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Preconstruction Manager- Water/Wastewater

Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC
Birmingham, AL Full Time
POSTED ON 9/9/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/10/2026
Responsibilities

Brasfield & Gorrie has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Preconstruction Manager to help lead our Utilities (Water/Waste Water) Division.

Responsibilities and Essential Duties include the following (other duties may be assigned):

  • Multiple years of experience in managing the construction or estimating construction costs for water and/or waste water treatment plants or similar facilities.
  • Knowledgeable about construction approach of building water and/or waste water treatment plants or similar facilities.
  • Experience in leading estimates or major components of estimates.
  • Experience in developing costs for self-perform work including, but not limited to, cast-in-place concrete, structure excavation and other earthwork scopes, above and below ground piping systems, and process equipment installation.
  • Experience in working in a team of estimators and managing a team of estimators.
  • Compile conceptual estimates, including project benchmarks and details.
  • Willingness to leverage experience to support the department in other related markets and work types.
  • Understand and work in a team to execute multiple delivery methods, including hard bid, negotiated GMP, Design Build, and Construction Management at Risk.
  • Work with operations teams on general requirements, including fees, financials, staffing of jobs, and construction schedules.
  • Understand pro-forma targets and anticipate unique factors for each job.
  • Foster collaboration regarding resources and ideas for continuous improvement with other departments, offices, and regions.
  • Partner with associated division/market to assist in managing and forecasting pursuit costs.
  • Drive projects forward and understand efforts needed in order to achieve desired results.
  • Research, discover, and leverage strategies to win projects.
  • Strategically apply preconstruction resources for greatest return on investment.
  • Proficiently utilize estimating software tools: P6, BuildingConnected, Procore, Agtek, Hard Dollar, and others.
  • Collaborate with clients to understand and extract their true needs.
  • Allocate and forecast personnel needs and department capacity.
  • Navigate client, designer, and estimating team through budget review.
  • Lead teams (designer/client/trades) from design to a target budget.
  • Represent the estimating team at job interviews and clearly present estimates to clients.
  • Understand federal requirements and their effect on the estimate, i.e. Davis Bacon wages, Buy American, etc.
  • Manage, mentor, coach, and develop all estimators on assigned projects. Conduct annual performance reviews.
  • Establish and maintain relationships with architects, owners, engineers, subcontractors, designers, clients, and others for potential business development.
  • Research emerging trends in preconstruction and apply innovative strategies to continuously improve performance of department.

Qualifications

Education - Skills - Knowledge - Qualifications & Experience

  • Bachelor degree in construction, engineering, or related field; Or acceptable construction experience
  • Minimum 10 years of construction experience with 5 years of experience managing progressively larger and more complex estimates/teams
  • Proven experience delivering successful results at Senior Estimator level
  • Understanding of all aspects of preconstruction
  • Proven leadership ability with particular focus on mentoring, training, and motivating teams
  • Ability to develop and maintain key long-term relationships (clients, subcontractors, partners, etc.)
  • Excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills
  • Technical writing skills
  • Conflict resolution skills and experience with successfully resolving disputes
  • Ability to multitask and prioritize resources
  • Superior organizational skills
  • Self-perform production knowledge
  • Construction scheduling experience
  • Quantity survey experience
  • Proficient knowledge of estimating software
  • Experience representing company with industry and community organizations

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