Vice President

VP, Preconstruction | Data Center Construction

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Location: Denver, CO | Hybrid / On-Site

The Role

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

• Owner/developer-side preconstruction experience.
• 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 preferred