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We are seeking a highly driven Director of Business Development & Preconstruction to join a growing luxury construction firm focused on high-end residential, hospitality, renovation, and owner-driven projects. This role will lead the front end of the project pursuit process — generating qualified opportunities, building strategic industry relationships, coordinating preconstruction efforts, and helping convert pursuits into profitable projects.

This is an excellent opportunity for a construction professional who understands both relationship-driven business development and the technical side of estimating and preconstruction. The ideal candidate enjoys building partnerships, leading client conversations, reviewing drawings, coordinating pricing, and helping shape the long-term growth strategy of a premium construction company.

What We Offer

• High-visibility leadership role with direct access to ownership
• Opportunity to help shape company growth and market strategy
• Collaborative and entrepreneurial team environment
• Exposure to luxury residential, hospitality, and high-end custom projects
• Ability to influence business development, preconstruction, and branding initiatives
• Long-term growth and advancement opportunities
• Base salary plus uncapped commission potential

What People Are Saying

“You actually have a seat at the table and influence how the company grows.”

“It’s a relationship-driven environment where professionalism and reputation truly matter.”

“The projects are high-end, detail-oriented, and client-focused — quality matters here.”

Title: Director of Business Development & Preconstruction

Location: Amenia, NY

Salary: $75,000 to $95,000 Commission

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with owners, architects, designers, developers, consultants, subcontractors, vendors, and referral partners
• Generate qualified project opportunities through outreach, networking, referrals, and relationship development
• Lead business development meetings, site walks, networking events, and preconstruction discussions
• Maintain CRM pipeline tracking, opportunity follow-up, and weekly pursuit updates
• Coordinate conceptual, schematic, design-development, and detailed construction estimates
• Review drawings, specifications, bid documents, and project narratives to identify scope gaps, risks, and cost drivers
• Coordinate subcontractor outreach, bid packages, vendor pricing, alternates, and value-engineering options
• Lead bid/no-bid evaluations based on project fit, relationships, profitability, and strategic value
• Prepare polished client-facing proposals including pricing, assumptions, exclusions, and schedule considerations
• Coordinate estimate reviews with ownership and operations leadership
• Support smooth handoff from preconstruction to project management after award
• Serve as a key point of contact for clients, architects, designers, developers, consultants, and internal teams during preconstruction
• Help align design intent, budgets, schedules, logistics, and execution strategy
• Support proposal development, branding initiatives, case studies, project sheets, and marketing collateral
• Contribute to social media content, relationship-based marketing, and market visibility efforts
• Implement process improvements, CRM systems, proposal templates, and AI-supported workflow tools
• Maintain organized digital records for bids, proposals, subcontractor pricing, and project documentation

Qualifications

• Experience in construction business development, estimating, preconstruction, project management, or construction operations
• Strong understanding of construction methods, sequencing, budgeting, subcontractor coordination, and project risk
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, specifications, scopes of work, and bid documents
• Strong sales, relationship-building, presentation, and communication skills
• Experience leading client meetings, proposal reviews, and preconstruction discussions
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple pursuits simultaneously
• Comfortable working directly with ownership in an entrepreneurial environment
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and construction management or CRM software platforms

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within luxury residential, hospitality, renovation, or high-end custom construction projects
• Existing relationships with architects, designers, developers, owner representatives, construction managers, or referral partners
• Experience with Procore, Bluebeam, Buildertrend, HubSpot, Monday, Zoho, PlanGrid, or estimating software
• Experience preparing client-facing budgets, proposals, scope clarifications, and value-engineering presentations
• Exposure to marketing initiatives, project photography, website content, social media, or sales collateral
• Comfort using AI tools for proposal writing, meeting summaries, workflow organization, and business development support