Precon Manager, Sports & Entertainment
ARCO/Murray National Construction · Chicago, IL, US; Downers Grove, IL, US · $80k–$120k
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ABOUT YOU
Are you energized by turning an early idea for a sports or entertainment venue into a clear, buildable plan? Do you bring sound judgment, integrity, and the confidence to advise clients while aligning designers, builders, operators, and local stakeholders?
ARCO’s Sports & Entertainment team is seeking a motivated Precon Manager to guide projects from early site evaluation through preconstruction. You will help clients assess development opportunities and move projects toward construction by leading due diligence, entitlements, design coordination, cost planning, and schedule development. As a trusted client advisor, you will connect business goals with practical design and construction solutions, partnering closely with ARCO’s design and construction teams.
Projects may include sports, recreation, and entertainment facilities where site access, event operations, audience experience, specialized building systems, and schedule certainty can shape project decisions.
A DAY IN THE LIFE
Evaluate prospective sites, coordinating surveys and architectural, civil, structural, MEP, geotechnical, environmental, and other due-diligence work as appropriate.
Assess site and development considerations such as zoning, entitlements, permitting, utilities, access, parking, traffic, and operational needs; coordinate with authorities, landowners, brokers, attorneys, and development partners.
Serve as a primary client contact through preconstruction, translating the owner’s goals for the venue, budget, schedule, and operations into actionable project decisions.
Lead early design coordination across internal teams, architects, engineers, specialty consultants, and other partners—from concept planning through permit and construction documents.
Develop and maintain preliminary budgets, cash-flow analyses, cost estimates, milestone schedules, and project assumptions; communicate changes and tradeoffs clearly.
Evaluate design options and value-engineering opportunities, explaining the cost, schedule, quality, operational, and project-risk implications of recommendations.
Identify and manage preconstruction risks, open decisions, scope gaps, and long-lead considerations; keep clients and internal teams aligned on owners, action items, and next steps.
Visit sites, conduct visual assessments, meet with local authorities, and support preliminary site and project planning.
Build strong working relationships with ARCO’s design and construction teams and support business development through client relationships, proposals, marketing initiatives, and presentations.
NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Science in Engineering (any discipline), Architecture, Real Estate, Construction Management, or a related field.
2–5 years of preconstruction, project management, development, design coordination, or related project delivery experience; experience with building systems or mechanical equipment is a plus.
Demonstrated ability to c
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ied applicants will receive consideration for employment. From recruiting, training, and hiring practices to selecting our subcontractors, we understand that diversity of all those involved in the construction process enhances our ability to deliver the best solutions to our customers. We hire the best and the brightest from across the country – constructing a team of experts in architecture, design, engineering, project management, and business services.
This represents typical base compensation for the role. Candidates with extensive experience may exceed this range. In addition to base salary, the role is eligible to receive discretionary bonus compensation based on individual and company performance.
Pay Range
$80,000 — $120,000 USD
MAKE YOUR MOVE
We are proud to be one of the fastest-growing, privately-owned companies in America, celebrating over 30 years of experience as design-build experts. We have completed over 7,500 design-build projects nationwide. We ranked #9 on ENR’s Design-Build Firms list and #34 on ENR's Top 400 Contractors list of 2026. Most importantly, our clients like us, trust us, and want to do business with us. We are looking for people with the same enthusiasm, passion, and respect for the hard work that brought us to where we are today. Are you a person who can make a difference at ARCO? If the answer is “Yes!” we look forward to meeting you.
ARCO does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies without pre-approval from ARCO’s Human Resources team. Pre-approval is required before any external candidate can be submitted. ARCO will not be responsible for fees related to unsolicited resumes and for candidates who are sent directly to our hiring managers. Agencies must have a fully executed vendor agreement in place as well as written approval to submit candidates from an ARCO TA Manager for a specific position before submitting candidates.