Director of New Construction

Director of New Construction | Sales & Estimating

New Jersey | Full-time

Topa Group, Inc. is partnered with a fire sprinkler contractor with an established presence across commercial, industrial, residential, warehouse, and mixed-use construction in New Jersey and surrounding markets. The business is scaling aggressively and adding a Director to lead the New Construction Division. Full ownership of sales growth, estimating, backlog development, and divisional profitability.

The role

• Lead the New Construction Division with full P&L accountability
• Manage estimators, bid coordinators, and preconstruction staff
• Oversee all bid strategy, proposal review, labor calculations, material pricing, and risk analysis
• Drive relationships with GCs, developers, CMs, owners, and engineers
• Coordinate with Operations, Design, Purchasing, and Accounting on project turnover and execution
• Own backlog reviews, WIP meetings, forecasting, margin protection, and change order management

What we need

• 10+ years in fire protection or mechanical construction
• Strong background in fire sprinkler estimating and new construction sales
• Proven leadership managing estimating or preconstruction teams
• Solid grasp of job costing, contract review, scheduling, and backlog forecasting
• Experience with Sage 300 CRE, Procore, Salesforce, or ConstructConnect a plus

Compensation

• Competitive base salary + performance bonus
• Company vehicle or allowance
• Health benefits and paid time off