Director of Preconstruction

Job Description

Director of Preconstruction

Goldenrod Mechanical Services (GMS), part of the Goldenrod Companies family

Tampa, FL (On-site)

About GMS

Goldenrod Mechanical Services is a self-performing mechanical, plumbing, and BAS contractor headquartered in Tampa, Florida. We’re building a platform from the ground up to serve data centers, healthcare, industrial, higher education, multifamily, hospitality, and commercial projects across the Southeast and beyond. Plans include additional locations, in-house prefabrication, and service and maintenance business lines.

The Role

We’re looking for a Director of Preconstruction to own how GMS wins work and how that work is set up to succeed. This is a hands-on role: you’ll personally estimate and lead pursuits alongside our President, establish our estimating standards and cost database, and build the preconstruction team from the ground up as we scale toward a $300MM/year operation. Relocation is available for the right candidate.

What You’ll Do

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• Build and manage the bid pipeline and run a disciplined go/no-go process
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• Own the accuracy of every estimate, from conceptual budgets to hard bids and GMPs
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• Build the labor productivity, unit-rate, and cost database for mechanical, plumbing, and BAS work
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• Lead design-assist, value engineering, and constructability efforts with owners, GCs, and design teams
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• Work with VDC and fabrication to build prefab opportunities into our pricing
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• Identify scope gaps and project risks before bid and contract execution
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• Lead a structured estimate-to-operations turnover so every job starts with a clear plan
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• Partner with operations and finance to compare bid assumptions against actual job performance
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• Select and implement estimating and takeoff software
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• Recruit, develop, and lead the preconstruction team
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What You Bring

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• Preconstruction or estimating leadership experience (Director of Precon, Chief Estimator, Senior Estimator, or similar) with a self-performing mechanical and/or plumbing contractor
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• Deep knowledge of mechanical and plumbing systems, labor units, and self-perform cost structures
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• A track record of pricing and winning large commercial and industrial projects
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• Experience with hard-bid, negotiated, GMP, design-assist, and design-build delivery
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• Proficiency with estimating software Autobid(Trimble), FastEST and advanced Excel
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• Data center, healthcare, or mission-critical experience is a plus
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• Degree in mechanical engineering, construction management, or related field preferred; equivalent experience considered
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Who Thrives Here

You’re a builder who’s energized by a blank page. You’re hands-on, operationally credible, and direct, and you’d rather walk away from a bad pursuit than win a job that fades. You measure success by margin at completion, not just hit rate.

Ready to help build what’s next? Apply today.