Preconstruction Manager - Building Group
$140k - $180k/yr
Senior
Bachelor's
Dallas, TX, USA
In PersonOn-site at the Dallas, Texas office.
Architecture & Civil EngineeringConstruction Management
No H1B Sponsorship
About the job
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in a relevant field with at least 5 years of related experience as a Project Manager or Preconstruction Manager, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Ability to lead large estimates.
- Passion for preconstruction and estimating.
- Strong communication skills both in person and virtually.
- Strong work ethic and ability to work independently.
- Ability to use computers and experience with Microsoft Office, Excel, On Screen Takeoff, and other estimating software programs.
- Willingness to learn new systems.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to work with limited instruction and implement successful action items.
- Proficiency with conceptual, design-assist, hard-bid, and self-perform estimating.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
- Attention to detail and technical soundness.
Responsibilities
- Manage estimating processes and timelines to meet short- and long-term company objectives.
- Provide leadership, direction, and training for estimators at all experience levels.
- Assist with the design and selection of system components.
- Review invitations to bid, assess project scope and available documents, evaluate company manpower and work in progress, and determine which projects to bid.
- Oversee communication among Electrical Construction, Fire Alarm, Voice Data, Audio Visual, Security, and Electrical Service groups to define scope and ensure timely proposal submissions to General Contractors and Construction Managers.
- Review and finalize Estimator and Senior Estimator project proposals and bid packages.
- Prepare labor projections, monthly look-ahead assessments, and quarterly financial projections for all groups and scopes of work.
- Coordinate with Project Management to hand off awarded projects and provide construction guidance as needed.
- Participate in business development, client presentations, and contractor scope reviews.
- Negotiate work with General Contractors, Construction Managers, Developers, and Owners.
- Complete budgets from schematic narrative through 100% construction documents, as well as for Design/Build and Integrated Project Delivery projects.
About the company
Royal Electric designs and builds electrical systems and underground utilities for property owners, general contractors and public agencies across the Central and Western United States. Its work spans airfields and transportation infrastructure as well as commercial buildings and facilities that depend on reliable power. The company takes projects from early design and construction planning through installation, using prefabricated assemblies and digital building models to coordinate work before crews reach the site. It earns revenue through construction contracts for electrical and underground project scopes. Royal Electric was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Sacramento, California.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Sacramento, CA
Founded
1971
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Royal adds field oversight: visiting executives join daily safety meetings, alongside regular site visits from safety staff and superintendents.
- Full-time infrastructure managers receive defined time off: Royal lists eight paid holidays alongside vacation and sick leave.
- Royal demonstrates large-project execution: its September 2026 report describes 64 miles of cable replaced at San Francisco International Airport.
What critics are saying
- Deadlines demand extra effort: Royal explicitly asks employees to stretch when critical project deadlines require it.
- Interstate assignments limit local work: Royal's Infrastructure Project Manager opening requires out-of-state travel from Sacramento or Pleasanton.
- Royal reported in September 2026 that San Francisco airport crews worked two additional months at night after runway reopening.
What makes Royal Electric unique
- Royal controls concrete supply: two volumetric trucks act as batch plants when tight schedules rule out third parties.
- Royal adds testing to construction: its California services cover Title 24 building standards compliance.
- Royal built an airfield niche early: its airport-lighting practice dates to its first airport bids in the 1980s.
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