Director of Preconstruction

About The Position

Location: Charlotte

Markets: Advanced Manufacturing

We are looking for a Director of Preconstruction to provide company-wide leadership for preconstruction across the organization, establishing standards, building capability, and supporting the successful pursuit, planning, and startup of complex and high-impact projects. This role partners with operations, estimating, purchasing, virtual design in construction (VDC), safety, quality, scheduling, and executive leadership to improve front-end planning, strengthen risk identification, and drive consistency in how projects are positioned for successful execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field
• 12 years of construction experience with significant preconstruction leadership responsibility
• Demonstrated success supporting large, complex, or high-risk pursuits and projects directly
• Experience establishing standards, processes, or training programs across multiple business units, regions, or project teams
• Strong knowledge of safety practices and quality management systems
• Experience developing and delivering training programs and mentoring others within the function
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders, support executive decision-making, and operate effectively in a highly collaborative environment

Responsibilities

• Provide company-wide leadership for the preconstruction function in close collaboration with operations and other departments
• Establish enterprise preconstruction standards, tools, and governance that integrate safety and quality into all preconstruction processes
• Partner with operations, estimating, purchasing, virtual design in construction (VDC), safety, quality, scheduling, business development, and executive leadership to align priorities, improve consistency, and support business objectives
• Monitor adoption of preconstruction standards across business units and identify systemic gaps, risks, and improvement opportunities
• Directly support high-priority and complex pursuits and projects by performing hands-on preconstruction activities, including estimating, planning, risk analysis, phasing, logistics, and strategy development
• Provide executive-level oversight and guidance on pursuits and projects with significant risk, visibility, complexity, or strategic importance
• Ensure critical projects are set up for success through robust planning, early risk identification, clear handoff expectations, and alignment across teams
• Step in to stabilize, redirect, or escalate projects when preconstruction challenges arise
• Develop and implement enterprise preconstruction training programs covering estimating, planning, risk management, safety, and quality integration
• Facilitate training sessions, workshops, and onboarding programs for preconstruction staff and operational leaders
• Standardize best practices, mentor team members, and help build bench strength and succession within the function
• Champion “Safety by Design” principles during planning and design phases
• Identify high-risk scopes and embed mitigation strategies into plans
• Embed quality standards and inspection requirements into scopes and plans
• Ensure constructability reviews address quality risks and rework prevention
• Oversee estimates with risk, safety, quality, procurement, and execution considerations incorporated