Preconstruction Leader

Charleston, SC

If you are not currently residing in Charleston, SC, relocation assistance will be offered to facilitate your move to this vibrant city.

We’re on the search for a Preconstruction Leader on behalf of our client in the general contracting industry with a wonderful culture of leaders who care about their people and their customers. Our client is committed to the community and providing an excellent career path. If you have 7–10 years of progressive experience in preconstruction and estimating, ideally in a design-build environment, this could be the role for you.

The Preconstruction Leader will lead all preconstruction activities for commercial light industrial projects, serving as the primary liaison between clients, design teams, and internal stakeholders. This role focuses on shaping projects during early design stages by integrating design, cost, and constructability solutions to deliver accurate budgets, mitigate risks, and ensure alignment with client objectives. This position is key to growing the commercial light industrial division and supporting the company’s design-build delivery process.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Manage all preconstruction efforts for commercial light industrial projects, including estimating, budgeting, and design coordination.
Collaborate with business development to qualify leads and convert opportunities into awarded projects.
Facilitate early design coordination meetings and value-engineering workshops to align scope, cost, and schedule.
Build and maintain a robust local subcontractor network to support project execution.
Prepare accurate conceptual and detailed cost estimates, proposals, and Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) agreements.
Ensure compliance with client requirements and regulatory standards.
Oversee smooth handoff from preconstruction to project management upon award.

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