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.

This 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.

The ideal candidate will be a highly respected technical leader who can influence without authority and elevate teams without centralizing control.

ECS HQ is based out of McLean Virginia. However candidates in other locations and meeting the requirements below may be considered.

Compensation Range: $175000 - $225000

This position is bonus eligible.

Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• The Enterprise Preconstruction Leader will visit Operating Companies provides guidance and support to operating company preconstruction teams (up to 40-60% travel).

• Assess preconstruction maturity across operating companies.
• Improve margin discipline and reduce WIP fade.
• Strengthen bid/no-bid decision frameworks.
• Support newly acquired businesses and leadership transitions.
• Assist in turnaround situations.
• Transfer best practices across companies.
• Enhance positioning in data center and mission-critical markets.
• Evaluate Operating Company estimating rigor productivity assumptions contingency logic and risk registers.
• Assess Company performance by diagnosing root causes of margin erosion.
• Support company with identifying gaps in systems process or talent.
• Assess Margin & Risk discipline and help with strengthening labor productivity methodology.
• Support Operating Company to improve contingency structuring on large complex projects.
• Help Company enhance procurement alignment within preconstruction.
• Support growth in data centers and advanced manufacturing.
• Elevate negotiated and design-build backlog quality.
• Support acquisition activities and with turnaround support evaluate backlog quality within 6 months of acquisition and support underperforming preconstruction teams in a constructive trusted manner
• Document and share high-performing estimating best practices and approaches across operating companies.
• Facilitate cross-company collaboration without forced standardization.
• Develop and implement enterprise metrics.
• Develop and implement Preconstruction playbook.

To 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.

Position Requirements/Preferred Education and Experience

Bachelors 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:

• Preconstruction or Estimating Market/Sector experience in Hyperscale Data Centers Semiconductor/Advanced Manufacturing Large Healthcare Systems Mission-Critical projects Negotiated and GMP environments strongly preferred.
• Experience with Preconstruction playbook development.
• Proven track record of leading projects while maintaining a commitment to Ethics and Safety.

Technical Competency

• Estimating platforms (e.g. QuoteSoft FastPIPE Autobid etc.)
• Labor productivity and material databases
• Historical cost systems
• BIM-driven quantification processes
• Fabrication estimating integration
• Bid recap structure and margin layering
• Risk register development
• Procurement alignment strategies

Language Skills

Must 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.

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The 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.

While 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.

The employee must have the ability to travel by plane and/or car 40-60% of the time.

The 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.

As 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

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As 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.