Director of Preconstruction

Due to strategic growth, a well-established commercial general contractor in the Atlanta is seeking a Director of Preconstruction to found and lead its preconstruction function.

This is a senior leadership role responsible for building the department from the ground up and shaping the company’s long-term growth strategy through early project involvement.

The project portfolio spans Education, Healthcare, Hospitality, Religious and Commercial markets. This individual will act as a client-facing leader during pursuits, partner closely with ownership and operations and establish the processes, tools and team required to support continued expansion. The ideal candidate is both technically strong in preconstruction and confident in relationship-driven, front-end leadership.

• Lead all estimating, budgeting, and conceptual pricing activities.
• Serve as a client-facing leader during pursuits and presentations.
• Partner with ownership and operations on go/no-go and pursuit strategy.
• Establish preconstruction processes, standards, and tools.
• Build, hire and mentor the preconstruction team as workload grows.
• Support business development and long-term client relationships.
• Contribute to strategic growth through early project planning.

• Extensive experience in preconstruction or estimating leadership.
• Background across multiple commercial construction markets.
• Strong client-facing and presentation skills.
• Ability to operate independently and make strategic decisions.
• Desire to build and lead a team, not just manage estimates.
• Entrepreneurial mindset aligned with a growing contractor.

• Founding leadership role with full ownership of a new department.
• Direct access to senior leadership and decision-makers.
• Ability to define process, build a team, and shape company strategy.
• Financially stable organization with a strong project pipeline.
• Competitive executive-level compensation, bonus, vehicle/allowance, and benefits.
• Long-term growth and legacy opportunity.