Director of Preconstruction – Ohio (Medina and Columbus)

Overview

Lead Ohio preconstruction team, mentor estimators, drive project strategies and client relationships.

Key Responsibilities

• client relations
• budget management
• value engineering
• team leadership
• preconstruction systems
• estimating

Tasks

As Director of Preconstruction, you’ll lead the Ohio preconstruction team—mentoring estimators, shaping project strategies, and developing trusted relationships with clients and partners. You’ll drive early-stage success by balancing technical precision, profitability, and creative problem-solving across complex commercial and institutional projects. -Build and maintain strong client, engineer, and trade partner relationships. -Oversee conceptual budgets, value engineering, design-assist reviews, and detailed estimates. -Identify strategic project opportunities that align with company strengths. -Collaborate with operations, project management, field, and fabrication teams to ensure alignment from design through turnover. -Lead, mentor, and inspire a high-performing preconstruction and estimating team. -Represent company values by promoting safety, client satisfaction, and financial stewardship. -Continuously improve preconstruction processes, technology, and systems for accuracy and efficiency.

Requirements

• mechanical estimating
• hvac
• quickpen
• leadership
• collaboration
• client relationships

What You Bring

A seasoned construction professional with the leadership, vision, and relationship skills to guide teams and projects to success. You’re as comfortable in a client boardroom as you are on a jobsite, and you thrive in an environment where strategy and precision meet collaboration. -Experience leading or mentoring teams and driving continuous improvement. -High win rates and accurate project cost forecasting. -Strong technical understanding of mechanical systems, design coordination, and project delivery. -HSA contributions -Effective collaboration across internal and external project teams. -Improved departmental performance and estimator development. -Proficiency in Quickpen, Autobid Mechanical, or similar estimating software preferred. -Strong, repeat client relationships and consistent pursuit alignment. -Excellent communication and relationship-building skills. -Proven experience in mechanical estimating or preconstruction management (HVAC, plumbing, pipefitting).

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Benefits

-Dental and vision insurance -401(k) with match and profit sharing -Company-paid life insurance -100% company-paid employee medical insurance (or company-sponsored plan) -Paid vacation and holidays

About Kodiak Construction Recruiting & Staffing

-Born from the merger of Pivot Workforce and Kodiak Labor Solutions, the firm combines decades of industry-specific recruiting experience. -It operates across diverse markets: from hospitals and data centers to heavy industrial, oil & gas, and renewable energy sites. -Teams place talent at every level—from BIM specialists and engineers to welders, electricians, and plant operators. -Their craft staffing extends to power projects (hydro, fossil, solar, wind, nuclear), often handling full outage crews. -They support contract, contract-to-hire, and direct-hire placements, customizing workforce plans to project cycles and ensuring alignment with client needs. -Their recruitment-first model builds deep candidate loyalty, creating a national database of skilled professionals.

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