Director of Preconstruction

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

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

What You Bring

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

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.