Senior Mechanical Preconstruction Lead - Data Center

Jacobs; Troy (OH); On-site; USD 135,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Stock purchase program

Paid time off

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking an experienced construction leader for data center projects across the United States, with up to 50% travel. The role focuses on resolving design and constructability challenges, coordinating field teams, and driving safe, compliant execution.

Candidates should have extensive construction management or mechanical engineering background, with BIM tools such as Revit and Bluebeam, and the ability to coordinate across stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in mechanical engineering or 15+ years in construction management for industrial projects.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent construction experience, including certified technical training
• General understanding of construction-oriented means, methods, codes and standards
• Experience interpreting mechanical engineering design drawings and specifications for construction purposes
• Effective oral and written communication skills

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and guidance in resolving in-progress design and constructability concerns, discrepancies or disputes related to technical interpretation of engineering drawings and specifications.
• Using your construction experience to identify opportunities for schedule and cost savings based on existing design, or potential modularization capabilities of the industry
• Identify trade partners to be involved in early contractor engagement through design phase.
• Organizing cross-discipline evaluation of mechanical scope in regards to construction sequencing and ability for build out
• Identifying risks for long lead construction activities related to site restrictions or fabrication timelines and synchronizing those with the design and construction schedule for delivery
• Working with internal project teams to fully develop and review construction bid packages based on design for contractor award.
• Coordinate across stakeholders for full construction work breakdown structure development certifying comprehensive understanding of complete scope.
• Assist with reviews of Vendor Data Requirement (VDR) submittals during design phase for constructability and impacts to issued packages.

Skills

Leadership

Large projects

Field construction

MS Office

Commissioning/Start-up

Data center experience

Revit/ACC/Bluebeam

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Revit

ACC

Bluebeam

Job description

Jacobs is seeking an experienced construction leader for data center projects across the United States, with up to 50% travel. The role focuses on resolving design and constructability challenges, coordinating field teams, and driving safe, compliant execution.

Candidates should have extensive construction management or mechanical engineering background, with BIM tools such as Revit and Bluebeam, and the ability to coordinate across stakeholders.