Industrial Preconstruction Manager

Responsibilities Brasfield & Gorrie has an exciting opportunity for an Industrial Preconstruction Manager to help lead our Industrial group. Responsibilities and Essential Duties include the following (other duties may be assigned): * Multiple years of experience in managing the construction or estimating construction costs for water and/or waste water treatment plants or similar facilities. * Knowledgeable about construction approach of building water and/or waste water treatment plants or similar facilities. * Experience in leading estimates or major components of estimates. * Experience in developing costs for self-perform work including, but not limited to, cast-in-place concrete, structure excavation and other earthwork scopes, above and below ground piping systems, and process equipment installation. * Experience in working in a team of estimators and managing a team of estimators. * Compile conceptual estimates, including project benchmarks and details. * Willingness to leverage experience to support the department in other related markets and work types. * Understand and work in a team to execute multiple delivery methods, including hard bid, negotiated GMP, Design Build, and Construction Management at Risk. * Work with operations teams on general requirements, including fees, financials, staffing of jobs, and construction schedules. * Understand pro-forma targets and anticipate unique factors for each job. * Foster collaboration regarding resources and ideas for continuous improvement with other departments, offices, and regions. * Partner with associated division/market to assist in managing and forecasting pursuit costs. * Drive projects forward and understand efforts needed in order to achieve desired results. * Research, discover, and leverage strategies to win projects. * Strategically apply preconstruction resources for greatest return on investment. * Proficiently utilize estimating software tools: P6, BuildingConnected, Procore, Agtek, Hard Dollar, and others. * Collaborate with clients to understand and extract their true needs. * Allocate and forecast personnel needs and department capacity. * Navigate client, designer, and estimating team through budget review. * Lead teams (designer/client/trades) from design to a target budget. * Represent the estimating team at job interviews and clearly present estimates to clients. * Understand federal requirements and their effect on the estimate, i.e. Davis Bacon wages, Buy American, etc. * Manage, mentor, coach, and develop all estimators on assigned projects. Conduct annual performance reviews. * Establish and maintain relationships with architects, owners, engineers, subcontractors, designers, clients, and others for potential business development. * Research emerging trends in preconstruction and apply innovative strategies to continuously improve performance of department. Education - Skills - Knowledge - Qualifications & Experience * Bachelor degree in construction, engineering, or related field; Or acceptable construction experience * Minimum 5 years of experience managing progressively larger and more complex estimates/teams * Proven experience delivering successful results at Senior Estimator level * Understanding of all aspects of preconstruction * Proven leadership ability with particular focus on mentoring, training, and motivating teams * Ability to develop and maintain key long-term relationships (clients, subcontractors, partners, etc.) * Excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills * Technical writing skills * Conflict resolution skills and experience with successfully resolving disputes * Ability to multitask and prioritize resources * Superior organizational skills * Self-perform production knowledge * Construction scheduling experience * Quantity survey experience * Proficient knowledge of estimating software * Experience representing company with industry and community organizations

Created: 2026-04-02