Gray

Manager, Pre-Construction Services

Gray$80K — $110K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field; minimum of five years of experience or equivalent education and experience.
  • Strong communication and leadership skills essential for team management.
  • Proficient in business and pre-construction software, including estimating applications.

Responsibilities

  • Lead daily pre-construction execution for projects, coordinating estimating and scheduling.
  • Develop and manage accurate estimates aligning with project objectives and company standards.
  • Prepare budgets and analysis to support project positioning and internal reviews.
  • Coordinate with operations and design teams to ensure smooth transitions into execution phases.
  • Engage with customers and vendors to clarify scope and validate project assumptions.
  • Analyze vendor proposals for scope alignment and risk identification.
  • Document and communicate risks and opportunities to senior leadership.

Benefits

  • Energetic and collaborative work environment promoting professional development.
  • Opportunity to exceed personal and professional expectations in an innovative company.
Full Job Description
Overview

Our Birmingham, AL office is looking to add a Manager, Pre-Construction Services to their team.

Responsibilities

  • Leads day-to-day pre-construction execution for assigned pursuits and projects, coordinating estimating, scheduling, design collaboration, and procurement input through final pricing.
  • Develops and manages conceptual, schematic, and detailed estimates, ensuring scope, assumptions, quantities, and pricing are complete, accurate, and aligned with pursuit objectives and Gray standards.
  • Prepares conceptual budgets and estimate analyses to support pursuit positioning, internal reviews, and customer discussions.
  • Coordinates closely with Gray operations, design management, procurement, and scheduling teams to support constructability, phasing strategies, logistics planning, and smooth transition from pre-construction into execution.
  • Engages with customers, designers, trade partners, and vendors to clarify scope, validate assumptions, and support development of reliable pricing and schedules.
  • Analyzes trade partner and vendor proposals to confirm scope alignment, identify gaps or risks, and support complete and defensible pricing.
  • Identifies, documents, and communicates key risks, opportunities, and cost drivers, escalating issues appropriately and contributing to informed decision-making by senior pre-construction leadership.
  • Leads and coordinates pre-construction staff assigned to projects or pursuits, providing direction, reviewing work for quality and completeness, and coaching team members to improve performance.
  • Applies Gray's pre-construction tools, benchmarks, and best practices, contributing to consistency and continuous improvement across the pre-construction team.
  • Other duties may be assigned.


Qualifications

Who we want

  • Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university; and a minimum of five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Strong communication and leadership skills.
  • Proficient in standard business and pre-construction software tools, including document preparation, spreadsheets, email, and estimating-related applications.


The new team member should be an energetic, self-motivated individual who enjoys a team environment, as well as a passion for collaboration and professional development. If you are a high achiever striving to exceed expectations in a fast-paced innovative company, then Gray is the place for you.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the team member is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands, reach with hands or arms and talk or hear. They may occasionally be required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch. Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision.

Generally, normal office environment where noise level is moderate and temperature/humidity is controlled. Overtime may be required.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

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About Gray

Gray Television, Inc. is a television broadcast company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Established in 1946 by James Harrison Gray as Gray Communications Systems, the company owns or operates 145 stations across the United States, based primarily in small- and medium-sized markets. It also owns video program production, marketing, and digital businesses including Raycom Sports, Tupelo-Raycom, and RTM Studios, the producer of PowerNation programs and content. Gray Television is the second-largest television broadcaster in the United States by number of stations owned and operated, behind Nexstar Media Group.
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