Data Centre Pre-Construction Lead

Recruitmark; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruitmark has partnered with a specialist modular infrastructure provider to recruit a Pre-Construction Manager in Melbourne. This role leads planning, coordination, and development of data centre projects from concept through construction readiness.

You will oversee design coordination, cost planning, procurement strategy, and risk management to ensure commercial viability and a smooth handover to construction teams. Australian/New Zealand citizens or permanent residents preferred.

Qualifications

• Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or Project Management.
• Proven experience in pre-construction management.
• Experience delivering data centre, mission-critical, industrial, or complex MEP projects.
• Strong understanding of design management, cost planning, procurement, and programming.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary consultants, contractors, and project stakeholders.
• Knowledge of construction contracts, project risk management, regulatory approvals, and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Pre-Construction Planning: Lead pre-construction activities, ensuring project scope, deliverables, budgets, and timelines are clearly defined.
• Design Coordination: Manage design development and coordination across architectural, structural, civil, and MEP disciplines.
• Cost Planning: Oversee cost estimates, budgets, value engineering, and cost optimisation to support project feasibility and commercial outcomes.
• Programme Management: Develop and monitor pre-construction schedules, design milestones, procurement timelines, and construction readiness plans.
• Procurement Strategy: Coordinate procurement planning, tendering, subcontractor engagement, and long-lead equipment identification.
• Risk Management: Identify and mitigate design, construction, cost, programme, and regulatory risks before construction commencement.
• Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with clients, consultants, authorities, contractors, and internal teams to align project requirements and expectations.
• Construction Handover: Ensure all design documentation, approvals, budgets, schedules, and procurement packages are complete for a seamless transition to the construction team.

Skills

Pre-construction

Budgeting

Procurement

Design coordination

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or Project Management

Job description

Recruitmark has partnered with a specialist modular infrastructure provider to recruit a Pre-Construction Manager in Melbourne. This role leads planning, coordination, and development of data centre projects from concept through construction readiness.

You will oversee design coordination, cost planning, procurement strategy, and risk management to ensure commercial viability and a smooth handover to construction teams. Australian/New Zealand citizens or permanent residents preferred.