Sr. Director, Preconstruction

STACK Infrastructure•Denver, CO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

STACK is seeking a Senior Director, Preconstruction to provide strategic leadership across preconstruction, early-stage development, and project execution planning. This role is accountable not only for cost, schedule, and scope, but also for leading high-performing teams, shaping portfolio-level project and product strategy, and supporting commercial negotiations with tenants. The Senior Director will partner closely with Development, Design, Construction, Finance, Sales, and Leadership to translate market and tenant requirements into scalable, repeatable, and financially optimized data center solutions. This role balances hands-on technical expertise with executive-level leadership, decision-making, and stakeholder influence.

Requirements

Bachelor's or associate's degree in construction, business or technical discipline OR commensurate work experience
10+ years of prior experience in Preconstruction and data centers
Significant experience leading multiple projects simultaneously through the preconstruction phase
Highly proficient in MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and industry standard estimating and scheduling software
Must be eligible to work in the United States
Must pass comprehensive background and drug screening

Nice To Haves

Strong communicator, persuasive and clear, blending analytics with experience in decision-making.
Ability to juggle multiple priorities while balancing urgent requests with shifting timelines and deliverables.
Team builder who understands and develops the strengths of resources while formulating long-term plans for team growth and success.
Naturally curious and driven toward continual improvement, reviewing and analyzing successes for future learning.

Responsibilities

Manage preconstruction strategy across STACK’s development pipeline, ensuring alignment with corporate growth objectives and market demand
Guide site-specific and portfolio-level decisions related to scope, phasing, cost, schedule, and delivery strategy
Partner with Development and Design teams to influence standardization, modularization, and productized data center solutions
Evaluate alternative delivery methods, construction sequencing, and design approaches to optimize speed-to-market and capital efficiency
Lead risk identification and mitigation planning during early project stages
Oversee development of early-stage budgets and schedules
Ensure consistent estimating methodology, assumptions, benchmarks, and contingency strategies
Analyze variance as designs evolve and clearly communicate cost and schedule drivers to senior leadership
Provide technical and constructability input during site selection, feasibility studies, and entitlement phases
Support Commercial and Development teams during tenant pursuits, providing cost, schedule, and scope clarity
Translate tenant technical requirements into executable project strategies and pricing inputs
Assist in evaluating deal levers, trade-offs, and optionality to support informed commercial decisions
Participate directly in tenant meetings as a technical and delivery subject-matter expert
Partner with Finance on financial modeling, capital planning, and investment committee materials
Collaborate with Design & Construction to ensure seamless handoff from preconstruction through execution
Build and maintain senior-level relationships with general contractors, design partners, consultants, and key vendors
Establish and refine preconstruction processes, tools, controls, and reporting standards.
Drive adoption of best practices, technology, and data-driven decision-making.
Ensure quality control and consistency across regions and projects.