Divcon
Manager, Preconstruction Estimating & Planning
Irving, TX
Sponsorship not specified$20k-$25kDetected 1 day ago
Project ManagementProcurementERPLeadershipCommunicationConstruction ManagementSCADA
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About the role
- Identify estimating gaps, ambiguous scope items, customer requirement risks, resource constraints, and schedule concerns before bids are finalized.
- Prepare clear estimate summaries, resource assumptions, planning notes, and handoff documentation for Sales, Operations, Engineering, Programming, Procurement, and Panel Shop stakeholders.
- Use historical project data, actual labor performance, material usage, and post-award feedback to improve future estimating accuracy and resource planning discipline.
Responsibilities
- Partner with Sales to understand customer needs, bid requirements, project scope, technical expectations, site conditions, and proposed delivery timelines.
- Lead quantity surveying and develop comprehensive cost estimates for labor, materials, equipment, panel building, engineering, programming, subcontractor support, travel, and other project-related requirements.
- Build resource estimates that identify the quantity, type, level, and timing of support needed from Field Operations, Engineering, Programming, Panel Shop, Procurement, QA/QC, and other internal teams.
- Partner with Procurement, Engineering, and Panel Shop teams to validate material requirements, vendor pricing, long-lead items, component availability, panel build timelines, and ordering constraints.
- Lead bid leveling and commercial evaluation of supplier and subcontractor quotations, normalizing scope, pricing, qualifications, exclusions, and commercial terms to support complete and comparable bid inputs.
- Develop and maintain a documented basis of estimate for each opportunity, including scope boundaries, quantity takeoffs, pricing sources, productivity assumptions, escalation, allowances, contingency, exclusions, and estimate maturity.
- Incorporate internal lead times, resource availability, material procurement timelines, historical productivity, and execution constraints into bid assumptions and preconstruction planning inputs.
- Maintain preconstruction cost and risk registers, evaluate cost and schedule exposure, and recommend appropriate allowances or contingency based on the level of scope definition and identified project risks.
- Lead constructability, value engineering, and lifecycle cost reviews with technical and operational stakeholders to identify practical alternatives that improve cost, schedule, quality, and execution outcomes without compromising customer requirements.
Requirements
- Strong understanding of quantity surveying, estimating, preconstruction planning, project coordination, resource planning, procurement planning, or technical project execution in a construction or controls environment.
- Excellent cross-functional communication skills with the ability to align Sales, Operations, Engineering, Programming, Procurement, Panel Shop, and project leadership around bid assumptions and planning needs.
- Proficiency with spreadsheets, estimating tools, project management platforms, ERP systems, or related business systems used to track pricing, resources, materials, and project information.
- Ability to establish and communicate a clear basis of estimate and apply consistent work breakdown structures, cost codes, benchmarking, and estimate review controls across multiple opportunities.
- Minimum 7 years of experience in estimating, preconstruction, project controls, construction management, engineering coordination, procurement planning, or related technical operations role.
- Experience leading detailed quantity takeoffs, cost planning, tender or subcontractor quote analysis, value engineering, estimate risk assessment, and pre-award commercial reviews.
- Experience partnering cross-functionally with sales, project management, field operations, engineering, procurement, programming, and fabrication or panel shop teams during bid development or early project planning.
- Coordinate with Engineering to estimate design effort, design schedule, drawing requirements, technical review needs, and lead times required to generate design specifications and project documentation.
Compensation
- $20k-$25k
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- We cover 100% of individual medical premiums and help offset the cost of family coverage.
- Disability Coverage
- Both short- and long-term disability insurance provided at no cost to our employees.
- Take time off when you need it, no accruing time necessary.
- Field-Based Employee Benefits
- Have sufficient vision (with or without correction) to read computer screens, printed documents, and small print; and sufficient hearing to communicate effectively by phone and in person.
Company info
- Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Divcon delivers fully integrated automation solutions nationwide that optimize performance, energy efficiency, and reliability across HVAC, lighting, power monitoring, and mission-critical systems.
- Leveraging advanced technologies - including Allen-Bradley PLCs, Ignition SCADA, and Delta DDC systems - we combine deep technical expertise with field-tested execution to deliver precise, scalable, and high-performance solutions.
- Eligible after 90 days, with company matching to help you invest in your future.
- Hands-on training and career advancement in an exploding data-center industry.
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