Preconstruction Manager

Position Title: Preconstruction Manager
Location: Asheville, NC
Job Category: 01 - AVL
Pay Range: N/A

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Position Description

About Us

At Barringer Construction, we've spent over a decade building more than just great spaces - we've built a culture, a reputation, and a team of Experience Crafters who take real pride in their work. As a Carolinas-based commercial general contractor with offices in Asheville, Charlotte, Greenville, and Raleigh, we deliver a client experience rooted in generosity, authenticity, honesty, and passion - what we call The Barringer Way. We're also 100% employee-owned through our ESOP, which means every person on the team shares in what we build together. That's part of why we've been named Business NC Magazine's #1 Best Employer in North Carolina two years running (2024 and 2025).

We're looking for a Preconstruction Manager to lead bid strategy, budgeting, and early-project planning for a wide range of commercial work. You'll be the person who sets projects up to win - and sets teams up to deliver.

Our benefits reflect how much we value our people: 100% employer-paid dental, vision, short-term disability, and life insurance; 401(k) with company match; flexible PTO; tuition reimbursement; wellness program; pet insurance; and annual charitable donations in your name. Apply today!

What You'll Do

The Preconstruction Manager partners with our preconstruction leadership, operations teams, designers, and trade partners to shape projects from the earliest conversations through a clean handoff to the field. You'll analyze proposals, build accurate budgets, lead bid strategy, and help clients see exactly what their project will cost and why Barringer is the right team to build it. This is a role for a Creative Problem Solver and Trusted Advisor who enjoys both the numbers and the relationships.

1. Lead pre-bid meetings, site walks, and scope development for pursuits across multiple sectors.
2. Prepare takeoffs, quantity surveys, and conceptual estimates that hold up under scrutiny.
3. Conduct bid leveling, scope gap analysis, and constructability reviews in partnership with operations.
4. Present budgets to internal leadership and clients with clarity and confidence.
5. Source accurate material and system pricing, and resolve cost discrepancies through sharp analysis.
6. Build meaningful relationships with trade partners, A/E firms, and brokers that strengthen our pursuit pipeline.
7. Stay plugged into regional market conditions, trends, lead times, and pricing to sharpen our competitive edge.
8. Ensure a smooth financial handoff to project teams and seek feedback that keeps us improving.

Position Requirements

What You Bring

1. A strategic mindset balanced with strong attention to detail.
2. The ability to read plans, specs, and schedules and visualize a project from start to finish.
3. Clear communication skills - you can walk a room of managers, clients, or trade partners through a budget and earn their trust.
4. Creativity and resourcefulness in shaping winning pursuit strategies.
5. A relationship-forward approach to trade partners, designers, and clients.

Experience

1. 5+ years in commercial construction estimating, preconstruction, and/or project management with a commercial general contractor.
2. Experience across a mix of upfit, ground-up, and industrial work preferred.

Education

1. Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or a related field, or equivalent industry experience.

Skills & Tools

1. Strong estimating and quantity takeoff skills.
2. Proficient in interpreting building plans, specifications, and regulatory requirements (permitting, EPA, zoning, fire marshal).
3. Comfortable with the math of the trade - add, subtract, multiply, divide, and measure with accuracy.
4. Skilled at managing multiple deliverables and deadlines without dropping detail.

Work Environment

1. Primarily office-based with regular visits to active indoor and outdoor construction sites.
2. Site conditions include fluctuating temperatures, changes in elevation, and occasional dusty conditions.
3. Must be able to move freely in both office and jobsite environments, with close vision required for plan review and computer work.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The policy of Barringer Construction is to approach recruiting, hiring, promotion, compensation and professional development practices without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, creed, handicap, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.

We are fully committed to the principles of equal employment. All employees are expected to participate in helping the Company maintain a climate that is free of workplace harassment and provides equal opportunity for all.

All forms of harassment by employees, vendors, visitors, customers, and clients are strictly prohibited and will not be tolerated. This includes sexual harassment and other forms of workplace harassment based upon an individual's sex, gender, race, religion, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, AIDS/HIV status, military service, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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