{"id":1470432,"url":"https://alion.io/job/wohlsen-construction-preconstruction-manager-wohlsen-construction","title":"Preconstruction Manager - Wohlsen Construction","company":{"id":1922865,"name":"Wohlsen Construction","domain":"wohlsenconstruction.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/wohlsenconstruction","size_band":"51-200","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"JazzHR","truth_index":null},"role":"Operations","role_family":"Operations","seniority":"middle","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":[],"countries":[],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":3,"visa_sponsorship":true,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-29T15:58:36Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-29","last_verified_at":"2026-09-30T08:54:47Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":null,"days_open":3,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":3},"description":"*Looking for extensive Estimating experience*\nAbout Your Opportunity:\nPerform all management and leadership responsibilities and responsibilities associated with the Preconstruction and Estimating departments. You will motivate, coach, and manage the employees in the department.\nYou will be responsible for customer satisfaction. The internal and external function is to deliver pre-construction projects. Maintain and expedite pre-construction practices and services for all teams on projects assigned. You will deliver the preconstruction services to clients from the time we're hired or awarded a project until a GMP is signed and construction starts.\nHow You’ll Contribute:\nYou will lead the Wohlsen preconstruction team to accomplish contract requirements, services by budgeting, scheduling, or organizing, defining roles and responsibilities with some input from the Operations Manager and Superintendents\nPrepare conceptual, schematic, design development and GMP estimates to support preconstruction activities and clients.\nContribute to the development of standards, process, practices, etc. as needed for the Preconstruction Services to be a “Best of Class” provider in the construction industry.\nAttend scheduled meetings with project architects/customer, to acquaint them with unresolved problems and to provide an adequate degree of coordination is being made to have accurate bidding documents.\nMaintain and adjust to Owner’s budget as required to maintain project budget.\nMonitor design scope for changes affecting budget and/or schedule; identifies cause, advises customer for customer decision.\nKeep customer informed of preconstruction progress on the project and of any technical problems/solutions and their effect on design and/or costs.\nIdentify and promote solution to any problem, which might impede progress of the project or adversely affect customer and architect relations.\nYou will coordinate with the Estimating department on the development of project budgets and oversee prepared estimates into format for presentation to owner and architect. Answer budget questions at time of presentation.\nYou will manage the project team’s performance to ensure that the contract requirements are fulfilled, and that safety, insurance and legal procedures or requirements are followed, and risks limited\nLead value engineering and value enhancement efforts to serve our clients including development of items and lists, compilation of ideas and presentation of information to our clients.\nPrepare and or oversee the prepare all materials presented to the owner, architect or engineer on a project.\nLead and perform constructability reviews of all projects where designated the preconstruction manager.\nEnsure that the turnover of a project from Preconstruction and estimating to operations is done properly with appropriate hand off meetings and all information is transferred to the operations team.\nInitiate billing process, review and approve all invoices prior to submittal to customer\nParticipate in presentation with potential clients, and support the review and approval of contracts before signing.\nFinalize GMP price with client that meets our clients’s needs and provide the maximum profitability within the established contract terms and conditions.\nSupport the negotiation of owner contracts.\nAssist and lead purchasing of subcontractors and suppliers or determine on a project-by-project basis.\nRelationshipsReports to VP of Preconstruction/Estimating, Vice President, or Regional VP\nWorks alongside Estimating Teams, \nCollaborates with \nAuthority\nLead and manage the Preconstruction and Estimating departments, fostering team motivation and effectiveness.\nMaintain and expedite preconstruction practices to ensure customer satisfaction and alignment with organizational goals.\nDirect the Wohlsen preconstruction team in fulfilling contract requirements, optimizing profitability, and supporting client needs.\nAccountability\nEnsure accuracy and timeliness in bid submissions, adhering to client requirements and company standards.\nHold team members accountable for their assigned tasks, providing guidance and support to meet project objectives.\nTake ownership of project outcomes, addressing challenges proactively and driving continuous improvement initiatives for enhanced performance and client satisfaction.\nQualifications:\nBachelor’s Degree required, preferably in Engineering, Construction Technology, Architecture or similar field of study.\n3-10 years of construction experience\nHave a valid driver license with the ability to travel to regional offices to support local estimating projects.\nAuthorization to work in the United States indefinitely without restriction or sponsorship.\nWork additional hours to meet business plan goals.\nPhysical Requirements:\nIn a normal day, this position requires little to no standing or walking. In a normal day, the employee must be able to sit for 7+ hours. In a normal day, the employee must be able to drive 1-4 hours. Employee must be able to lift/carry up to 10 lbs. maximum; occasionally carry small objects. In this position, employee occasionally (0-33%) must be able to bend at waist, squat the knees, climb (including ladders), reach above shoulders, kneel, crawl, use feet (foot controls), and/or work at heights above 6 feet.\n*Note to Recruiters, Placement Agencies, and Similar Organizations: Wohlsen does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to our website, locations, or to any Wohlsen team member. Wohlsen will not pay fees to any third-party agency or firm and will not be responsible for any agency fees associated with unsolicited resumes. Unsolicited resumes received will be considered property of Wohlsen and will be processed accordingly.\nIt is the policy of Wohlsen Construction to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. This policy relates to all phases of employment, including, but not limited to, recruiting, employment, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, reduction of workforce and termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, selection for training, the use of all facilities, and participation in all company-sponsored employee activities.\nThe information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. 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