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Preconstruction Manager

Jobs via Dice
Irvine, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 6/18/2026 CLOSED ON 7/16/2026

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Top ENR seeking a Preconstruction Manager for the Irvine, CA Office. Commercial, Healthcare Ground Up and TI.

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Salary: $120,000 - $200,000 per year

A bit about us:

We thrive on the opportunity to bring our clients' visions to life by being Trusted Advisers and Master Builders. Since 1959, we have been honored to partner with the finest architects, developers, investors, and corporations to build a diverse selection of projects and product types across Southern California. Our team takes great pride in these buildings, but finds even greater accomplishment in the respect, integrity, and relationships we build along the way. Commercial, Residential and Healthcare Construction.

Why join us?

Do you want to make a true impact within the Construction market and build a career doing it?

  • Industry Leading Salaries!
  • Extensive Benefits Package!
  • Training / Growth Opportunities & Reimbursed Educational Assistance!

Job Details

Job Details:

Strategic Planning and Risk Management

Co-author the Preconstruction Business Plan for each project as required with executive leadership.

Conduct initial analysis of drawings and specifications to ensure required documentation is complete and available for Project Cost Estimate.

Maintains Risk Management Log for tracking of potential risk to the Target Budget.

Attend pre-construction meetings; organize kick-off meeting and provide meeting minutes for Team alignment.

Assure that a preliminary construction schedule has been developed for each estimate and reviewed with Field Operations.

Estimating, Cost Control, and Scheduling

Assure that the estimates, including general conditions, are accurate, complete, and reflect the actual requirements of the project. Fill in design gaps as necessary to ensure a complete estimate.

Assist with take-off and budgets in collaboration with Project Estimators.

Assure that potential risk factors have been evaluated and reviewed with Senior Management.

Oversee the creation of realistic and detailed schedules for all design, approval, estimating and purchasing activities.

Act as document reviewer and advisor for constructability and value analysis.

Use project management and scheduling software consistently and accurately.

Responsible for managing billings and cost procedures during preconstruction.

Facilitate the creation of site logistics plans with input from Field Operations.

Provides cost savings suggestions taking into consideration cost, schedule, maintenance, and life cycle cost implications.

Prepares qualifications and assumptions with Budget submittals to ensure clarity in what scope has been included.

Maintains an action log for outstanding items and assigns responsibility for such action items.

Ensures we are adhering to contractual requirements by understanding preconstruction and construction contracts and applying knowledge to assigned project.

Tracks and manages construction budget between formal estimating periods and keeps owner and team abreast of current budget and impact of design decisions.

Procurement and Subcontractor Management:

Provide clear and concise bid packages for potential bidders including detailed scope of work as required.

Ensure new potential bidders have gone through the Company Prequalification process.

Participate in preparation of proposals for new business and presentations to clients.

Assists the Marketing Department in preparation of responses to RFP's and RFQ's.

Assist monthly internal cost analysis for active preconstruction assignments.

Organize and assist in the transition meeting between the Project Operations team and the Preconstruction Team.

Job site visits to review existing conditions.

Represents our company to subcontractors through management of the preconstruction process.

Build and maintain solid relationships with subcontractors to obtain a competitive advantage for Snyder Langston.

Client & Stakeholder Engagement:

Establish and maintain relationships with existing and new clients.

Establish and maintain positive and effective relationships and communication with CM, project team, consultants/architect/engineers, subcontractors, adjacent community, trade unions, governmental agencies.

Attend company and industry events including meetings, trainings, workshops, etc.

Presents deliverables to the owner in a complete and organized manner

Qualifications:

Any combination of education and experience equivalent to: Associate degree in a related field.

5 years of applicable operations and/or preconstruction experience with a General Contractor or Construction Management Firm.

Effective Leadership and interpersonal skills

Problem-solving ability and strong sense of urgency

Thorough understanding of all project management control systems (scheduling, estimating, cost control, procurement and business development)

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Ability to develop or maintain relationships with clients and subcontractors

Takes ownership in the task at hand.

Highly motivated to bring results and success to the projects he/she leads.

Proven experience managing preconstruction for wide range of relevant projects.

Technical Skills (Preferred):

Procore

Bluebeam Revu

MS Suite, Outlook, Excel, Word, etc.

Schedule Literacy in Primavera P6

Textura

SmartBidNet

Certifications (Preferred)

DBIA / Assoc. Professional

LEED

OSHA 30 - Hour

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Salary : $120,000 - $200,000

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