Preconstruction Manager

Monteith Construction

$125K — $150K *
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3-5 years in construction management or estimating
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management or related field preferred
  • Experience in creating long estimates, especially over $2 million
  • Strong communication skills, both written and oral
  • Proficient with electronic take-off software and Microsoft Office suite
  • Attention to detail and ability to work independently
  • Willingness to travel across NC and SC

Responsibilities

  • Provide accurate material take-offs promptly
  • Interpret plans and specifications accurately
  • Incorporate historical data into estimating processes
  • Attend bid meetings and review proposal specifications
  • Prepare comprehensive estimates for various scopes
  • Develop conceptual estimates and price work based on input
  • Coordinate estimating efforts for assigned bids/projects

Benefits

  • Collaborative and positive company culture
  • Unlimited growth opportunities
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage from Day 1
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Voluntary benefits such as short-term disability, FSA, and HSA
Full Job Description
What You'll Do At Monteith

The position of Preconstruction Manager requires an energetic, self-starter with strong communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

Successful candidates can provide full estimating services from start to finish on building projects. Projects are across NC and SC; some travel will be required. Experience with creating estimates above $2 million is strongly preferred.

  • Provide timely and accurate material take-offs
  • Correctly read and interpret plans and specifications, and addenda
  • Review and incorporate historical data from purchase orders, subcontracts, productivity analysis reports, etc. into unit and man-hour figures
  • Review proposal specifications, drawings, attend bid meetings, etc. to determine scope of work and required contents of estimate
  • Prepare estimates by calculating complete takeoff of multiple scopes of work
  • Develop conceptual estimates
  • Develop price work based on production rates and subcontractor input
  • Coordinate total estimating effort relevant to particular bids/projects as assigned
  • Maintain files of working documents as backup for estimates figures.
  • Communicate with project owners, contractors, and others to provide cost data regarding project feasibility
  • Follow awarded contracts as assigned - may include extra work items, change orders, etc.
  • Use of electronic take-off software and office applications; Planswift, iSqFt, Bluebeam, Excel, Outlook, etc.

Experience You Should Have

  • Minimum 3- 5 years experience in construction management or estimating required
  • A bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management or a related field or a combination of education and experience is very strongly preferred
  • Ability to create and sustain relationships between Monteith and owners, architects, engineers, and subcontractors
  • Excellent communication skills; both written and oral
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to work independently
  • Experience with electronic take-off and estimating software; Planswift, iSqft, Bluebeam preferred
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite
  • Ability to travel (NC / SC)

Required to Thrill at Monteith

  • No Brilliant Jerks. At Monteith, we want collaborators and teammates.
  • We Trust Your Good Judgment. Smart decision making combined with best practices.
  • It Can Be Done. Where possibility meets determination.
  • Panic Slowly. There is a solution to every problem.
  • Momentum. Our sustained, positive forward movement.

What We Offer You

  • Incredible Coworkers and Company Culture
  • Competitive salary with unlimited growth opportunities
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on Day 1
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Voluntary benefits including short-term disability, FSA, HSA

Diverse companies are better companies.

Monteith Construction understands that equity, inclusion, and diversity drive innovation. We want to make sure that anyone from any place feels that they can do their best work at our company. All forms of diversity are valued and valuable at Monteith Construction.

The pay range for this role is:

125,000 - 150,000 USD per year (Monteith Triad)

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