Director Preconstruction

Titan is a leading national electrical contractor with locations in Florida, Georgia, Texas, North Carolina, Tennessee, and South Carolina. Titan maintains a strong reputation as a leading high-quality, customer-centric service provider which has resulted in strong financial growth since its inception in 2006. As a result, the company has become a trusted partner to its customers and suppliers and has established a proven track record of year-over-year growth. The company has significant opportunities to further penetrate its existing markets and expand into other geographies and service lines. What You'll Be Responsible For Lead the Preconstruction Team: Build, mentor, and develop estimators and preconstruction professionals; Establish estimating standards, processes, and best practices; Review major bids before submission; Create consistency across all regional estimating efforts; Help grow the next generation of preconstruction leaders. Own the Bid Strategy: Evaluate opportunities and determine pursuit strategy; Develop winning approaches for negotiated, design‑assist, design‑build, and hard‑bid projects; Identify project risks, gaps, and value‑engineering opportunities; Partner with operations to ensure estimates align with real‑world execution. Drive Revenue Growth: Support business development efforts with key clients and partners; Participate in contractor, owner, architect, and engineer meetings; Strengthen relationships with general contractors and strategic customers; Help position the company for long‑term growth in target markets. Build Accurate, Competitive Estimates: Oversee budgeting, conceptual estimating, GMP development, and final bid submissions; Validate labor assumptions, productivity factors, material pricing, and subcontractor scopes; Ensure estimates are complete, defensible, and profitable; Review market conditions and cost trends affecting project outcomes. Partner with Operations: Lead turnover meetings with project teams; Ensure smooth transitions from preconstruction to execution; Capture lessons learned from completed projects; Continuously improve estimating accuracy. What Success Looks Like After Your First Year The estimating team is stronger than when you arrived. Win rates have improved. Margins are healthier. Project turnover is smoother. Operations trusts the numbers. Clients trust your expertise. Leadership looks to you for strategic direction. Qualifications 10+ years in electrical construction estimating, preconstruction, or project management. Proven experience leading large commercial electrical bids. Experience managing estimating or preconstruction teams. Deep knowledge of electrical systems, construction methods, and project delivery models. Strong understanding of labor productivity, budgets, schedules, and risk analysis. Ability to lead high‑level client conversations. Excellent communication and leadership skills. Preferred Experience with data centers, healthcare, manufacturing, mission‑critical, or large commercial projects. Design‑build and design‑assist experience. Accubid, ConEst, Trimble, McCormick, Bluebeam, or similar estimating platforms. Electrical field experience as a Journeyman, Foreman, Superintendent, or Project Manager. Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field. This Job Is Probably Not For You If You prefer working independently without collaboration. You don't enjoy mentoring others. You avoid customer interaction. You struggle making decisions with incomplete information. You want to stay in the details instead of helping shape company strategy. Compensation & Benefits Competitive base salary. Annual performance bonus. Long‑term incentive opportunities. Vehicle allowance or company vehicle. Medical, dental, and vision insurance. 401(k) with company match. Paid holidays and PTO. Professional development opportunities. Executive‑level growth path. Equal Opportunity Employer Titan Electric is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Titan Electric makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time. 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