Director, Estimating & Preconstruction

$200000 - $300000 per year | Bessemer, AL | Hybrid | Permanent

We are partnering with an innovative construction and manufacturing organization that is transforming how buildings are designed, fabricated, and delivered. By combining advanced manufacturing principles, technology, and modular construction, the company is creating high-quality building solutions designed for greater efficiency, scalability, and sustainability.

This is an opportunity to join a growing organization at the forefront of Design for Manufacturing and Construction (DMC), working across major platform categories including Data Centers, Healthcare, Retail, and emerging building types. The organization is investing heavily in technology, cost intelligence, standardized processes, and scalable preconstruction capabilities to support significant growth.

We are partnering with an innovative construction and manufacturing organization that is transforming how buildings are designed, fabricated, and delivered. By combining advanced manufacturing principles, technology, and modular construction, the company is creating high-quality building solutions designed for greater efficiency, scalability, and sustainability.

This is an opportunity to join a growing organization at the forefront of Design for Manufacturing and Construction (DMC), working across major platform categories including Data Centers, Healthcare, Retail, and emerging building types. The organization is investing heavily in technology, cost intelligence, standardized processes, and scalable preconstruction capabilities to support significant growth.

• Executive-level impact:
  Own the estimating and preconstruction function across the organization and directly influence pricing, margin, risk, and growth strategy.
• Significant project volume:
  Lead estimating across programs representing $250M+ in annual pursuit value.
• Industry innovation:
  Help shape the future of modular and industrialized construction.
• Leadership opportunity:
  Build, restructure, and develop a multi-layer estimating and preconstruction organization.
• Technology-driven environment:
  Influence investments in estimating platforms, historical cost databases, ERP reporting, AI/ML, and data-driven pricing intelligence.
• Executive visibility:
  Present pursuit, pricing, hit rate, and margin performance to Executive Leadership, the C-suite, and Board-level audiences.
• Client-facing leadership:
  Develop senior relationships with clients, design partners, contractors, suppliers, and other stakeholders.
• Strategic influence:
  Help determine pursuit priorities, pricing strategy, capacity requirements, and entry into new building categories.
• Career growth:
  Opportunity to establish the organizational standards and infrastructure that will support the company's next phase of growth.
• Travel:
  Up to 35%, depending on pursuit activity and client engagement.

As the Director, Estimating & Preconstruction, you will own the organization's entire estimating and preconstruction function across all platform categories. This includes accountability for the accuracy, integrity, and margin impact of every estimate presented to a client.

You will lead Associate Directors, Managers, Estimators, and Assistant Preconstruction professionals while establishing the standards, systems, technology, cost intelligence, and organizational capabilities required to support continued growth.

This is a highly visible executive-facing role responsible for turning design intent into accurate pricing and schedule commitments. You will own the historical cost database, estimate-to-actual discipline, estimating standards, pursuit pricing…