Director of Preconstruction

Overview

Director of Preconstruction to join our team and manage all aspects of the performance, profitability, and strategy of the preconstruction team across the Carolinas, Mid-Atlantic, and Texas, ensuring cohesion with operations and business development through coordination and internal collaboration.

In 1999, Francisco Alvarado founded Marand Builders, Inc. to provide customized construction solutions. We began in Charlotte, NC, and expanded to cover the Carolinas, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast US regions with 7 regional offices in Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Our team focuses on reliability, attentiveness, and quality of execution, and we strive to deliver the best construction experience. We specialize in serving healthcare, financial services, commercial/administrative, and light-industrial industries.

• The ability to manage multiple preconstruction teams and oversee the productivity of accurate estimates aligning with business development and executive strategy.
• The ability to mitigate project risks and ensure budget controls are properly established.
• A bachelor’s degree in construction management or engineering.
• At least 10 years estimating/pre-construction experience in commercial construction.
• Proficient in the use of estimation software.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and planning skills.
• Leadership skills with the ability to solve problems and motivate others.
• Ability to drive for quality, profitable, safe, and timely results on projects.
• Thorough working knowledge of scheduling, estimating, cost control, procurement and business development.
• Ability to travel up to 35% across the assigned regions.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain relationships with clients and primary contacts to drive projects for their division.
• Experience collaborating with project teams and leadership to ensure best construction experience.
• Participate in networking opportunities and relevant organizations while engaging other affiliations and potential clients.
• Experience quoting and negotiating contract changes with the client.

• Bachelor Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field.
• 10 years estimating/pre-construction experience in commercial construction.
• Proficient in the use of estimation software.
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and planning skills.
• Leadership skills with the ability to solve problems and motivate others.
• Drive for quality, profitable, safe and timely results on projects.
• Thorough knowledge of scheduling, estimating, cost control, procurement and business development.
• Ability to travel up to 35% across the assigned regions.

• Manage multiple regional preconstruction teams to deliver successful and profitable projects across the Carolinas, Mid-Atlantic, and Texas.
• Oversee preconstruction activities such as subcontractor pre-qualifications and bid evaluations within each market.
• Lead preconstruction meetings, value engineering exercises, and estimating efforts to ensure competitive and accurate proposals.
• Serve as the primary Preconstruction leader working directly with Fortune 500 client sourcing and procurement managers, ensuring alignment between client expectations, Marand’s delivery capabilities, and long-term partnership goals.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with client sourcing teams to position Marand as a preferred, go-to partner for repeat and programmatic work across multiple regions.
• Lead preconstruction strategies that support program consistency, cost transparency, schedule certainty, and scalability for national and regional clients.
• Partner with Business Development and Operations to ensure seamless handoff from pursuit through execution, reinforcing confidence with sourcing managers and end users.
• Direct and support project interviews and pitches for regional pursuits.
• Establish budget controls and assume responsibility for preconstruction-related profits and losses within assigned regions.
• Analyze and mitigate project risks, ensuring proactive strategies are applied across multiple markets.
• Serve as a resource…