Preconstruction Manager/Estimator

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Candidate No.
2062830

About this Candidate

DAVRON CV: Candidate 2062830

PRECONSTRUCTION MANAGER | COMMERCIAL STRUCTURAL STEEL ESTIMATING & PROCUREMENT

Core Expertise

  • Leading preconstruction operations and supervising estimating teams for commercial structural steel projects.
  • Estimating structural steel packages up to $8M, including vendor pricing and final bid preparation.
  • Implementing digital takeoff and estimating workflows using Bluebeam, Tekla PowerFab, and PlanSwift.
  • Managing public bidding, bonded projects, Title 61 compliance, and detailed specification reviews.
  • Driving business development through general contractor relationships and bid-platform pursuit strategies.

Project Background

  • Prepared complete estimates and proposals from quantity takeoff through bid submission and final pricing.
  • Executed value-engineering, labor calculations, scope reviews, and vendor procurement for steel packages.
  • Coordinated with architects, engineers, contractors, detailers, and vendors to clarify scope and reduce risk.
  • Supported fabrication and construction via RFIs, submittals, engineering change orders, and contract review.
  • Designed light structural steel systems and produced fabrication drawings compliant with IBC, AISC, and OSHA.

Key Skills

  • Bluebeam Revu | Tekla PowerFab | PlanSwift
  • Procore | BuildingConnected | ConstructConnect | PlanHub
  • Structural steel estimating | Quantity takeoff | Value engineering
  • Public bidding (Title 61) | Bonded projects | Specification compliance
  • Procurement | Vendor pricing | Purchase order and contract review
  • RFIs | Submittals | Change orders | Project documentation
  • Estimating leadership | Team supervision | Process improvement

Education

  • MBA, Management — Southwestern Oklahoma State University
  • M.S., Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering — Oklahoma State University
  • B.S., Biomedical Engineering — University of Central Oklahoma

Awards & Recognition

  • Second place, Graduate Research Symposium oral presentation
  • Second place, Three Minute Thesis competition

Why Interview this Candidate?

They combine over a decade of engineering and construction experience with five years focused on commercial structural steel preconstruction. Adept at estimating packages up to $8M, leading estimating teams, and modernizing workflows with Bluebeam and Tekla. Brings proven public-bid experience and business-development skills to grow pipelines and reduce bidding risk.

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