Pre-Construction Project Manager

The Opportunity 

Key Responsibilities 

Pre-Construction Leadership 

• Lead pre-construction efforts for data center projects, ensuring scope, cost, schedule, logistics, and execution strategies are fully developed prior to mobilization. 
• Establish and maintain the Master Project Schedule and Master Project Budget, incorporating procurement timelines, long-lead items, and phased turnover strategies. 
• Perform detailed constructability reviews of design documents and drive value engineering initiatives without compromising performance or reliability. 
• Identify project risks early and develop mitigation strategies aligned with field execution realities. 

Estimating, Bidding & Procurement 

• Manage contractor pre-qualification, bid solicitation, bid leveling, analysis, and award recommendations. 
• Collaborate with estimating teams to validate quantities, pricing assumptions, and scope alignment. 
• Develop buy-out strategies and support early procurement of long-lead and mission-critical equipment (MEP, electrical, switchgear, generators, etc.). 

Design & Coordination 

• Coordinate closely with design partners to ensure alignment with data center standards, constructability, and sequencing requirements. 
• Drive design development coordination to minimize RFIs, rework, and field conflicts. 
• Support permitting, entitlement, and AHJ coordination efforts to maintain schedule certainty. 

Cost, Schedule & Financial Controls 

• Maintain pre-construction cost control, forecasting, and cash flow projections. 
• Track scope evolution and manage pricing impacts through design development and GMP establishment. 
• Support project handoff from pre-construction to field teams with clear cost, schedule, and execution alignment. 

Construction Execution Oversight 

• Manage General Contractor compliance with contracts, schedules, budgets, and quality expectations. 
• Support field teams through construction start-up, including logistics planning, phasing strategies, and subcontractor coordination. 
• Oversee change management, including pricing, negotiations, and resolution of scope changes. 

Commissioning & Closeout Support 

• Coordinate commissioning planning, sequencing, and documentation requirements from early project phases through completion. 
• Support punch list, substantial completion, final completion, and project closeout processes. 
• Prepare final project accounting and budget reconciliation. 

Communication & Leadership 

• Implement project communication plans and documentation governance aligned with Overwatch Construction Battalion standards. 
• Provide clear, concise reporting to leadership on project status, risks, and execution readiness. 
• Collaborate across pre-construction, estimating, procurement, and field operations teams to ensure seamless execution. 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related technical discipline (preferred). 
• 7+ years of experience working for a General Contractor in commercial construction. 
• 5+ years of direct experience delivering mission-critical or data center construction projects. 
• Proven expertise in pre-construction, estimating, bidding, and early-phase project planning. 
• Strong understanding of data center construction systems, sequencing, and MEP coordination. 
• Demonstrated experience with cost management, forecasting, and financial controls. 
• Fully adept with skills to execute and drive the RFP and RFQ processes. 
• Highly organized with strong planning and execution skills. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence decisions and align stakeholders. 
• Comfortable working with complex financial data and translating it into actionable execution strategies. 
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and support high-visibility, fast-paced projects. 

• Must be able to walk, stand, stoop, twist, bend, and climb stairs or ladders for extended periods while navigating uneven, unpaved, or obstructed terrain.
• Must be able to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 50 pounds on an occasional basis.
• Must be able to drive between job sites and access all areas of an active construction zone, including raised platforms, scaffolding, and confined spaces.
• Must be able to tolerate exposure to outdoor weather conditions, dust, and construction-related noise, vibrations, and odors.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with contractors, engineers, and site personnel, and maintain situational awareness in high-activity environments.
• Personal protective equipment (PPE), including hard hats, safety vests, hearing protection, and steel-toe boots, is required.
• Must have sufficient visual acuity to read drawings, specifications, and safety signage, and to observe site activity.