Senior Pre-Construction Manager, Data Center (EMEA)

Ada Infrastructure; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ada Infrastructure is seeking a commercially minded Pre-Construction Manager for the EMEA region to initiate site development from site selection, design and permitting, and prepare for transition to construction.

The ideal candidate will have technical, scheduling and commercial experience to speed up time to market and ensure schedule certainty across development opportunities. The role is based in London with site work across EMEA and requires travel.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in technical or commercial development role.
• 6+ years of data center specific experience.
• Experience working on hyperscale or high-density data center projects.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related professional qualification.

Responsibilities

• Lead upfront development activities, feasibility assessments, due diligence, entitlement and permitting processes, utility and infrastructure evaluations, risk identification and mitigation, and support for master planning and campus development strategies to enable successful project delivery.
• Lead project planning and preconstruction activities by defining scope, deliverables and phasing strategies, developing and maintaining integrated project schedules, establishing execution and logistics frameworks, and aligning programme milestones with cost, procurement and delivery objectives.
• Support the development and management of project budgets from early design through GMP, and reviewing contractor cost submissions to ensure accuracy, value and alignment with project objectives.
• Lead procurement and contractor engagement activities by developing delivery and sourcing strategies, managing tender and RFP processes, evaluating contractor proposals, overseeing contractor and trade partner selection, coordinating long‑lead equipment procurement, and supporting contract negotiation and execution to achieve project cost, schedule and delivery objectives.
• Lead project risk, compliance and governance activities by managing risk registers and reporting, ensuring compliance with regulatory, environmental and safety requirements, coordinating permits and approvals, and assessing commercial and contractual risks to support informed project investment and delivery decisions.
• Lead stakeholder and programme management activities by serving as the primary interface between development and design teams, facilitating cross‑functional collaboration, providing executive reporting on project performance, and aligning multiple projects across the portfolio to achieve strategic business objectives.
• Lead preconstruction process management and project controls by defining and enforcing key deliverables, monitoring consultant and contractor performance, establishing reporting and data management systems, and ensuring all commercial, technical and operational requirements are in place to support a successful transition into construction.
• Lead the transition from preconstruction to construction by ensuring seamless handover to delivery teams, finalising contracts, budgets and baseline schedules, and confirming site readiness, logistics arrangements and early works planning to support successful project execution.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related professional qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

MS Project

Primavera

Procore

Job description

Ada Infrastructure is seeking a commercially minded Pre-Construction Manager for the EMEA region to initiate site development from site selection, design and permitting, and prepare for transition to construction.

The ideal candidate will have technical, scheduling and commercial experience to speed up time to market and ensure schedule certainty across development opportunities. The role is based in London with site work across EMEA and requires travel.