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The pre-construction manager will be responsible for coordinating the activities of all pre construction techs in assigned area/group. In addition, you will be responsible for the financial and cost performance on estimates assigned to your group. You will work to enhance the skill set and competencies of your team while driving best practices. This position reports to the Vice President of Preconstruction.\nWhitaker Construction LLC, founded in 1953, has over 70 years of experience in the heavy civil and underground utility construction industry. Whitaker, an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) company, has become one of the largest contractors in the intermountain area with more than 600 employees and nearly 70 crews. We perform sanitary sewer, storm drain, culinary water, irrigation, earthwork, roadway construction, dams, landfills, natural gas pipelines, industrial piping, and telecommunication projects primarily in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Colorado, and Oregon.\nCore Responsibilities:\nChampion the Company’s Vision, Mission and Core Values in every action and decision you are part of: Value Safety, Embrace Ownership, Be Honorable and Elevate Team!\nLead end to end contract processes (proposal - negotiations-contracts)\nReview proposal specifications and drawings to determine scope of work, which jobs to bid and required contents of estimate.\nPrepares detailed estimates by completing takeoff, using past cost history, and conferring with field personnel.\nSupport project teams with performance goals, and formal auditing processes (pre-plans, project plans, post job reviews, etc.)\nSupport equipment and personnel requirements for each project. Participate as needed in decisions with operational teams ensuring proper utilization.\nSupport (by inspection or otherwise) financial performance against set budgets / plans for each project in assigned region\nPrepare detailed reports, information packets and clearly communicate all aspects of the bid to field personnel on bids that are awarded.\nVisit work sites to ensure best practice and future estimate accuracy.\nReview design options and recommend best solution based on cost, engineering quality of availability of materials.\nIndependently estimates a large sized project.\nSupports other department personnel as required.\nRegular and timely attendance\nSupervisor Duties\nPlanning, assigning, and directing work.\nAssist with interviewing and hiring process as necessary.\nEnsure contracts are negotiated and administered in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies and procedures\nAdvise Management on contractual rights and obligations\nEvaluate/review all bids for conformity with contract requirements and specifications. Make recommendations; consult on specifications for projects, equipment, and facilities.\nWillingness to develop the teams, technical and leadership skills and make recommendations for new job opportunities when appropriate.\nEffective management of employee performance through coaching, feedback (written and verbal), rewards, and discipline when necessary.\nCollaborate with the workforce development team to increase skills sets in your team utilizing succession planning and individual development plans.\nAddressing complaints and resolving problems in a timely manner.\nAbility to get work done through others using effective delegation, scheduling, and time management practices.\nRequirements and Qualifications:\nA minimum of five (5) years construction estimating experience required.\nPrevious team leadership experience preferred.\nEngineering degree or equivalent combinations of technical training and experience preferred.\nDemonstrate proficiency with estimating and bidding software i.e. Bid to Win.\nAbility to work independently and in a team environment.\nAbility to read and interpret blueprints, specifications and contracts.\nSkills needed include leadership, problem solving, decision making and organization.\nProfessional ethics, tact, and courtesy in dealing with management, team members, vendors and internal and external customers.\nPhysical Requirements\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.\nWhitaker Construction offers an exceptional benefit package including:\nEmployee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Employees earn shares in the company - All employees have ownership in the company and its success\nCompetitive wages\nHealth, Dental, Vision, Life, Short Term Disability, Supplemental Insurance\n401 K and Match\nVacation\nPaid Holidays\nQuarterly Incentive Program (profit sharing)\nReferral Bonuses\nEmployee Assistance Program (EAP)\nThe ADA defines “reasonable accommodation” as a change or adjustment to a job or work environment that allows a qualified individual with a disability to satisfactorily perform the essential functions of a particular job, and does not cause an undue hardship for the employer.\nWhitaker Construction is an “equal opportunity employer.” Whitaker will not discriminate and will take “affirmative action” measures to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the bases of race, creed, color, national origin, or sex.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5701,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-14T16:02:53Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":19,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.538,"p_room":0.35,"age_days":45,"expected_fill_days":21,"reasons":["conf:3","urgency","win:tail"],"computed_at":"2026-10-15T05:46:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/whitcon-pre-construction-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/whitcon-pre-construction-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-15T18:55:00Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":28654,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-16T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":4421190},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=4421190"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fwhitcon-pre-construction-manager"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fwhitcon-pre-construction-manager"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fwhitcon-pre-construction-manager"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/whitcon-pre-construction-manager\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fwhitcon-pre-construction-manager"}]}