Director of Preconstruction

Director of Preconstruction / Chief Estimator | Executive Leadership Opportunity | Dallas, TX

Executive-level responsibility, long term stability, and the opportunity to join the leadership team of an established commercial general contractor with significant growth ambitions.

Blayze Group is partnering with a respected commercial general contractor to appoint a Director of Preconstruction / Chief Estimator to lead its estimating and preconstruction function.

This opportunity is particularly suited to a top-performing preconstruction or estimating leader who has reached a ceiling within a larger organization and wants greater influence over business strategy, growth, and the future direction of a company.

The successful candidate will become a member of the executive management team, with a clear opportunity to progress beyond estimating into broader senior leadership responsibility.

• Lead the estimating and preconstruction function across commercial construction projects
• Oversee estimates, budgets, conceptual pricing, value engineering, and preconstruction strategy
• Manage projects through the full preconstruction process from initial pursuit through handoff to operations
• Support the pursuit and securing of negotiated and relationship-driven work
• Build strong relationships with owners, architects, consultants, subcontractors, and key project partners
• Lead, develop, and mentor estimators and preconstruction staff
• Work closely with operations and executive leadership on project selection, risk, staffing, and strategy
• Contribute directly to business planning and long-term growth initiatives
• Help shape the future structure and direction of the preconstruction department

• Significant commercial estimating and preconstruction experience with a respected general contractor
• Current or previous experience as a Director of Preconstruction, Chief Estimator, Preconstruction Executive, Senior Preconstruction Manager, or similar
• Strong understanding of conceptual estimating, hard bid, negotiated work, budgeting, value engineering, and constructability
• Proven experience leading and developing estimating or preconstruction teams
• Strong subcontractor relationships and knowledge of the commercial construction market
• Commercially minded with the ability to support project pursuits and help secure new work
• Comfortable operating directly alongside senior and executive leadership
• Stable career history with clear progression and increasing responsibility
• Ambition to move beyond a traditional estimating position and contribute to the wider growth of a business