Preconstruction Manager

Preconstruction Manager Responsibilities:

• Serve as a People Manager responsible for leading, developing, and empowering a team of Individual Contributor Preconstruction Managers, each responsible for distinct data center project scopes within the Preconstruction Organization
• Foster an efficient team built on collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Provide coaching, performance feedback, and career development for team members, aligning their growth with organizational priorities and evolving business needs
• Drive consistency and knowledge-sharing across product-aligned preconstruction teams to ensure scalable best practices and operational diligence
• Lead and be accountable for the successful execution of multiple preconstruction program designs — from concept through contract execution — ensuring alignment of cost, schedule, scope, and constructability objectives across internal and external partners
• Manage complex, large-scale commercial agreements through design kickoff to construction start, including coordination of multiple team inputs, evaluation and allocation of risk, and incorporation of commercially responsible terms into contracts
• Establish and oversee reporting mechanisms for portfolio-level preconstruction health, including budget, schedule, and risk, and communicate key insights to leadership
• Drive alignment between design, engineering, and construction stakeholders to ensure readiness for execution and continuity of strategy across all projects in the program
• Partner with Design, Engineering, Planning, and Estimating teams to translate technical scope into executable preconstruction strategies, budgets, and schedules for new and evolving data center designs
• Lead “bid leveling” and commercial analysis efforts to evaluate partner proposals and make award recommendations based on scope completeness, cost competitiveness, and execution strategies
• Provide constructability input and influence design and delivery strategies to optimize total cost of ownership, risk mitigation, and execution efficiency
• Support the development of build strategy and supply chain frameworks — including vendor qualification, procurement roadmap, and contracting models — for new and existing programs
• Collaborate closely with Contracts Management and Execution teams to ensure continuity of commercial intent, change management accountability, and feedback loop integration from lessons learned
• Lead or contribute to the development and rollout of new preconstruction processes, tools, and reporting mechanisms to support program scalability and consistency
• Champion proactive change management practices that integrate preconstruction insights into ongoing design and contract development
• Maintain a network of qualified external partners and monitor industry trends, market dynamics, and labor availability to inform strategic planning and partner engagement

Minimum Qualifications:

• Effective communication and coordination skills to lead a team of various backgrounds and experience towards a single project outcome
• Familiar with large capital programs, ground-up construction and greenfield site development as well as retrofit construction
• Proficiency in all aspects of Preconstruction: Budget Development, Scheduling, Change Management, Risk Management, Negotiation, etc

Preferred Qualifications:

• People Management experience is preferred
• Mission Critical/ Data Center experience is preferred

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