{"id":1649045,"url":"https://alion.io/job/emcorgroup-enterprise-preconstruction-leader","title":"Enterprise Preconstruction Leader","company":{"id":8145,"name":"EMCOR Group","domain":"emcorgroup.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/emcorgroup","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"iCIMS","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":100,"open_postings":8,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":10,"computed_at":"2026-10-23T05:54:15Z"}},"role":"Operations","role_family":"Operations","seniority":"lead","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["McLean, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":175000,"max":null,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":175000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":10,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Amazon ECS","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-02T00:09:26Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-02","last_verified_at":"2026-10-23T17:23:35Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":21,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":21},"description":"About Us\nEMCOR Construction Services (ECS) is part of EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME), a Fortune 500® leader in mechanical and electrical construction, industrial and energy infrastructure, and building services for a diverse range of businesses. ECS is a nationwide group of 50+ operating companies with over 30,000 employees and annual revenues of $10.7 billion. Our operating companies are mechanical and commercial electrical contractors with expertise that includes virtually all U.S. commercial, healthcare, institutional, education, hospitality, manufacturing, transportation, and water and wastewater markets. We also have several operating companies that focus on commercial fire protection. They provide integrated life safety solutions, including fire detection and suppression systems, and the most advanced security technology available today. The ECS headquarters team provides key support for its electrical and mechanical companies, including finance and accounting, human resources, legal, national purchasing and information technology.\nJob Summary\nEMCOR Construction Services, Inc. (ECS) seeks Enterprise Preconstruction Leader. The Enterprise Preconstruction Leader will support and elevate preconstruction performance across a portfolio of independent mechanical operating companies serving mission-critical, advanced manufacturing, healthcare, and large commercial markets nationwide.\nThis position is a performance multiplier - designed to enhance estimating rigor, strengthen margin discipline, transfer best practices across operating companies, and support acquisition integration and leadership transitions - while fully preserving operating company autonomy.\nThe ideal candidate will be a highly respected technical leader who can influence without authority and elevate teams without centralizing control.\nECS HQ is based out of McLean, Virginia. However, candidates in other locations and meeting the requirements below may be considered.\nCompensation Range: $175,000 - $225,000\nThis position is bonus eligible.\nEssential Duties & Responsibilities\nInclude the following. Other duties may be assigned.\nThe Enterprise Preconstruction Leader will visit Operating Companies provides guidance and support to operating company preconstruction teams (up to 40-60% travel).\nAssess preconstruction maturity across operating companies.\nImprove margin discipline and reduce WIP fade.\nStrengthen bid/no-bid decision frameworks.\nSupport newly acquired businesses and leadership transitions.\nAssist in turnaround situations.\nTransfer best practices across companies.\nEnhance positioning in data center and mission-critical markets.\nEvaluate Operating Company estimating rigor, productivity assumptions, contingency logic, and risk registers.\nAssess Company performance by diagnosing root causes of margin erosion.\nSupport company with identifying gaps in systems, process, or talent.\nAssess Margin & Risk discipline and help with strengthening labor productivity methodology.\nSupport Operating Company to improve contingency structuring on large, complex projects.\nHelp Company enhance procurement alignment within preconstruction.\nSupport growth in data centers and advanced manufacturing.\nElevate negotiated and design-build backlog quality.\nSupport acquisition activities and with turnaround support, evaluate backlog quality within 6 months of acquisition and support underperforming preconstruction teams in a constructive, trusted manner\nDocument and share high-performing estimating best practices and approaches across operating companies.\nFacilitate cross-company collaboration without forced standardization.\nDevelop and implement enterprise metrics.\nDevelop and implement Preconstruction playbook.\nQualifications\nTo perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\nPosition Requirements/Preferred Education and Experience\nBachelor’s degree in engineering, construction or related areas of study or field experience; and minimum of 10-15 years Preconstruction or Estimating experience in Mechanical Piping, Plumbing, Sheet Metal/HVAC. Prior experience as a Chief Estimator, Preconstruction Manager, Regional Preconstruction Director, or Senior Estimator working for a $100 million+ contractor. Experience must include:\nPreconstruction or Estimating Market/Sector experience in Hyperscale Data Centers, Semiconductor/Advanced Manufacturing, Large Healthcare Systems, Mission-Critical projects, Negotiated and GMP environments strongly preferred.\nExperience with Preconstruction playbook development.\nProven track record of leading projects while maintaining a commitment to Ethics and Safety.\nTechnical Competency\nEstimating platforms (e.g., QuoteSoft, FastPIPE, Autobid, etc.)\nLabor productivity and material databases\nHistorical cost systems\nBIM-driven quantification processes\nFabrication estimating integration\nBid recap structure and margin layering\nRisk register development\nProcurement alignment strategies\nLanguage Skills\nMust have the demonstrated ability to effectively communicate in English, cooperate, and collaborate with multiple levels of customers, employees, unions, government agencies, vendors and suppliers, and other contractor organizations.\nPhysical Demands\nThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\nWhile performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, see, talk, and hear. The employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is regularly required to walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty-five (25) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.\nThe employee must have the ability to travel by plane and/or car 40-60% of the time.\nWork Environment\nThe work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee may expect to work in typical office environment conditions except when visiting field locations. Field environments may vary based on project, manufacturing, or weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.\nBenefits\nAs a leading provider of mechanical and electrical construction, facilities services, and energy infrastructure, we offer employees a competitive salary and benefits package and we are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and success. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled\nNotice to Prospective Employees\nNotice to prospective employees: There have been fraudulent postings and emails regarding job openings. EMCOR Group and its companies list open positions here. Please check our available positions to confirm that a post or email is genuine.EMCOR Group and its companies do not reach out to individuals to help with marketing or other similar services. If an individual is contacted for services outside of EMCOR’s normal application process - it is probably fraudulent.\nEqual Opportunity Employer\nAs a leading provider of mechanicaland electrical construction, facilities services, and energy infrastructure,we offer employess a competitive salary and benefits package and we are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and sucess. Equal Oppurtunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.Affirmative Action Policy\nPlease review our Affirmative Action Policy.\nNotice to Prospective Employees\nNotice to prospective employees: There have been fraudulent postings and emails regarding job openings. EMCOR Group and its companies list open positions here. Please check our available positions to confirm that a post or email is genuine. EMCOR Group and its companies do not reach out to individuals to help with marketing or other similar services. If an individual is contacted for services outside of EMCOR’s normal application process - it is probably fraudulent.Geographic Disclosure\nAs a leading provider of mechanical and electrical construction, facilities services, and energy infrastructure, we offer employees a competitive salary and benefits package and we are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and success. 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