Estimating Manager

The Design-Build Preconstruction Manager provides strategic and operational leadership for electrical design-build, design-assist, target value design, conceptual estimating, budgeting, and preconstruction activities across multiple market sectors and regions. This position leads projects from early concept through execution-team handoff, establishes preconstruction plans and decision milestones, manages cost and design progression, and aligns scope, budget, schedule, constructability, procurement, and risk. The Design-Build Preconstruction Manager develops client relationships, leads multidisciplinary coordination, maintains estimate quality and cost-history resources, directs assigned estimators, and supports competitive Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and Requests for Qualifications (RFQs.).

1. Lead complex design-build and preconstruction efforts from pursuit through project handoff, ensuring alignment of scope, budget, schedule, and client objectives.
2. Provide leadership, coaching, and mentorship to estimators and project team members while driving accountability, quality, and performance.
3. Collaborate effectively with clients, design teams, operations, subcontractors, and business development partners to achieve successful project outcomes.
4. Lead design-build, design-assist, GMP, and conceptual estimating processes, developing accurate budgets, cost models, and pricing strategies throughout project development.
5. Manage cost, risk, value engineering, constructability reviews, procurement planning, and cost reconciliation to support informed project decisions.
6. Ensure seamless transition from preconstruction to operations by documenting assumptions, risks, procurement status, and project commitments.
7. Develop and oversee complete, accurate, and competitive estimates, proposals, budgets, and negotiated project submissions.
8. Analyze plans, specifications, contracts, and project documents to identify scope gaps, risks, constructability concerns, and cost impacts.
9. Lead estimate reviews, subcontractor and supplier evaluations, quality control processes, and executive presentations of project recommendations.
10. Drive continuous improvement through development of estimating standards, cost databases, quality control procedures, and preconstruction best practices.
11. Monitor market conditions, labor trends, material pricing, and supplier capacity to provide strategic cost and procurement guidance.
12. Support business development efforts through client presentations, project interviews, pursuit strategies, and RFQ/RFP responses.
13. Other Duties as assigned. *

*please reach out to hr@ecpowerslife.com for full job description.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field.