Preconstruction Manager
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Job Type: Full-Time | Exempt | In-PersonAs a Preconstruction Manager, you will oversee the entire preconstruction process, ensuring accurate cost estimates, strategic planning, trade partner coordination, and seamless collaboration with clients, architects, engineers, and operations teams. You'll play a key role in delivering successful projects for K-12 schools, higher education, municipalities, healthcare facilities, and other institutional clients throughout Florida.
If you have a passion for planning, problem-solving, and building strong client relationships, we'd love to hear from you.
What You'll Do- Lead all phases of the preconstruction process from concept through project turnover.
- Prepare conceptual, schematic, design development, and GMP estimates.
- Develop detailed quantity takeoffs, budgets, and pricing analyses.
- Coordinate bid solicitations and evaluate subcontractor proposals.
- Review project drawings and specifications for constructability, completeness, and cost impacts.
- Collaborate with owners, architects, engineers, consultants, and internal project teams throughout design.
- Lead estimate kick-off meetings and coordinate preconstruction deliverables.
- Develop and maintain preconstruction and design schedules utilizing Lean planning principles.
- Analyze conceptual design options and provide cost comparisons and value engineering recommendations.
- Identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies related to cost, schedule, constructability, and procurement.
- Monitor market conditions, labor trends, material pricing, and cost escalation factors.
- Identify long lead procurement items and develop strategies to minimize schedule impacts.
- Support development of General Conditions budgets and site logistics planning.
- Review quantity takeoffs and estimates prepared by team members to ensure quality and accuracy.
- Prepare professional project deliverables including:
- Detailed cost estimates
- Basis of Estimate (BOE) documents
- Presentations
- Cost reports
- Present estimates and recommendations to clients and project stakeholders.
- Coordinate closely with Operations to ensure a successful transition from preconstruction into construction.
- Foster strong relationships with trade partners and maintain a high level of client service.
Qualifications- Minimum of 2 years of experience in Preconstruction, Estimating, or Construction Operations.
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering, Construction Technology, Interior Design, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
- Experience with CMAR and/or Design-Build delivery methods preferred.
- Strong understanding of commercial construction estimating and project planning.
- Experience working on institutional projects such as:
- K-12 Education
- Higher Education
- Municipal
- Healthcare
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
- Valid driver's license required.
Preferred Software Experience- Assemble
- On-Screen Takeoff (OST)
- CAD
- Revit
- Bluebeam
- SketchUp
- Procore
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Microsoft Project
- Adobe Creative Suite
