Hire Directors of Preconstruction who own pursuit strategy, target-value design, and precon-to-construction handoff quality — expand the Chief Estimator bench, defend fee margin at pursuit stage, and integrate precon with the design team.
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Example candidateA structured process for the hire that anchors your precon program — where the wrong Director loses pursuit hit rate, target-value design integrity, and the precon-to-construction handoff.
30-minute call. Align on sector focus, pursuit portfolio, Chief Estimator bench, delivery model exposure, design-team integration model, and start date.
Within 2 weeks we introduce 3–5 Directors of Precon with delivered pursuit strategy and precon program leadership. References from prior VPs, Chief Estimators, and design principals included.
Every placement carries a replacement guarantee. If the hire fails within the warranty window, we run a no-fee replacement search.
Directors of Precon anchor pursuit strategy, TVD integrity, and the design-team relationship. Pursuit-market discipline, TVD leadership, and Chief Estimator mentor track separate a Director who compounds hit rate from one who lets pursuit-margin discipline erode.
Every Director on the shortlist has reference-verified pursuit-market strategy: go/no-go discipline, pursuit-mix decisions, and sector-anchored pursuit selection. Not just bid volume.
Verified target-value design leadership at pursuit stage: TVD workshops, design-team accountability, and defense of the GMP through DDs. Referenced from prior design principals.
Reference-verified from Chief Estimators they mentored: retention, growth of the Estimator bench, and precon culture built.
Every candidate is credential-verified, precon-referenced, and matched to your delivery-model exposure. Anonymized examples below reflect real placement profiles.
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Example candidate“Director of Preconstruction” means different things across sectors and delivery models. Below are the specializations we recruit for:
We’ll help you scope the role on the call — sector focus, pursuit portfolio, Chief Estimator bench, and delivery model.
Director of Precon hires live and die on pursuit strategy, TVD leadership, and Chief Estimator mentor track. Below is what every candidate has documented before you meet them:
Reference-verified pursuit-market strategy, go/no-go discipline, and sector-anchored pursuit selection.
Verified TVD leadership from prior design principals: TVD workshops, design-team accountability, GMP defense through DD.
Reference-verified from Chief Estimators they promoted: retention, growth, and precon culture built.
Progressive DB, IPD, CM at Risk, GMP experience matched to your delivery-model exposure.
Reference-verified subcontractor relationships and market-intel maintenance at Director level.
Director of Precon, VP of Precon, and long-term-incentive expectations aligned before finalist interviews.
Time to shortlist is typically 2 weeks from scoping call. Total time to placement (shortlist through offer acceptance) is typically 3–4 weeks.
Most Director-level hires route through retained executive search, typically 30–35% of first-year cash comp.
Yes. Retained-search discretion, discreet outreach, and market intel included.
Yes. VP of Precon is the natural next step above Director of Precon and is core coverage.
Yes. Progressive DB, IPD, and criteria-based DB Directors of Precon are core coverage. Delivery-model fit is confirmed on the scoping call.
Yes. Every Director of Preconstruction placement carries a replacement guarantee. Guarantee terms are confirmed in writing at engagement start.
Yes. Program builds (DoP + Chief Est + Sr Est + Trade Est + Design Manager) route through executive search plus embedded recruiting.
Generalist recruiters treat all precon-director experience as interchangeable. iRecruit.co Director of Precon recruiters verify pursuit strategy, TVD leadership, and Chief Est mentor track — every candidate is matched to your delivery model.
30-minute scoping conversation. We’ll review the Director of Precon role you need, sector focus, pursuit portfolio, Chief Estimator bench, and delivery-model exposure — then recommend the right hire path and start sourcing.
