Vice President

Metric DCX; United States; On-site; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Metric DCX is seeking a VP of Preconstruction to lead and scale its national preconstruction organization across North America. This executive role oversees estimating, budgeting, cost controls, and program planning with a strong emphasis on building high-performing teams.

The candidate will drive strategic direction, establish nationwide preconstruction metrics, and partner with development, design, construction, and senior leadership to deliver on complex data center programs.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in construction/preconstruction leadership.
• Experience leading national preconstruction teams.
• Deep expertise in estimating, budgeting, cost controls.
• Proven ability to build high-performing teams.
• Experience in data center/mission-critical environments.
• Executive communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the North American preconstruction organization.
• Set strategy for estimating, budgeting, cost controls, and project planning.
• Build, lead, and develop preconstruction teams.
• Establish consistent cost metrics, processes, and best practices.
• Partner with development, design, construction, and executive leadership.
• Provide senior oversight of project budgets, estimates, schedules, and commercial strategy.
• Drive consistency and accountability across preconstruction nationwide.

Skills

National preconstruction leadership

Estimating & budgeting

Cost controls

Team leadership

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management

Engineering

Related field

Job description

VP, Preconstruction | Data Center Construction

We’re supporting a leading data center developer with a growing North American portfolio in hiring a VP, Preconstruction to lead and scale its national preconstruction organization.

This is a true VP-level leadership role, responsible for preconstruction strategy, estimating, budgeting, cost controls, and building high-performing teams across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale the North American preconstruction organization.
• Set strategy across estimating, budgeting, cost controls, and project planning.
• Build, lead, and develop high-performing preconstruction teams.
• Establish consistent cost metrics, processes, and best practices across the portfolio.
• Partner with development, design, construction, and executive leadership teams.
• Provide senior-level oversight of project budgets, estimates, schedules, and commercial strategy.
• Drive consistency and accountability across preconstruction activities nationwide.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of construction / preconstruction experience, including significant preconstruction leadership.
• Proven experience leading national preconstruction teams and organizations.
• Deep expertise in estimating, budget development, cost controls, and cost metrics.
• Proven track record building and managing high-performing teams.
• Experience within a data center, hyperscale, mission-critical, semiconductor, advanced manufacturing, or heavy industrial environment.
• Strong preference for candidates from data center developers/operators or large national GCs with established preconstruction functions.
• Strong executive communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred

• Experience supporting large-scale data center or hyperscale programs.
• Experience leading preconstruction across a national portfolio.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field.
• Denver-based or located near a company office with ability to work onsite regularly.