25th November, 2025
Our client in the Buffalo, NY area is seeking a Civil Preconstruction Manager to join their team!
This is an on-site/ full-time/permanent position
Salary based on experience: $75k-$85k
Position Summary
Our client is seeking a Civil Preconstruction Manager with strong commercial estimating and costing experience. This role supports the civil project manager by soliciting bids, securing and negotiating subcontractor agreements, and managing change orders. The manager will also work closely with the estimating team to prepare site cost estimates, perform quantity take-offs, and ensure accurate, detailed project totals throughout the preconstruction process.
Principal Responsibilities and Duties
Preconstruction:
- Assist the civil project Manager (PM) in soliciting project bids, including developing scopes of work, contacting contractors for pricing, summarizing and reviewing bids, and comparing itemized scopes to project estimates.
- Support the civil PM in preparing bid summaries, drafting subcontracts, and performing other construction administration tasks.
- Assists the civil project manager in ground-up site development, groundwater, utilities, parking lots, roads, and earthwork development.
- Review construction plans to identify potential errors and omissions.
- Contribute to the development of logistical sequencing plans and maintenance, and traffic management plans.
- Demonstrate an understanding of construction schedules and critical path methodology.
- Willingness to visit project sites and perform daily field tasks as needed.
Estimating: - Accurately prepare a detailed civil cost estimate of all aspects of proposed projects, including but not limited to quantity takeoff, detailed cost estimate, line item, and subcontractor summary by division.
- Obtain, distribute, and manage plans or specifications as directed by the supervisor for proposed projects.
- Review the summarized budget with the supervisor.
- Maintain all unit prices and keep current in estimating programs and templates.
- Adjust unit prices in the system as the market adjusts the prices.
- Verify existing conditions of vacancies and incorporate found conditions into the budget and estimates.
Qualifications - A two-year construction degree, Construction Related Degree, or equivalent combinations of technical training and/or related experience are preferred.
- A minimum of 2 years of experience in site civil development projects
- 2+ years of commercial civil estimating experience required, preferably with a general contractor or developer.
- Analytical and problem-solving mentality
- Team player, self-motivated, gets along well with employees at all levels in the organization.
- Capability to plan, prioritize, and multitask with meticulous attention to detail within time constraints.
- Strong and effective written and verbal skills.
- Possess a solid understanding of construction site safety and the ability to identify and address safety concerns.
- Strong Computer skills, Excel, Bluebeam, and QTY take-off programs.
- Self-motivated, Willing to learn, and work as a team.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.
We are an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or employment against any individual based on race, color, gender, national origin, ancestry, religion, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship, or any other factor protected by anti-discrimination laws.
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