# Senior Preconstruction Manager

Wharton-Smith, Inc., a highly regarded General Contractor throughout the Southeast, is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Senior Preconstruction Manager. We are currently seeking someone who is willing to work in Tampa, FL. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The Preconstruction Services Manager is responsible for leading the preconstruction effort on assigned projects, developing accurate cost estimates, managing subcontractor relations, preparing proposals, and ensuring a seamless transition to operations. Senior-level candidates will lead more complex pursuits, mentor team members, and contribute strategically to preconstruction planning and execution. RESPONSIBILITIES: Estimating & Preconstruction Management Prepare detailed estimates across all trades for Lump Sum, Construction Management, and Design-Build projects. Develop bid strategies that maximize competitiveness while maintaining budget accuracy. Perform comprehensive quantity take-offs using PlanSwift and similar estimating software. Use unit cost methods and Excel-based formats to develop conceptual, schematic, design development, and construction document estimates. Prepare budgets and proposals from all drawing le

- **Id**: 4305354
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/wharton-smith-senior-preconstruction-manager>
- **Role**: Operations
- **Role family**: Operations
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Tampa, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 15
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-12T05:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-14
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-14T14:56:11Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 2
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4908
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Construction

## Company

- **Id**: 2344704
- **Name**: Wharton-Smith
- **Domain**: whartonsmith.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/whartonsmith>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Dayforce

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 75
- **Open postings**: 3
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 1
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 26
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

## Technologies

- **Microsoft Excel** — Optional: no
- **Outlook** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 2

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 15
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-14T07:00:55Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 3; Filings 12m: 3

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 2
- **Expected fill days**: 26
- **Reasons**: conf:3, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T18:05:18Z

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