Sr. Manager, Preconstruction

STACK Infrastructure APAC; Denver (CO); In loco; USD 171.000 - 190.000; Tempo pieno

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Descrizione del lavoro

STACK Infrastructure in Denver seeks a Senior Manager, Preconstruction to lead preconstruction for complex data center developments from feasibility through transition to construction.

You will integrate scope, schedule, and budget with design, construction, finance, and commercial teams, identify risks, develop actionable strategies, and guide cross-functional groups to deliver on STACK's development and commercial goals.

Competenze

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Business, or related field.
• 7+ years’ experience in preconstruction, construction, development, estimating, scheduling, or related role.
• Strong understanding of conceptual estimating, scheduling, design development, procurement, and construction execution.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and coordinating stakeholders.
• Ability to identify project risks, evaluate alternatives, and develop clear recommendations with incomplete information.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for senior stakeholders.

Mansioni

• Develop integrated project strategy encompassing scope, schedule, budget, phasing, procurement, execution approach, and risks.
• Lead development and management of conceptual and schematic budgets and schedules reflecting scope, design maturity, market conditions, procurement strategy, and risk.
• Evaluate incomplete or evolving project information and develop assumptions, scenarios, and recommendations.
• Lead kickoff, strategy, risk, budget, schedule, and decision meetings with cross-functional teams.
• Identify critical project constraints and develop mitigation strategies and clear recommendations for leadership.
• Evaluate design alternatives, construction sequencing, procurement, and delivery approaches to improve speed-to-market and capital efficiency.
• Lead variance analysis and communicate cost/schedule/risk changes to stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Lead value engineering and optimization across project teams while maintaining objectives.
• Partner with Development, Design, Construction, Finance, Commercial, Supply Chain, and others for alignment.
• Support underwriting, financial modeling, scenario analysis, and capital planning with Finance.
• Build relationships with general contractors, design partners, consultants, suppliers, and utilities.
• Support tenant pursuits, LOIs, lease negotiations by defining cost/schedule/implications.

Conoscenze

Cross-functional collaboration

Verbal communication

Written communication

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Data center knowledge

Estimating

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Strumenti

Microsoft Office

Bluebeam

Estimating software

Scheduling software

Descrizione del lavoro

THE COMPANY:

STACK INFRASTRUCTURE (STACK) provides digital infrastructure to scale the world’s most innovative companies. We are an award-winning industry leader in building, owning, and operating highly efficient, cost-effective wholesale, colocation, and cloud data centers. Each of our national facilities meets or exceeds the highest industry standards in all operational categories of availability, security, connectivity, and physical resilience.

STACK offers the scale and geographic reach that rapidly growing hyperscale and enterprise companies need. The world runs on data. Data runs on STACK.

THE POSITION:

STACK is looking for a Senior Manager, Preconstruction to lead preconstruction efforts for complex data center development projects from early feasibility through transition to construction.

The Senior Manager will be responsible for integrating scope, schedule, budget, project strategy, and execution planning across multiple large, complex campuses. This role will work closely with Development, Design, Construction, Finance, Commercial, Supply Chain, and external partners to identify project risks, evaluate alternatives, and develop executable strategies that support STACK’s development and commercial objectives.

As a leader and communicator, the Senior Manager will bring a strong understanding of preconstruction, conceptual estimating, scheduling, design development, and construction execution. They will excel at working through incomplete information, leading cross-functional teams, developing people, and translating complex project issues into clear recommendations for internal and external stakeholders.

• Develop and maintain an integrated project strategy encompassing scope, schedule, budget, phasing, procurement, execution approach, and key project risks.
• Lead development and management of conceptual and schematic-level project budgets and schedules, ensuring that assumptions appropriately reflect project scope, design maturity, market conditions, procurement strategy, and execution risk.
• Evaluate incomplete or evolving project information and develop assumptions, scenarios, and recommendations that allow the business to make timely decisions.
• Lead project kickoff, strategy, risk, budget, schedule, and decision-making meetings with cross-functional project teams.
• Identify critical project constraints and develop mitigation strategies, alternative approaches, and clear recommendations for project leadership.
• Evaluate design alternatives, construction sequencing, procurement strategies, and delivery approaches to improve speed-to-market, capital efficiency, and execution certainty.
• Lead variance analysis as projects evolve, clearly communicating changes in cost, schedule, scope, and risk to project stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Lead value engineering and optimization efforts across project teams while maintaining required project performance, quality, and delivery objectives.
• Partner closely with Development, Design, Construction, Finance, Commercial, Supply Chain, and other functional teams to ensure alignment across project objectives and execution plans.
• Work with Finance to support project underwriting, financial modeling, scenario analysis, capital planning, and investment decisions.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with general contractors, design partners, consultants, suppliers, utilities, and other external project stakeholders.
• Support Commercial and Development teams during tenant pursuits, pricing exercises, technical diligence, LOIs, lease negotiations, and other customer-facing activities by clearly defining cost, schedule, scope, and execution implications.

THE DETAILS:

• Location: Denver
• Travel: 2-3 times quarterly
• Compensation: $
• Benefits: Healthcare, Dental Care, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Paid Leave Programs
• Must be eligible to work in the United States
• Must pass comprehensive background and drug screening

MUST-HAVE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Business, or related technical discipline, or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years’ of experience in a preconstruction, construction, development, estimating, scheduling, or a related project-delivery role.
• Strong understanding of conceptual estimating, project scheduling, design development, procurement, and construction execution.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and coordinating work across multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to identify project risks, evaluate alternatives, and develop clear recommendations with incomplete information.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex technical and commercial issues to senior stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, projects, and stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Data center, mission-critical, or other large-scale technical construction experience strongly preferred.
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Suite, Bluebeam, industry standard estimating and scheduling softwares

THIS MIGHT BE RIGHT FOR YOU IF:

• You are a strong communicator. You can take complicated technical, schedule, or cost issues and turn them into a clear recommendation for project teams, clients, and senior leadership.
• You are persuasive and clear. You combine analysis, judgment, and experience to help teams make decisions rather than simply presenting information.
• You think beyond your individual discipline. You understand that scope, schedule, budget, design, procurement, commercial requirements, and execution strategy are interconnected and need to be managed together.
• You do not get flustered easily. You can juggle multiple priorities while balancing urgent requests with shifting timelines and deliverables.
• You are naturally curious and driven toward continual improvement. You look for patterns across projects, challenge existing assumptions, and seek better ways to execute the work.

WHY STACK?

• We offer a competitive compensation package with strong benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401K program, flexible spending accounts – even a cell phone subsidy.
• We foster a culture of appreciation, including peer-to-peer recognition and rewards programs.
• Fun is part of our DNA, with events, game nights, happy hours, and barbecues.
• We’re growing – this is a great time to join and make an impact!

Compensation Range:

$171,190.00 - $189,846.00

STACK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.