{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"876da8b9d2bfab485cd2edff","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/876da8b9d2bfab485cd2edff","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/876da8b9d2bfab485cd2edff","title":"Preconstruction Manager","description":"HVAC, Inc. / Stateline Services\nBristol, TN · Full-Time / Exempt · Reports to the President\nJob title: Preconstruction Manager – Commercial Mechanical (HVAC / Plumbing)\nLocation: Bristol, TN\nJob type: Full-time\nPay: Based on Skill, Experience and Proven Record of Success\nJob description\nBuild and run the preconstruction department for one of the region’s leading commercial mechanical contractors.\nHVAC, Inc. / Stateline Services self-performs HVAC, Mechanical. Plumbing, Electrical, and Building Automation across Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, and Western North Carolina. We’ve built a 40-year reputation. This is not a senior estimating desk — it’s a leadership seat with real authority to build a department the right way, with ownership’s full backing.\nYou’ll own the business side of preconstruction — customer relationships, bid strategy, proposals, and department performance — while our Lead Estimator owns technical accuracy. You’ll be the single point of contact our owners and general contractors call, and you’ll drive our growth into negotiated and design-build work.\nWhat you’ll do\n· Lead the preconstruction department — workload, priorities, people, and performance\n· Serve as the senior point of contact for GCs, owners, and design teams\n· Own bid strategy, go / no-go decisions, the bid board, and the pipeline\n· Drive negotiated and design-build pursuits, not just hard-bid work\n· Own proposals and scope letters — every bid out complete and on time\n· Manage bonding, GC / owner vetting, and preferred-vendor relationships\n· Develop the estimating team and build a department that scales\nWhat we’re looking for — two non-negotiables\n· A proven track record of building and winning general contractor and owner relationships\n· Real success in negotiated and/or design-build work — not just hard bids\nAlso required\n· Preconstruction or estimating leadership in commercial construction (mechanical / MEP strongly preferred)\n· Command of the full bid process — takeoff, pricing, scope, and contract / administrative risk (Davis-Bacon, allowances, liquidated damages, bonding)\n· Strong leadership — able to manage, develop, and hold yourself and the estimating team accountable\n· Excellent written proposals and clear communication with owners, GCs, and vendors\nStrong pluses\n· Trimble Accubid / Trimble Estimating and iSqFt or ConstructConnect\n· Healthcare, institutional, or public / hard-bid experience\n· Building automation (Tridium Niagara) and multi-trade self-perform delivery\n· Construction management or engineering degree — or equivalent experience\nWhat we offer\n· Competitive base salary paid weekly\n· Company vehicle, phone, and laptop\n· Health, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability coverage; company-paid $10,000 life insurance and short-term disability\n· 401(k) after one year, seven paid holidays, pro-rated vacation\n· The autonomy to build the department the right way\nTo apply\nSubmit your resume and a representative project list. Attn: Keith Rhymer, President\nHVAC, Inc. / Stateline Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.\nJob Type: Full-time\nBenefits:\n401(k)\n401(k) 3% Match\nDental insurance\nEmployee assistance program\nEmployee discount\nHealth insurance\nHealth savings account\nLife insurance\nPaid time off\nProfessional development assistance\nReferral program\nRetirement plan\nVision insurance\nCompensation Package:\nPerformance bonus\nProfit sharing\nExperience:\nMechanical Estimating: 5 years (Required)\nAbility to Relocate:\nBristol, TN 37620: Relocate before starting work (Required)\nWork Location: In person","company":"Hvac","rawCompany":"hvac","city":"Bristol","state":"TN","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-07T10:59:13.345Z","occupations":[{"code":"11-9021.00","title":"Construction Managers","slug":"construction-managers"},{"code":"47-1011.00","title":"First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers","slug":"first-line-supervisors-of-construction-trades-and-extraction-workers"},{"code":"13-1051.00","title":"Cost Estimators","slug":"cost-estimators"}],"industries":[{"code":"238990","title":"All Other Specialty Trade Contractors","slug":"all-other-specialty-trade-contractors"},{"code":"238220","title":"Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors","slug":"plumbing-heating-and-air-conditioning-contractors"},{"code":"541330","title":"Engineering Services","slug":"engineering-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Preconstruction Manager","description":"HVAC, Inc. / Stateline Services\nBristol, TN · Full-Time / Exempt · Reports to the President\nJob title: Preconstruction Manager – Commercial Mechanical (HVAC / Plumbing)\nLocation: Bristol, TN\nJob type: Full-time\nPay: Based on Skill, Experience and Proven Record of Success\nJob description\nBuild and run the preconstruction department for one of the region’s leading commercial mechanical contractors.\nHVAC, Inc. / Stateline Services self-performs HVAC, Mechanical. Plumbing, Electrical, and Building Automation across Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, and Western North Carolina. We’ve built a 40-year reputation. This is not a senior estimating desk — it’s a leadership seat with real authority to build a department the right way, with ownership’s full backing.\nYou’ll own the business side of preconstruction — customer relationships, bid strategy, proposals, and department performance — while our Lead Estimator owns technical accuracy. You’ll be the single point of contact our owners and general contractors call, and you’ll drive our growth into negotiated and design-build work.\nWhat you’ll do\n· Lead the preconstruction department — workload, priorities, people, and performance\n· Serve as the senior point of contact for GCs, owners, and design teams\n· Own bid strategy, go / no-go decisions, the bid board, and the pipeline\n· Drive negotiated and design-build pursuits, not just hard-bid work\n· Own proposals and scope letters — every bid out complete and on time\n· Manage bonding, GC / owner vetting, and preferred-vendor relationships\n· Develop the estimating team and build a department that scales\nWhat we’re looking for — two non-negotiables\n· A proven track record of building and winning general contractor and owner relationships\n· Real success in negotiated and/or design-build work — not just hard bids\nAlso required\n· Preconstruction or estimating leadership in commercial construction (mechanical / MEP strongly preferred)\n· Command of the full bid process — takeoff, pricing, scope, and contract / administrative risk (Davis-Bacon, allowances, liquidated damages, bonding)\n· Strong leadership — able to manage, develop, and hold yourself and the estimating team accountable\n· Excellent written proposals and clear communication with owners, GCs, and vendors\nStrong pluses\n· Trimble Accubid / Trimble Estimating and iSqFt or ConstructConnect\n· Healthcare, institutional, or public / hard-bid experience\n· Building automation (Tridium Niagara) and multi-trade self-perform delivery\n· Construction management or engineering degree — or equivalent experience\nWhat we offer\n· Competitive base salary paid weekly\n· Company vehicle, phone, and laptop\n· Health, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability coverage; company-paid $10,000 life insurance and short-term disability\n· 401(k) after one year, seven paid holidays, pro-rated vacation\n· The autonomy to build the department the right way\nTo apply\nSubmit your resume and a representative project list. 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