Data Center Preconstruction Manager

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Data Center Preconstruction Manager

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.

• 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 elevate 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 optimize cost, schedule, and quality.
• Evaluate alternative materials, methods, and technologies—including prefabricated and modular construction approaches—to enhance constructability and reduce long-term costs.

• Provide oversight of the GC’s preconstruction and construction schedules, ensuring alignment with project milestones and delivery commitments.
• Review and validate GC-submitted baseline schedules, look-ahead plans, and phasing strategies.
• Coordinate scheduling input across design, procurement, and construction activities to identify sequencing conflicts and optimization opportunities.
• Support the development of phasing plans for multi-phase or campus-style data center programs.

• 7+ years of experience in preconstruction, GC procurement, cost management, or estimating, including a minimum of 3 years in data center or other mission-critical markets.
• Demonstrated experience leading GC and trade partner procurement processes, including RFP development, bid leveling, contractor evaluation, and award recommendations.
• Strong understanding of construction delivery…