Preconstruction Manager

The Data Center Planning & Construction team at CoreWeave is responsible for delivering a rapidly growing portfolio of data centers and critical infrastructure projects that power our AI cloud platform. We own the full project lifecycle,from site due diligence and design through construction, commissioning, and turnover,while partnering closely with Finance, Operations, and Executive Leadership to scale our footprint responsibly.

The Preconstruction Manager will be the owner-side preconstruction lead supporting the lead Project Manager responsible for overall project delivery. This role focuses on planning, budgeting, procurement strategy, and technical coordination during the preconstruction phase of complex data center and infrastructure projects. You will partner closely with Development, Design, Construction, Finance, Procurement, and external consultants to advance scope definition, commercial readiness, and decision-making, while ensuring the Project Management team has the information needed to lead the project through execution.

As a Preconstruction Manager, you will own and scale the preconstruction lifecycle from early concept through GMP, IFC, and commercial milestones. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, you will translate design and commercial ambiguity into structured, executable strategies. You will not just manage processes - you will build the frameworks, tools, and technical benchmarks that allow CoreWeave to build data center infrastructure at rapid speed while maintaining bulletproof fiscal and operational control.

In this role, you will:

1. Preconstruction Leadership & Strategic Alignment - Own Day-to-Day Preconstruction: Drive planning from concept through construction readiness, including budget development, master schedule alignment, packaging strategy, and milestone planning.

1. Cost Engineering & Advanced Commercial Analysis - Predictive Financial Modeling: Develop and maintain conceptual estimates, detailed cost plans, and scenario-based financial models as designs evolve from napkin math to IFC.

1. Design Integration & Value Engineering - Constructability & Optimization: Lead deep-dive reviews of drawings and specifications with architects, engineers, and contractors to ensure constructability, logical sequencing, and alignment with CoreWeave's technical standards.

1. Procurement & Commercial Strategy - Market-Facing Strategy: Shape procurement and bid packaging strategies, leading complex bid leveling and the selection of critical contractors and vendors.

1. Schedule, Phasing & Risk Mitigation - Critical Path Management: Oversee master preconstruction schedules, phase plans, and logic-tied milestones to guarantee projects enter the field completely de-risked.

1. Partner & Vendor Accountability - Direction & Accountability: Manage external estimators, schedulers, and preconstruction consultants, ensuring their deliverables are rigorous, timely, and highly actionable.

1. Process Innovation & Scaling - Build the Playbook: Standardize preconstruction workflows, tools, templates, and benchmarking databases that elevate the entire function and scale across CoreWeave's hyper-growth portfolio.

Who You Are

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• 7–12+ years of experience in preconstruction, estimating, project management, design management, or related disciplines.

• Strong understanding of commercial construction means, methods, sequencing, and owner-side project delivery.

• Experience with budgeting, estimating, procurement, and contract strategy on complex capital projects.

• Ability to interpret construction drawings, specifications, and technical documentation with a critical eye toward scope completeness and risk.

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to align teams across design, construction, finance, and leadership.

• A high level of ownership, judgment, and comfort operating in fast-moving environments with incomplete information and shifting priorities.

Preferred

• Experience with data centers, mission-critical facilities, or other large-scale infrastructure projects.

• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects or portfolios in an owner-side, developer, or similarly complex delivery environment.

• Familiarity with tools such as Procore, Bluebeam, CostX, Primavera P6, or similar platforms.

• Professional certifications such as PMP, LEED, or equivalent credentials.