Director of Preconstruction – [Columbus, Ms]

Columbus, MS
Full Time
Executive

Job Summary:

Gregory Construction is hiring a visionary and experienced Director of Preconstruction to lead our strategic business development and preconstruction operations. This high-impact leadership role will shape the company’s project acquisition strategy, client relationships, and operational readiness. As a future member of our Executive Leadership Team (ELT), the Director will guide estimating excellence, risk mitigation, and growth alignment across multiple markets.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the business development, estimating, scheduling, and preconstruction teams.

  • Collaborate with the ELT to set long-term goals and pursue strategic growth opportunities.

  • Oversee the quality and consistency of all estimating and preconstruction deliverables.

  • Guide project pursuit strategies and transition projects from preconstruction to operations.

  • Represent the company’s values in community and industry networking initiatives.

  • Support contract negotiations and post-award coordination.

  • Enhance processes, tools, and team capability in pursuit of estimating excellence.

  • Maintain accurate cost data and monitor trends in labor and material pricing.

Key Competencies:

  • Strong leadership and executive presence.

  • Strategic thinking and market foresight.

  • Construction industry business development expertise.

  • Effective client relationship management.

  • Operational planning and resource management.

  • Advanced communication and negotiation skills.

  • Analytical and solution-oriented problem solving.

  • Proficiency in estimating platforms (HCSS, Bluebeam, Planswift, etc.).

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or related field.

  • 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in estimating, preconstruction, or project management (civil, industrial, or mission critical projects preferred).

  • Proficiency in industry software including HCSS HeavyBid, Bluebeam, Microsoft Project.

  • Strong interpersonal skills and executive-level communication ability.

  • Prior client-facing and industry engagement experience highly desired.

Why Gregory Construction?

We are a company built on values—Safety, Integrity, Communication, Excellence, and Determination. Our mission is to deliver quality construction solutions while cultivating an environment of leadership, innovation, and collaboration.

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