Preconstruction Leader

ENERGY SYSTEMS GROUP is looking for a Preconstruction Leader to join our Public Sector Central Team in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas area. The position requires frequent travel (30% to 50%), including overnight stays.
The Preconstruction Leader (PCL) leads the front-end lifecycle of energy services and design-build construction opportunities. The position bridges client engagement and sales strategy with technical solution development and preconstruction planning to turnover projects to the project execution team after final acceptance of the contracts by the customer. The PCL evaluates customer needs, builds conceptual designs and scope, develops cost models, coordinates internal engineering/estimating resources, and supports proposal development through contract award.
Preconstruction Leaders may deal with sales and technical issues that include but are not limited to:
Develop winning technical and commercial solutions for energy services and design-build projects
Articulate the solutions to the customer as the technical sales support representative
Serve as a trusted advisor to public sector, commercial, and institutional customers
Provide leadership across the opportunity lifecycle from initial qualification through preconstruction
Drive collaboration between internal resources such as sales, engineering, estimating, and operations
Identify and manage external support resources such as utility companies, engineers, subcontractors and any other project specific partners required to deliver the solutions for the customer
Ensure proposals are accurate, competitive, technically sound, and aligned with client requirements
Support revenue, margin, and backlog growth targets through effective preconstruction management
The Essential Functions Of The Position Include
Support sales teams with technical presentations, customer workshops, and proposal interviews
Develop sales strategies that highlight competitive differentiators in energy efficiency, renewables, and design-build delivery
Build and maintain strong relationships with technical customer influencers, including facility operations and procurement staff across public and private sectors
Along with the Account Executive, maintain accurate updates in CRM or sales pipeline tools, ensuring opportunity status, risks, and next actions are clearly defined
Lead technical discovery with clients, conducting site assessments, data collection, and requirements definition
Develop conceptual scopes of work, preliminary designs, energy efficiency measures, and high-level engineering solutions
Coordinate internal estimating teams to create conceptual budgets, cost models, schedules, and risk assessments
Prepare proposal content including narratives, performance models, conceptual designs, and pricing
Manage the preconstruction process including design development, design reviews, value engineering, and constructability analyses
Oversee subcontractor outreach, preliminary bid packages, and scope alignment
Ensure compliance with procurement rules, codes, standards, and public-sector requirements
Maintain accurate opportunity tracking, schedule adherence, and stakeholder communication during the preconstruction process
Lead internal go/no-go and risk review processes prior to proposal submission
Transition awarded projects to operations teams, ensuring full knowledge transfer and scope clarity
Your Background Includes
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, architecture, energy systems, or related technical field preferred
7–12 years of progressive experience in technical sales, business development, energy services, design-build, or mechanical/electrical systems
Strong background in preconstruction, engineering, estimating, or energy project development.
Proven experience winning complex, multi-stakeholder sales opportunities
Familiarity with energy performance contracting, public-sector procurement, or MEP/controls systems
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage large opportunities through the full sales lifecycle
Bonus To Have
Professional credentials such as PE, PMP, CEM, or LEED AP
MBA or advanced degree in a technical discipline
What We Bring To You
Professional growth and development programs
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plans for employee and family
Life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and supplemental benefits
401(k) Savings Plan
Paid Holidays
Paid Vacation and Personal/Sick Leave
Paid Parental Leave for the birth, adoption, or placement of a child/children
Highly competitive salaries and incentive structure
We Want You To Know
ESG is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We value talent and understand that our colleagues allow us the opportunity to deliver an exceptional customer experience. We achieve our goals through teamwork and conduct our business with integrity. Join our world-class team to provide mission-critical infrastructure solutions for K-12 schools and universities to local, state and federal government agencies and more.
The Company shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR
60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a), and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.
Energy Systems Group, LLC and its commonly owned affiliates, PacificWest Energy Solutions, Inc. and Yearout Energy Solutions Company, LLC, (collectively, "ESG") do not accept unsolicited resumes from staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiting entities (generally, “Agency[ies]”). Candidate materials that are submitted by an Agency to ESG that are either unsolicited or are submitted by an Agency to an ESG employee other than a member of ESG’s Human Resources Department are considered an “Improper Agency Submission.” Any materials submitted via an Improper Agency Submission will be considered the sole and exclusive property of ESG, regardless of whether a fully executed staffing agreement exists between ESG and an Agency. ESG disclaims all liability and financial obligation of any kind, including the payment of Agency placement fees or commissions, associated with an Improper Agency Submission.

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