Data Center Preconstruction Manager

Description

Worldwide Mission Critical is a global owner’s representation and project management company dedicated to the mission-critical industry, helping companies deliver their data centers on time and under budget. Founded on the principle that the right team of experienced data center professionals will deliver great projects, our ability to provide oversight for all aspects of a project sets us apart.

Worldwide Mission Critical is a global owner’s representation and project management company dedicated to the mission-critical industry, helping companies deliver their data centers on time and under budget. Founded on the principle that the right team of experienced data center professionals will deliver great projects, our ability to provide oversight for all aspects of a project sets us apart. The Preconstruction Manager will serve as a key member of the preconstruction team, acting as the owner’s representative responsible for overseeing the full preconstruction lifecycle across a portfolio of data center projects.

This role we be responsible for GC and trade partner procurement, establishing buyout strategy, and preconstruction process oversight, ensuring that general contractors and trade partners deliver rigorous, transparent, and well‑managed preconstruction efforts. The Preconstruction Manager will assist in the development of procurement strategies, lead GC selection processes, and establish the frameworks and deliverable standards that contractors are expected to follow throughout preconstruction and into GMP execution.

• Develop and recommend procurement strategies for GC and trade partner selection, including evaluation of delivery methods (GMP, CM-at-Risk, Design-Build) based on project-specific requirements.
• Lead the development of comprehensive RFP packages, including project specifications, scope of work, evaluation criteria, and contract terms.
• Manage the bid process end-to-end: solicit proposals, conduct bid leveling and normalization, and prepare formal written recommendations for GC selection.
• Facilitate contractor interviews and selection meetings, providing objective analysis and recommendations to client stakeholders.
• Evaluate contractor proposals based on experience, qualifications, cost competitiveness, approach to preconstruction, and past performance.
• Provide coordination of long‑lead equipment, prefabricated equipment skids, and schedule‑driven procurement items.
• Establish framework for GC and trade partner cost reconciliation to ensure transparency, scope alignment, and competitive pricing.

• Serve as the owner’s primary point of contact for managing the GC’s preconstruction effort, from GC onboarding through GMP execution.
• Attend design, development and utility coordination meetings, representing preconstruction and procurement interests.
• Define and communicate the framework of preconstruction deliverables expected from the GC, including cost trend reports, risk registers, schedule updates, value engineering studies, and trade procurement plans.
• Monitor and hold the GC accountable for the quality, completeness, and timeliness of preconstruction deliverables.
• Coordinate regularly with development, design, estimating, and project management teams to ensure alignment on procurement status, budget, and schedule.
• Review GC cost trends, estimates, and reconciliation packages to ensure alignment with project budgets and owner expectations.
• Coordinate with the WWMC estimating team to validate GC-submitted costs, quantities, and assumptions through independent reconciliation.
• Identify and escalation preconstruction risks, gaps, and misalignments early, driving resolution with the GC and project stakeholders.
• Travel to project sites as required for pre‑bid walks, kick‑off meetings, constructability reviews, and key project milestones.

• Conduct constructability reviews to identify potential challenges, design conflicts, and opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborate with design teams, GCs, and trade partners to develop and implement value engineering solutions that…