Enterprise Preconstruction Leader

EMCOR Construction Services•McLean, VA

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

EMCOR Construction Services (ECS) is seeking an Enterprise Preconstruction Leader to support and elevate preconstruction performance across a portfolio of independent mechanical operating companies serving mission-critical, advanced manufacturing, healthcare, and large commercial markets nationwide. This role is designed to enhance estimating rigor, strengthen margin discipline, transfer best practices, and support acquisition integration and leadership transitions, while preserving operating company autonomy. The ideal candidate will be a respected technical leader capable of influencing without authority and elevating teams without centralizing control. ECS HQ is in McLean, Virginia, but candidates in other locations meeting the requirements will be considered.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction or related areas of study or field experience.
Minimum of 10-15 years Preconstruction or Estimating experience in Mechanical Piping, Plumbing, Sheet Metal/HVAC.
Prior experience as a Chief Estimator, Preconstruction Manager, Regional Preconstruction Director, or Senior Estimator working for a $100 million+ contractor.
Experience in Preconstruction or Estimating Market/Sector experience in Hyperscale Data Centers, Semiconductor/Advanced Manufacturing, Large Healthcare Systems, Mission-Critical projects, Negotiated and GMP environments strongly preferred.
Experience with Preconstruction playbook development.
Proven track record of leading projects while maintaining a commitment to Ethics and Safety.
Technical Competency in Estimating platforms (e.g., QuoteSoft, FastPIPE, Autobid, etc.).
Technical Competency in Labor productivity and material databases.
Technical Competency in Historical cost systems.
Technical Competency in BIM-driven quantification processes.
Technical Competency in Fabrication estimating integration.
Technical Competency in Bid recap structure and margin layering.
Technical Competency in Risk register development.
Technical Competency in Procurement alignment strategies.
Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate in English, cooperate, and collaborate with multiple levels of customers, employees, unions, government agencies, vendors and suppliers, and other contractor organizations.

Responsibilities

Visit Operating Companies to provide guidance and support to operating company preconstruction teams (up to 40-60% travel).
Assess preconstruction maturity across operating companies.
Improve margin discipline and reduce WIP fade.
Strengthen bid/no-bid decision frameworks.
Support newly acquired businesses and leadership transitions.
Assist in turnaround situations.
Transfer best practices across companies.
Enhance positioning in data center and mission-critical markets.
Evaluate Operating Company estimating rigor, productivity assumptions, contingency logic, and risk registers.
Assess Company performance by diagnosing root causes of margin erosion.
Support companies with identifying gaps in systems, process, or talent.
Assess Margin & Risk discipline and help with strengthening labor productivity methodology.
Support Operating Companies to improve contingency structuring on large, complex projects.
Help Companies enhance procurement alignment within preconstruction.
Support growth in data centers and advanced manufacturing.
Elevate negotiated and design-build backlog quality.
Support acquisition activities and with turnaround support, evaluate backlog quality within 6 months of acquisition and support underperforming preconstruction teams in a constructive, trusted manner.
Document and share high-performing estimating best practices and approaches across operating companies.
Facilitate cross-company collaboration without forced standardization.
Develop and implement enterprise metrics.
Develop and implement Preconstruction playbook.