Job Description
Job Summary The Enterprise Preconstruction Leader will support and elevate preconstruction performance across a portfolio of independent mechanical operating companies serving mission-critical, advanced manufacturing, healthcare, and large commercial markets nationwide. This position is a performance multiplier — designed to enhance estimating rigor, strengthen margin discipline, transfer best practices across operating companies, and support acquisition integration and leadership transitions — while fully preserving operating company autonomy. The ideal candidate will be a highly respected technical leader who can influence without authority and elevate teams without centralizing control. ECS HQ is based out of McLean, Virginia. However, candidates in other locations and meeting the requirements below may be considered. Compensation Range: $175,000 - $225,000 This position is bonus eligible. Essential Duties & Responsibilities Include the following. Other duties may be assigned. The Enterprise Preconstruction Leader will visit Operating Companies provides guidance and support to operating company preconstruction teams (up to 40-60% travel). Assess preconstruction maturity across operating companies. Improve margin discipline and reduce WIP fade. Strengthen bid/no-bid decision frameworks. Support newly acquired businesses and leadership transitions. Assist in turnaround situations. Transfer best practices across companies. Enhance positioning in data center and mission-critical markets. Evaluate Operating Company estimating rigor, productivity assumptions, contingency logic, and risk registers. Assess Company performance by diagnosing root causes of margin erosion. Support company with identifying gaps in systems, process, or talent. Assess Margin & Risk discipline and help with strengthening labor productivity methodology. Support Operating Company to improve contingency structuring on large, complex projects. Help Company enhance procurement alignment within preconstruction. Support growth in data centers and advanced manufacturing. Elevate negotiated and design-build backlog quality. Support acquisition activities and with turnaround support, evaluate backlog quality within 6 months of acquisition and support underperforming preconstruction teams in a constructive, trusted manner Document and share high-performing estimating best practices and approaches across operating companies. Facilitate cross-company collaboration without forced standardization. Develop and implement enterprise metrics. Develop and implement Preconstruction playbook. Qualifications To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Position Requirements/Preferred Education And Experience Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction or related areas of study or field experience; and minimum of 10-15 years Preconstruction or Estimating experience in Mechanical Piping, Plumbing, Sheet Metal/HVAC. Prior experience as a Chief Estimator, Preconstruction Manager, Regional Preconstruction Director, or Senior Estimator working for a $100 million+ contractor. Experience must include: Preconstruction or Estimating Market/Sector experience in Hyperscale Data Centers, Semiconductor/Advanced Manufacturing, Large Healthcare Systems, Mission-Critical projects, Negotiated and GMP environments strongly preferred. Experience with Preconstruction playbook development. Proven track record of leading projects while maintaining a commitment to Ethics and Safety. Technical Competency Estimating platforms (e.g., QuoteSoft, FastPIPE, Autobid, etc.) Labor productivity and material databases Historical cost systems BIM-driven quantification processes Fabrication estimating integration Bid recap structure and margin layering Risk register development Procurement alignment strategies Language Skills Must have the demonstrated ability to effectively communicate in English, cooperate, and collaborate with multiple levels of customers, employees, unions, government agencies, vendors and suppliers, and other contractor organizations. #ecs Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential fun