Pre-Construction Manager

Why choose us?

As a proud subsidiary of Calista Brice, we are part of a family of more than 20 companies tackling tough construction, environmental, and technical challenges. Working at a Calista Brice company means joining a team where cultural values and practical innovation come together to create meaningful impact. You’ll experience the stability of a large organization while enjoying the tight‑knit community and entrepreneurial spirit of a smaller company, with opportunities to grow your career across our diverse family of businesses.

Regular
Pay range: $130,000 – $160,000

Calista Brice is owned by Calista Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC) established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971. ANCs were created to support economic development and self‑determination for Alaska’s Indigenous peoples. Our work directly contributes to advancing the social, cultural, and economic welfare of more than 35,000 Alaska Natives in the Calista Region.

STG Pacific delivers vertical, horizontal, design‑build, heavy industrial, and specialty foundation construction for government and commercial clients. Established in 2016, we’ve quickly built a reputation for high‑quality construction, delivering on‑time, on‑budget results for the most complex projects in the industry. Our team leverages more than a century of combined staff experience to mentor new team members, helping you build both technical skills and professional networks.

Together, we’ll complete complex projects that strengthen communities and infrastructure throughout the Pacific region.

As the Pre‑Construction Manager, you will lead the Pre‑Construction function and be responsible for the overall development, accuracy, and delivery of project estimates and proposals. This role oversees the full pre‑construction process for projects pursued and awarded, ensuring consistent estimating standards, effective risk evaluation, and alignment with operational and financial objectives. The Pre‑Construction Manager collaborates with senior leadership, operations, and project teams to support strategic pursuits, establish standardized procedures, manage estimating systems and cost data, and develop pre‑construction staff to ensure high‑quality, competitive project bids.

This is a U.S.‑based remote position. Applicants must reside and be authorized to work in the United States. Preferred locations:
Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California.

• Oversee analysis of past project performance and establish standardized Pre‑Construction procedures to support the development of future estimates.
• Assist with the oversight and maintenance of the historical cost database, bid management systems, and Pre‑Construction software platforms.
• Collaborate with senior company managers to maintain departmental standards for deliverables, including bid packages, formatting requirements, and budget tracking tools.
• Work directly with senior company managers to finalize and implement processes for the effective use of HCSS Heavy Bid.
• Serve as the administrator for all HCSS Heavy Bid libraries.
• Update equipment rates annually to ensure estimating accuracy.
• Update labor rates at least quarterly to maintain current cost data.
• Ensure consistency and conformity of all project bid estimates for the development and use of reliable budget cost data.
• Assign responsibilities to Pre‑Construction team members for each project pursuit.
• Review project plans and specifications and coordinate with the team to confirm a complete project scope.
• Identify project risk issues and assess their magnitude to inform estimating adjustments.
• Solicit subcontractor and supplier information and pricing to support estimate development.
• Maintain and manage the company’s bid history and tracking of prospective work opportunities.
• Prepare instructions to bidders, bid forms, and other solicitation documentation as required.
• Review general conditions, project schedules, scopes of work, site logistics, and other exhibits prepared by Operations.
• Ensure project information is properly documented and transferred from the estimate phase…