Senior Preconstruction Manager
Join Miller Electric and be part of a team that values quality, collaboration, and employee well‑being. This role offers meaningful project work, growth opportunities, and a strong benefits package, including paid medical and dental coverage. You’ll develop through hands‑on experience, peer collaboration, and ongoing technical training.
Essential Job Functions
- Provide conceptual budgeting and tools to Business Development to facilitate accurate and efficient qualifying of projects.
- Coordinate the Estimating effort on bids, including front-end document review.
- Organize and lead bid reviews.
- Perform Estimating as needed to meet deadlines.
- Vendor and Subcontractor Management.
- Assist Business Development with legal and risk management on all contracts.
- Review and implement the technical strategy for proposals with BD and Sales Operations.
- Client correspondence
- Project interviews to represent budget approach and Precon management
- Identify cost impacts throughout the preconstruction phase and submit change orders.
- Provide VE and various client-requested pricing exercises
- Manage financials of engineering and BIM
- Populate billing SOV
- Establish project budget from the estimate
- Act as project manager during the preconstruction phase of projects.
- This can include the following responsibilities:
- Attend project meetings and have the client (GC) interfacing
- Coordinate with engineering, precon, and BIM
- Manage material releases
- Identify and price change orders
- Manage construction budget
- Delegate tasks to supporting team members
- Train and mentor team members
- Review deliverables for accuracy
- Lead estimate reviews
- Coordinate design activities with consultants, subcontractor partners, and clients.
- Work with the Group Manager of Preconstruction, developing best-in-class Preconstruction services for internal and external clients.
- Keep project leadership informed about all open or unresolved design issues and track design and cost changes during project design development.
- Participates in meetings and presentations to present the benefits of Miller Electric Preconstruction Services.
- Oversee the Development of designs, cost estimates, and value engineering solutions.
- Serve as the single point of contact for the Project Manager for all PreConstruction activities.
- Guide project managers during the design phase to ensure that construction activities comply with specifications, codes, and customer requirements.
Education & Experience
REQUIRED
- Experience with electrical contracting and or MEP coordination
- Proficiency in electrical estimating and understanding of project budgeting
- Proficiency in ConEst, Microsoft Suite, Excel, Coins and Bluebeam
- Experience in the management of design-build projects
- Verifiable experience in safe, reliable, and integrity-driven work habits, including working in an unsupervised field setting when appropriate
- A balance of technical knowledge and communications skills
- Ability to manage and train others
- Ability to build relationships with clients and communicate confidently in project interviews
PREFERRED
- Five or more years of experience as an electrical project manager
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Business, or Engineering
Benefits
- Medical and Dental (100% of the premium covered by Miller Electric)
- 401k retirement with company matching
- Vision plans
- Disability Insurance
- Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Travel Accident Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Paid Vacation & Holidays
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- College Coach Services
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