Precon Manager, Sports & Entertainment

ARCO/Murray National Construction•Downers Grove, IL

2d•$84,000 - $160,000

About The Position

The Sports & Entertainment team is seeking a Project Developer to guide projects from early site evaluation through preconstruction. The role manages due diligence, entitlements, permitting, design coordination, budgets, schedules, and client communications. It serves as a trusted advisor and primary client contact, helping clients evaluate sites, develop cost-effective solutions, mitigate risk, and advance projects toward construction in partnership with internal design and construction teams.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Engineering in any discipline, Architecture, or Real Estate.
2–5 years of preconstruction or project management experience.
Experience demonstrating successful project delivery, including schedule and budget management.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Project and Excel.

Nice To Haves

Experience in design, procurement, or project management specific to mechanical equipment or building systems.
Professional Engineer (PE) license; licensure is preferred but not required. The company will support EITs pursuing licensure.

Responsibilities

Manage due diligence for prospective sites, including surveys and architectural, MEP, structural, civil, and environmental studies.
Coordinate real estate entitlements, permits, regulatory documentation, attorneys, landowners, brokers, and development partners.
Serve as the primary client contact during preconstruction and advise clients on site layout, building design, development strategy, schedule, and cost.
Develop and maintain preliminary budgets, cash-flow analyses, engineering and construction cost estimates, and preconstruction schedules.
Lead design coordination through concept development and permit and construction document phases.
Research design alternatives and value-engineering solutions, and provide clients with associated cost and schedule impacts.
Communicate project decisions, risks, action items, budgets, schedules, and recommendations to clients and internal teams.
Travel to prospective sites, conduct visual inspections, meet with local authorities, and develop preliminary project plans.
Build relationships with internal design and construction teams to support the company’s collaborative approach.
Support business development through client relationship management, proposals, marketing initiatives, and public presentations.

Benefits

Industry-leading performance-based bonus program and discretionary bonus compensation based on individual and company performance.
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
Traditional and Roth 401(k).
Tuition reimbursement for associates.
Scholarship for associates’ children up to $28,000 per child.
One-month paid sabbatical after every five years of employment, plus $5,000 for travel.
One week of paid volunteer leave each year.
100% charitable match.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
Paid parental leave.