Description
Build your future with a trusted industrial contractor in Greenville, South Carolina, where servant-leadership, craftsmanship, and accountability drive meaningful work across manufacturing, food and beverage, power, automotive, and more. In this Manager of Pre-Construction opportunity, you’ll help shape a growing pre-construction function that strengthens bid quality, process discipline, and visibility as the business scales.
Qualifications and responsibilities for this Manager of Pre-Construction position include:
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in industrial construction estimating, pre-construction, or related roles; at least 5 years of verifiable leadership experience supervising estimators or similar technical staff.
- Own and continuously improve the end-to-end pre-construction process, including opportunity intake, bid tracking, scope review, RFI generation, estimating, proposal development, and handoff to operations.
- Establish clear processes that create visibility, accountability, and consistent direction for the estimating team and leadership.
- Ensure bid documentation is thoroughly reviewed, risks and gaps are identified early, and RFIs are generated in a timely, professional manner.
- Drive detailed, accurate, and competitive bids and proposals that protect margin while remaining responsive to clients.
- Provide direct supervision, coaching, and performance management for the estimating team and future pre-construction hires.
- Qualify incoming opportunities, prioritize the pipeline, and support proposal development, client presentations, and interviews.
- Perform or oversee detailed take-offs and advanced Excel-based cost modeling, collaborating with operations to improve constructability feedback and estimate accuracy.
Salary: $130,000 - $160,000 with a profit sharing bonus per year, commensurate with experience.
Benefits: Medical insurance 70% paid for employees; 401(k) with 6% company match; end-of-year discretionary bonus; 3 weeks PTO; 7 paid holidays.
DAVRON is the leading Headhunter and Executive Search firm for Engineering, Architecture, Construction and Manufacturing professionals nationwide. Our recruiters have direct communication with hiring managers allowing us to get you in front of company decision makers. You also receive one-on-one interview preparation and insider coaching from staffing experts to help you every step of the way. We want to see you thrive in challenging work environments that bring you excitement and prosperity in your career!
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MANAGER OF PRE-CONSTRUCTION | PRE-CONSTRUCTION | ESTIMATING | BID TRACKING | RFI GENERATION | BIDS AND PROPOSALS | TAKE-OFFS | ADVANCED EXCEL-BASED COST MODELING | PROCESS PIPING | HVAC | MILLWRIGHT | INDUSTRIAL GENERAL CONTRACTING