Director, Preconstruction

Position

Director, Preconstruction

Vancouver, BC or Calgary, AB

Full-Time

August 4, 2026

$170,000- $190,000 Annually

Reporting to the Vice President, Construction, the Director, Preconstruction will establish, build, and lead TNDC’s preconstruction function across heavy civil, mining, industrial, and infrastructure projects including estimating, planning, and scheduling. The role is responsible for developing winning project strategies, ensuring accurate and competitive estimates, and creating executable project plans that support successful delivery.

Initially, this is a highly hands‑on role requiring direct involvement in estimating, budgeting, constructability reviews, and risk assessments. Working closely with Business Development, Construction Managers, Project Managers, and Operations leaders, the Director ensures project opportunities are properly evaluated, planned, priced, and transitioned to construction teams. The ideal candidate blends technical expertise in heavy civil and industrial construction with strategic leadership and an entrepreneurial drive.

Reports To:

Vice President, Construction

Direct Reports:
Senior Estimators;
Estimators;
Schedulers;
Preconstruction and Proposal Staff

• Design and implement standardizedpreconstruction processes, estimating templates, risk evaluation tools, and cost databases tailored to TNDC’s scopes.
• Lead all estimating and preconstruction activities across the organization.
• Oversee the preparation and review of conceptual, budgetary, negotiated, and competitive bid estimates.
• Ensure estimates reflect project scope, risk, execution strategy, schedule, and resource requirements.
• Maintain historical cost, productivity, and estimating databases.

• Lead the development of project execution plans during pursuit and preconstruction phases in conjunction with Construction Managers.
• Work with Construction Managers, Project Managers, and Superintendents to establish construction methodologies, sequencing plans, logistics strategies, staffing plans, equipment requirements, and productivity assumptions.
• Facilitate constructability reviews to ensure projects can be delivered safely, efficiently, and profitably.
• Ensure execution strategies are communicated during project handover.
• Support operations through planning, productivity improvement, and resource optimization.

• Provide oversight of planning and scheduling activities at the preconstruction phase.
• Ensure schedules reflect realistic durations, production rates, procurement timelines, and resource requirements.
• Advise Construction Managers on the monitoring of performance against estimate assumptions and project plans.
• Lead estimate-to-actual reviews and lessons learned processes.
• Develop KPIs related to estimating, planning, scheduling, and project performance.

• Support Business Development with pursuit strategies, client engagement, and proposal development.
• Participate in client meetings, interviews, and strategic pursuits.
• Develop strong relationships with clients, suppliers, subcontractors, and industry partners.
• Promote innovative and value‑driven construction solutions.

• Identify hiring needs, recruit, onboard, and lead a high‑performing team of estimating, planning, and preconstruction personnel as project volume scales.
• Promote a culture of safety, accountability, continuous improvement, and high performance.
• Work closely with executive leadership to align preconstruction capabilities with TNDC’s strategic growth objectives and business development targets.
• Support workforce development and succession planning.

• Degree or Diploma in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• 15+ years of progressive experience in heavy civil, mining, industrial, or infrastructure construction.
• 10+ years of leadership experience in estimating, preconstruction, project execution and construction management.
• Strong experience…