Pre-Construction Manager - Data Center Development

About the Role

Join a rapidly growing construction team responsible for delivering one of the largest hyperscale data center build programs in the industry. This role will focus on leading preconstruction efforts for mission-critical facilities while partnering with Real Estate, Design Engineering, Procurement, and Construction teams to deliver projects efficiently and at scale.

The company operates with extreme ownership and end-to-end accountability, fast-paced execution, first-principles thinking, and a collaborative culture where the best ideas win. They are passionate about building industry-leading infrastructure that enables the future of AI.

Responsibilities

• Lead preconstruction activities for large-scale GPU and hyperscale data center developments.
• Coordinate constructability reviews across electrical, mechanical, structural, and civil disciplines.
• Evaluate sites for electrical capacity, utility infrastructure, civil requirements, structural considerations, and project phasing.
• Develop bid packages and RFPs while managing general contractor preconstruction services, bid reviews, scheduling, labor pricing, and subcontractor evaluations.
• Negotiate with developers, landlords, contractors, and key project stakeholders.
• Prepare conceptual budgets, GMP estimates, and ongoing cost analyses while validating estimates against market conditions.
• Develop comprehensive project handoff packages for construction teams.
• Partner with Contracts, Legal, Procurement, and Commercial teams to mitigate project risks and support contract negotiations.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading preconstruction for large-scale data center, industrial, mission-critical, or advanced manufacturing projects.
• Strong understanding of electrical, mechanical, structural, and civil systems.
• Experience performing site due diligence, including geotechnical investigations, utilities, zoning, permitting, and logistics planning.
• Experience developing scopes of work, RFPs, contractor bid evaluations, and procurement strategies.
• Strong construction estimating and cost management experience from conceptual budgeting through GMP.
• Experience with high-density power distribution, liquid cooling systems, modular construction, or hyperscale data centers is highly desirable.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary with equity opportunities.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Retirement savings plan.
• Generous paid time off.
• Opportunity to help shape one of the largest AI infrastructure expansion programs in the industry.