Senior Preconstruction Planner
About The Position
The Senior Preconstruction Planner serves as a technical and strategic planning specialist for high-profile and complex projects across the region. This position plays a vital role in shaping projects from the earliest phases—through RFQs, RFPs, interviews, and preconstruction—ensuring every plan is achievable, risk-informed, and aligned with client success. The role brings deep technical field knowledge, strategic thinking, and a strong ability to communicate across project stakeholders. The Senior Planner partners with estimating, marketing, operations, and senior leadership to craft detailed, integrated work plans that balance efficiency, risk mitigation, constructability—and above all, safety. This role supports 200 proposals annually.
Requirements
- 20+ years of construction management experience required
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and work experience
- Experience leading construction management teams in the preconstruction phase of projects on $50m-$300m projects.
- Proficiency in Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Bluebeam, Microsoft Office Suite, Procore Management
Nice To Haves
- Working knowledge of Revit and Naviswork
- Experience with CMP and NFPA 241 planning
- Experience with developing General Condition and Project Requirement studies.
- Experience developing master schedules including front-end design and procurement requirements.
- Proven ability to lead complex projects from preconstruction through execution
Responsibilities
- Conduct and lead site visits to gather intelligence and assess logistical constraints
- Review proposal documentation and conduct targeted research as needed
- Develop outline-level schedules and logistics/phasing plans
- Create preconstruction narratives and collaborate on marketing materials
- Lead risk identification and contribute to mitigation strategy development
- Participate in interview preparation and presentations to prospective clients
- Ensure plans promote site safety, clean execution, and operational excellence
- Attend internal and external preconstruction coordination meetings
- Monitor design evolution and integrate updates into schedule/logistics plans
- Develop detailed Means & Methods Plans and Project Requirements Studies
- Develop detailed Constructability Reviews as design evolves.
- Collaborate with 3rd-party experts on Construction Management Plans (CMP) and NFPA 241 compliance
- Lead incorporation of safety standards and professional site setup in all planning deliverables
- Engage operations teams early and often to validate the work plan
- Coordinate with Preconstruction Manager and Precon Team to effectively communicate and follow workplan
- Lead hand-off meetings to ensure full alignment between planning and execution
- Deliver a clear, safety-conscious, and detailed project roadmap to operations
Benefits
- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – Be an employee-owner!
- 401(K) with Company Match – Receive a company match of up to 4% of your eligible pay.
- Generous Paid Time Off – vacation and sick time, 12 holidays, summer Fridays, and a yearly volunteer day.
- The Extras – Cell phone, laptop, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance, financial planning services, and more.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
