Preconstruction Manager

Choate Construction Company • Nashville, TN

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About The Position

As a Preconstruction Manager at Choate Construction, you play a critical role in setting projects up for success by leading the preconstruction phase with clarity, discipline, and collaboration. This role is designed for construction professionals with 6–10 years of overall construction experience, including approximately three years of hands‑on estimating experience, who are ready to take ownership of increasingly complex pursuits. You are responsible for the daily management, coordination, and successful execution of preconstruction efforts- overseeing estimating, bidding, scheduling, and contracting activities to achieve accurate, competitive, and achievable cost objectives. Partnering closely with the Director of Preconstruction and Project Management teams, you serve as a key bridge between early‑stage planning and execution, helping align client expectations, project strategy, and operational realities to position Choate Construction for successful project delivery.

Requirements

• 6–10 years of overall construction experience
• Approximately three years of hands‑on estimating experience
• Ability to build and sustain trusted relationships with clients, designers, and trade partners.
• Clear and credible communication skills.
• Disciplined approach to risk management.
• Ability to develop detailed estimates, cost models, and bid strategies.
• Ability to proactively identify new opportunities.
• Keeping current with construction trends.
• Mentoring team members and supporting long‑term career growth.

Responsibilities

• Leading the preconstruction phase with clarity, discipline, and collaboration.
• Daily management, coordination, and successful execution of preconstruction efforts.
• Overseeing estimating, bidding, scheduling, and contracting activities to achieve accurate, competitive, and achievable cost objectives.
• Serving as a key bridge between early‑stage planning and execution.
• Aligning client expectations, project strategy, and operational realities.
• Building and sustaining trusted relationships with clients, designers, and trade partners.
• Representing Choate Construction with confidence, professionalism, and integrity.
• Bringing a disciplined approach to risk management, ensuring estimates are complete and accurate, contract risks are identified early, and key terms are clearly understood and communicated.
• Developing detailed estimates, cost models, and bid strategies that align project objectives with operational realities.
• Proactively identifying new opportunities, contributing to pursuits, presentations, and business development efforts.
• Staying engaged in the industry and invested in people - keeping current with construction trends while mentoring team members and supporting long‑term career growth within the company.

Benefits

• 100% Employee Owned Company with Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Medical Coverage Options: Surest, a copay plan, or High Deductible Health Plan with a Health Savings Account
• Dental & Vision Coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Medical & Dependent)
• Basic Life & AD&D Insurance
• 401k Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off (PTO) Policy
• Parental Leave
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• College Student Debt Reduction Program
• Employee Assistance & Financial Wellness Programs
• Employee Referral Program
• Charitable Contribution Matching ($1,000 per year per employee)
• Stewardship Day (Community Volunteering)
• Safe working environment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed