Senior Preconstruction Manager

Location: Remote – Preference for candidates in the Dallas, Phoenix, and Arlington-Washington areas.

A fast-growing leader in digital infrastructure is expanding its project planning capabilities and seeking a Senior Preconstruction Manager to help shape high-impact construction programs across the country. This is a strong opportunity for a preconstruction professional who thrives in complex, fast-moving environments and wants to influence major capital projects from the earliest stages. The person in this role will help drive cost clarity, delivery strategy, and smarter decision-making for technically demanding builds that support next-generation capacity growth.

The Senior Preconstruction Manager will lead critical front-end planning efforts for large-scale construction initiatives. This individual will work across internal teams and external partners to develop estimates, evaluate design progress, support procurement strategy, and strengthen project readiness before field execution begins. The role calls for a balance of technical estimating strength, commercial awareness, communication skills, and the ability to guide multiple efforts at once in a remote, nationally focused environment.

What You Will Do

• Lead preconstruction activities for complex building programs, with a focus on budget development, estimating strategy, value analysis, and constructability input.
• Translate early design concepts, schematic packages, and developing construction documents into clear and defensible project cost models.
• Partner with architecture, engineering, operations, development, and construction stakeholders to align scope, assumptions, and execution strategy.
• Review drawings, specifications, and planning documents to identify pricing risks, cost drivers, potential gaps, and opportunities for optimization.
• Coordinate subcontractor and supplier engagement, including bid outreach, scope clarification, leveling, and comparative analysis.
• Prepare estimate packages, planning narratives, and recommendation summaries for leadership review and key project decision points.
• Support pre-award planning discussions related to schedule, packaging strategy, procurement timing, and delivery approach.
• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts by refining preconstruction workflows, tools, benchmarks, and reporting practices.
• Monitor market conditions, labor trends, and material pricing shifts that may influence project feasibility and timing.
• Provide guidance and subject matter support to project teams throughout the planning and early execution lifecycle.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, Engineering, Architecture, or a related discipline, or equivalent industry experience
• At least 7 years of experience in preconstruction, estimating, cost planning, or related project development work.
• Background supporting data center, mission-critical, advanced technology, industrial, or other technically intensive construction programs.
• Strong knowledge of conceptual estimating, cost modeling, bid analysis, trade scope development, and commercial construction pricing.
• Experience working with estimating platforms and standard business software used for construction planning and reporting.
• Ability to interpret evolving design information and build structured cost assumptions in early-stage project environments.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across distributed teams and external partners.
• High attention to detail, sound judgment, and the ability to manage multiple priorities without losing momentum.
• Exposure to sustainable design practices, energy-conscious construction, or high-performance building environments is valued.

Why Candidates Are Interested

This role offers the chance to help influence nationally significant infrastructure development from the earliest planning stages. It is well suited for someone who enjoys solving complex cost and constructability challenges, partnering with experienced teams, and making a visible impact on projects that require speed, precision, and long-term thinking.

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