Senior Preconstruction Manager

Miller Electric Company•Charlotte, NC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Join Miller Electric and be part of a team that values quality, collaboration, and employee well‑being. This role offers meaningful project work, growth opportunities, and a strong benefits package, including paid medical and dental coverage. You’ll develop through hands‑on experience, peer collaboration, and ongoing technical training.

Requirements

Experience with electrical contracting and or MEP coordination
Proficiency in electrical estimating and understanding of project budgeting
Proficiency in ConEst, Microsoft Suite, Excel, Coins and Bluebeam
Experience in the management of design-build projects
Verifiable experience in safe, reliable, and integrity-driven work habits, including working in an unsupervised field setting when appropriate
A balance of technical knowledge and communications skills
Ability to manage and train others
Ability to build relationships with clients and communicate confidently in project interviews

Nice To Haves

Five or more years of experience as an electrical project manager
Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Business, or Engineering

Responsibilities

Provide conceptual budgeting and tools to Business Development to facilitate accurate and efficient qualifying of projects.
Coordinate the Estimating effort on bids, including front-end document review.
Organize and lead bid reviews.
Perform Estimating as needed to meet deadlines.
Vendor and Subcontractor Management.
Assist Business Development with legal and risk management on all contracts.
Review and implement the technical strategy for proposals with BD and Sales Operations.
Client correspondence
Project interviews to represent budget approach and Precon management
Identify cost impacts throughout the preconstruction phase and submit change orders.
Provide VE and various client-requested pricing exercises
Manage financials of engineering and BIM
Populate billing SOV
Establish project budget from the estimate
Act as project manager during the preconstruction phase of projects.
Attend project meetings and have the client (GC) interfacing
Coordinate with engineering, precon, and BIM
Manage material releases
Identify and price change orders
Manage construction budget
Delegate tasks to supporting team members
Train and mentor team members
Review deliverables for accuracy
Lead estimate reviews
Coordinate design activities with consultants, subcontractor partners, and clients.
Work with the Group Manager of Preconstruction, developing best-in-class Preconstruction services for internal and external clients.
Keep project leadership informed about all open or unresolved design issues and track design and cost changes during project design development.
Participates in meetings and presentations to present the benefits of Miller Electric Preconstruction Services.
Oversee the Development of designs, cost estimates, and value engineering solutions.
Serve as the single point of contact for the Project Manager for all PreConstruction activities.
Guide project managers during the design phase to ensure that construction activities comply with specifications, codes, and customer requirements.