstruction professionals and discipline leaders.

Location:

Houston, TX

Travel:

Travel is required as needed based on project and business demands, including occasional overnight travel.

Why This Opportunity

This is an opportunity to take a senior leadership role in a growing preconstruction organization and have a direct impact on how complex projects are pursued, planned, and positioned for successful execution.

The right leader will have the opportunity to shape processes, develop talent, influence major project pursuits, and work alongside experienced professionals across the data center, mission critical, and industrial construction markets.