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Gray

Brand positioning, strategy design, and execution

Pre-Construction Services Manager

Full-TimeDeadline 6/22/27
$110k - $160k/yr
Mid
Associate's
Fullerton, CA, USA+1 moreMore locations: Phoenix, AZ, USA
In Person
Architecture & Civil EngineeringConstruction Management

About the job

Requirements
  • An Associate degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school, or a minimum of five years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Basic computer skills, including the ability to use word-processing, spreadsheet, and email applications.
  • Ability to use software applications specific to the estimating field when required.
  • Ability to stand, walk, sit, use hands, reach with hands or arms, and talk or hear; occasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and lift or move up to 50 pounds.
  • Ability to work in a normal office environment and work overtime when required.
Responsibilities
  • Review data and drawings to determine material and labor requirements and prepare itemized cost-estimate lists.
  • Evaluate multiple proposals for multiple trades and formulate bid analyses to determine which subcontractors have cost and scope covered for proposal efforts and subcontract awarding.
  • Compute cost factors and prepare estimates for planning, organizing, and scheduling work, preparing bids, pricing change orders, preparing vendor or subcontractor agreements, and determining cost effectiveness.
  • Conduct special studies to develop and establish standard-hour and related-cost data or achieve cost reductions.
  • Develop and deliver presentations internally and externally to customers.
  • Understand all divisions of work and extract required information from customers to develop a Request for Proposal.
  • Provide conceptual estimates and project scope from limited customer information within 24 hours.
  • Perform other assigned duties.

About the company

Gray helps new businesses grow by shaping their brand and marketing plan. It starts with discovering the brand’s purpose and vision, then aligns leadership and culture. Gray designs a new business and marketing strategy to boost awareness and generate leads, and implements the required systems, processes, and key metrics to track growth. A team of experts provides hands-on support and mentoring to execute the plan. The company differentiates itself by offering practical, guided execution and a clear emphasis on honest sales as the foundation of its approach. Its goal is to help clients build a sustainable growth machine that turns strategy into measurable results.

Company Size

1-10

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

London, United Kingdom

Founded

2018

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What believers are saying

  • Gray won InnovAsian and Wistron projects in August and July 2026, strengthening backlog.
  • Q2 2026 revenue reached $839 million, up 9% year over year.
  • Gray closed seven markets from Allen, Block, Scripps, and SagamoreHill in 2026.

What critics are saying

  • Core revenue fell mid-single digits in Q2 2026 before acquisitions masked weakness.
  • Gray still carries expensive debt after issuing $750 million notes at 7.5% in August 2026.
  • Data center and manufacturing wins concentrate exposure; a construction slowdown would hit 2027 utilization hard.

What makes Gray unique

  • Gray Construction combines design-build, marketing, and execution under one integrated delivery model.
  • Rebekah Gray succeeded Brian Jones in 2025, preserving family control and continuity.
  • Gray reports 1,300-plus employees and nearly 300% revenue growth under prior leadership.

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