Director Of Preconstruction​/Estimating

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Management Wilmington, DE, US

10 days ago Requisition

If you take initiative, enjoy working in collaborative environments, and are committed to excellence, we would love to meet you. We seek individuals who are driven to succeed, humble, and skilled in building strong relationships.

At Bancroft, we believe great teams are formed by motivated, collaborative, and emotionally intelligent people. This involves working with dedication and enthusiasm, being open to learning, valuing the contributions of others, and communicating thoughtfully to create a meaningful impact.

Bancroft is seeking a Director of Preconstruction to provide strategic leadership for all preconstruction services across the organization. This position serves as the leader of the Preconstruction Department and is responsible for overseeing estimating, bidding, budgeting, design-phase services, trade partner relationships, and preconstruction innovation initiatives.

As a member of the Senior Leadership Team and Senior Staff, the Director of Preconstruction plays a key role in shaping company strategy, supporting business development efforts, driving operational excellence, and ensuring alignment between Preconstruction, Operations, Business Development, and Executive Leadership.

This role balances strategic leadership with operational oversight, providing direction to the Preconstruction team while maintaining involvement in key pursuits, major estimates, client relationships, and departmental performance.

At Bancroft, we are on a LEAN Journey. The Director of Preconstruction will champion the integration of LEAN practices and tools throughout the preconstruction process, supporting the development of Target Value Delivery, Last Planner System, and other continuous improvement initiatives.

• Lead and develop the Preconstruction Department in alignment with Bancroft's strategic objectives.
• Establish departmental goals, performance expectations, priorities, and key performance indicators.
• Provide leadership, coaching, mentoring, and professional development opportunities for Preconstruction team members.
• Build succession plans and leadership development pathways within the department.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Manage staffing plans, workload distribution, and resource allocation across the department.
• Conduct performance reviews and support employee development plans.

Strategic Leadership

• Serve as an active member of the Senior Leadership Team and Senior Staff.
• Participate in organizational planning, strategic initiatives, and company-wide decision making.
• Collaborate with executive leadership to support growth objectives, market expansion, and operational excellence.
• Evaluate industry trends, technology advancements, AI applications, and emerging delivery methods to maintain competitive advantages.
• Develop and implement departmental strategies that support company profitability and long-term growth.
• Provide overall leadership and strategic oversight for conceptual, schematic, design development, GMP, and construction document estimates.
• Ensure consistency, accuracy, quality, and competitiveness across all estimating efforts.
• Support project teams during buyout, contract issuance, turnover, and project closeout.
• Guide risk assessment, value engineering, constructability reviews, and cost planning efforts.
• Ensure adoption of standard estimating processes, procedures, and best practices.

Business Development & Client Relations

• Partner with Business Development on pursuit strategies, proposal development, interviews, and client presentations.
• Maintain and strengthen relationships with owners, architects, engineers, consultants, and trade partners.
• Participate in key client meetings and strategic pursuits.
• Support backlog growth and work acquisition goals.
• Act as a trusted advisor to clients during project planning and design development.

Operational Collaboration

• Partner with Operations leadership to ensure…