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Quanta Data Centers helps clients deliver complex, high-performance infrastructure projects with a strong emphasis on safety, planning, execution, and partnership. Across Quanta, operating companies support complex data center, mission critical, industrial, engineering, and specialty construction work, with capabilities that span preconstruction, design-assist, estimating, field execution, and turnkey project delivery.

We value practical problem-solving, strong relationships, and leaders who can bring clarity early in the project lifecycle. This is an opportunity to help shape strategy, strengthen a growing preconstruction function, and play a key role in winning and delivering complex projects in a fast-moving market.

The Vice President, Preconstruction will provide leadership across the company’s preconstruction function, with a primary focus on complex data center and related mission critical or industrial opportunities. This role is responsible for leading a team of senior preconstruction professionals and driving consistency, coordination, and accountability across the front end of the business.

The person in this role will partner closely with Commercial Development, the PMO, Executive Leadership, estimating, scheduling, and operations teams to support major pursuits, strengthen internal handoffs, and position the company for disciplined growth. Equal time will be spent engaging with customers and working with internal teams.

The ideal candidate brings strong leadership presence, sound technical judgment, and the ability to bring teams together around a common strategy. This role is well suited for a leader who can operate at both a strategic and practical level while helping a growing business stay organized, responsive, and execution-focused.

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of senior preconstruction professionals.
• Communicate with customers and internal teams to understand project information and develop deliverables for the internal team.
• Develop RACI Matrices, General Condition Matrices, Bid Forms, Commercial Terms, and Scope of Work documents for Operating Companies subcontracting under QDC, structured as internal RFPs.
• Work with existing discipline leads within the preconstruction group to assemble the full suite of proposal documents, execution plans, and constructability documents, including coordination with site preparation, substation, civil, and full MEP packages, to fulfill project needs.
• Provide direction across major pursuits, including estimating, budgeting, schedule input, value analysis, and front-end planning.
• Strengthen handoffs between Commercial Development, preconstruction, and operations to support smoother project transitions.
• Partner with internal leaders to evaluate opportunities, align priorities, and support pursuit strategy.
• Drive consistency in preconstruction processes, tools, communication, and review practices.
• Support client-facing preconstruction efforts, including early engagement, scope development, and proposal support.
• Review project risks, planning assumptions, schedule considerations, procurement strategy, and constructability during pre-award planning.
• Promote collaboration across internal teams, external partners, and clients throughout the pursuit lifecycle.
• Improve front-end decision-making by bringing structure, accountability, and practical judgment to the preconstruction process.
• Represent the company with credibility, professionalism, and a solutions-oriented mindset.
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• Significant progressive experience in preconstruction, estimating, scheduling, design-assist, or related construction leadership roles.
• Experience leading teams and coordinating across multiple stakeholders in a complex project environment.
• Strong background in front-end planning, estimating, and project coordination for large or technically complex construction projects.
• Experience supporting data center, mission critical, industrial, commercial, semiconductor, or similar complex markets.
• Ability to align teams, navigate competing priorities, and maintain momentum across multiple pursuits.
• Strong communication skills, executive presence, and the ability to build trust with clients and internal teams.
• Strong commercial judgment and a practical approach to problem-solving.
• Willingness and ability to travel as needed based on project and business demands.

Preferred

• Direct data center or mission critical preconstruction experience.
• Experience leading senior-level preconstruction teams or discipline leaders.
• Background with a data center mechanical or electrical contractor, general contractor in the data center or industrial space, or EPC-related organization.
• Familiarity with conceptual estimating, design-assist delivery, schedule development, procurement planning, and pre-award risk review.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• You will lead and manage a team of senior preconstruction professionals and discipline leads.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

Travels:

Yes

Percent of time:

As needed based on project and business demands

Overnight required:

Yes

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Stationary Position – Seldom
• Pushing/Pulling/Reaching – Seldom
• Climb – Seldom
• Kneel – Seldom
• Grab – Seldom
• Bend – Seldom
• Lift/carry over – 5-10 LBS
• Vision – 20/20 Corrected Vision
• Hearing – Receive detailed information if spoken to

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Wet or Humid – Seldom
• Working near or on moving mechanical parts – Seldom
• Working near or on heavy machinery – Seldom
• Working in high places – Seldom
• Exposed to fumes or airborne particles – Seldom
• Exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals – Seldom
• Frequency of working in outdoor weather conditions – Seldom
• Work with Electricity – Seldom
• Work with explosives – N/A
• Work on or near a source of radiation – N/A
• Loud noise conditions (above 87dB) – Seldom
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Note: This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, working conditions, physical demands, and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity), age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and/or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
We prohibit all types of discrimination and are committed to providing access and equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities. For additional information or if reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application, interview, or hiring processes or to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact us the Company’s Human Resources department.