Director of Preconstruction - Developer/General Contractor

• Full autonomy in your role, work with a culture-oriented company!
• 2 days WFH, great company benefits, and bonus structure

About Our Client

Our client is an established growing general contractor/developer who specializes in luxury commercial, mid and high rise multifamily, mixed use, and various other construction projects. They have a great reputation in the market and continuously do repeat business. They offer competitive salaries, excellent bonuses and a great benefits package.

• Fully integrated developer - development and construction
• Competitive bonus structure (bonus for performance, per project, and company performance)
• Little cost for healthcare/dental/vision for employee
• Work from home flexibility
• Unlimited PTO
• Diversity and inclusion initiatives
• Diverse project portfolio all in Chicago
• Autonomy within your role

Job Description

• Lead all preconstruction activities from conceptual design through GMP delivery on complex, ground-up commercial/multifamily projects.
• Oversee estimating, budgeting, scheduling, and value engineering efforts to ensure accuracy and alignment with client goals.
• Manage and mentor a growing preconstruction team, fostering collaboration, accountability, and professional development.
• Partner closely with operations, business development, and executive leadership to create winning project strategies and proposals.
• Drive continuous improvement in processes, technology, and cost modeling to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, architects, engineers, and trade partners to support repeat business and market growth.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.


The Successful Applicant

• Bachelor's Degree in Construction or Civil Engineering (or related working experience)
• Experience in preconstruction for mutlifamily/commerical projects
• 10-15+ years of experience preconstruction preferred
• Ability to hire, train, and develop the preconstruction team
• Have a good understanding and network within the Chicago construction industry
• Proficient in ProCore, Bluebeam, CMIC
• Interpersonal communication
• Ability to adapt to ensure project success
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Projects

What's on Offer

• Step into a key leadership role within a thriving and exciting organization
• Competitive compensation package
• Bonus opportunities
• Great benefits packages with little cost to the employee
• Work/life balance with flexible hours and autonomy
• Work from home flexibility
• Unlimited PTO
• Opportunity to help scale up a team and company!

Contact

Katrina Donnelly

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