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title: '[TEST] Preconstruction Manager at Overwatch Mission Critical'
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# [TEST] Preconstruction Manager at Overwatch Mission Critical

- **Company:** Overwatch Mission Critical
- **Location:** Dallas, TX
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-10-30
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-01
- **Apply:** https://jobs.gem.com/overwatch/am9icG9zdDoUpcTQrYnCPy17NYSB2hx0

## Job description

## Role Overview

Overwatch is hiring a Preconstruction Manager to lead early-stage planning for data center campuses. You will shape scope, budget, schedule, and procurement strategy before construction starts and hand a clear, buildable plan to the delivery team.

## Key Responsibilities

- Lead preconstruction planning for data center projects, including scope definition, constructability reviews, and phasing.
- Develop and maintain conceptual and detailed budgets with Estimating and Cost teams.
- Build early schedules and long lead procurement plans with Scheduling and Procurement partners.
- Coordinate with owners, designers, and trade partners to resolve design and site risks before mobilization.
- Prepare bid packages, lead bid leveling, and recommend trade partner selections.
- Hand off project plans, risk registers, and assumptions to the construction management team.

Qualifications: Required Experience & Skills

- 8+ years of construction experience, including 4+ years in preconstruction for large commercial, industrial, or data center projects.
- Experience developing budgets, schedules, and procurement strategies for projects over $50M.
- Working knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems typical of data centers.
- Strong written and verbal communication with owners, designers, and trade partners.

## Preferred Experience

- Experience with hyperscale or colocation preconstruction.
- Experience with design-build or construction manager at risk delivery.
- Proficiency with Procore, Bluebeam, and estimating tools. Education
- Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience considered. Certifications
- PMP or similar project management credential preferred.
- OSHA 30 preferred. Schedule & Work Environment
- Hybrid: in the office or project office three days per week and remote two days, with site visits as needed.
- Standard business hours, Monday through Friday, with flexibility around project deadlines.
- Primarily desk based, with occasional site visits that require PPE.

## About Overwatch Mission Critical

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Overwatch provides professional services and workforce solutions for the full lifecycle of data centers and mission-critical facilities, from planning and construction to commissioning and operations.
- **Entity Type**: Private (funding rounds include Private Equity, Venture, and Debt Financing)
- **Headquarters**: Austin, Texas, United States
- **Founded**: 2019
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed (CEO is Kirk Offel)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Professional Services for Data Centers & Mission Critical Infrastructure
- **Target customers**: B2B – data center operators, hyperscalers, enterprises, and government agencies requiring construction, commissioning, and operational support for mission-critical facilities.
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “Powering AI and the fifth industrial revolution” and “building the workforce behind the future of AI and digital infrastructure.”

## Products & Services
- **Professional Services (Consulting & Staffing)**: Provides personnel and expertise across the data center lifecycle – planning, design, construction, commissioning, and operations. Specializes in project management, electrical/mechanical engineering, safety, QA/QC, and cost management.
- **Veteran Talent Acquisition**: A service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) that actively recruits and places military veterans into data center and mission-critical roles.
- **Training & Workforce Development**: Offers instructor-led programs such as Data Center Operations Instructor and Electrical Instructor roles, indicating a focus on upskilling workers for the industry.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding – includes a Private Equity round led by The Argentum Group, a Venture Round (November 2025), and a Debt Financing round (February 2026) led by Everside Capital Partners.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: The Argentum Group, Everside Capital Partners
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - 252% 3-year growth (named to Inc. 5000 in 2026, ranked #1,405)
  - Headcount grew 89.8% YoY to 221 employees (LinkedIn data)
  - Expanded into EMEA operations in February 2025
  - Appointed Marc Spier as CFO (June 2025) and Mike Sarraille as Chief Talent Officer (January 2025)
  - Acquired Talent War Group (December 2024) to bridge data center talent gaps

## Competitive Advantages
- **SDVOSB certification**: Differentiator for government and prime contractor contracts requiring veteran-owned small business participation.
- **Mission-first culture**: Emphasis on military ethos (ownership, determination, teamwork) attracts veteran talent and creates high retention.
- **End-to-end services**: Covers every phase of data center development, reducing client coordination burden.
- **Rapid growth trajectory**: High revenue/headcount growth signals strong market demand and scalability.

## Strategic Focus
- **International expansion**: Recently launched EMEA operations to serve global clients.
- **Workforce scaling**: Aggressively hiring across project management, engineering, safety, and commissioning roles; building a talent pipeline through acquisitions and training programs.
- **AI infrastructure support**: Positioning itself as the workforce partner for the growing AI and digital infrastructure sector.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Rated “very inspiring” with daily leadership tips and mentorship – 4.7/5 for management and job security on Indeed. Work wellbeing score of 90 (high).
- **Work model**: Most roles are in-office (Dallas, Austin, Abilene, etc.) but some remote positions exist (e.g., Construction Talent Interviewing Specialist, Cost Manager, Technical Program Manager). Hybrid flexibility varies by role.
- **Compensation & Benefits**: Indeed reviewers give Compensation & Benefits 4.9/5. Salaries appear competitive (e.g., Project Manager ~$157k, Safety Manager ~$115k).
- **Veteran-friendly**: Strong emphasis on hiring veterans and creating a team-oriented environment with clear mission and purpose.
- **Training**: Offers internal training programs and instructor-led courses, supporting career advancement.

## Sources
1. [weareoverwatch.com/careers](https://weareoverwatch.com/careers/)
2. [linkedin.com/company/overwatch-mission-critical](https://linkedin.com/company/overwatch-mission-critical)
3. [jobs.gem.com/overwatch](https://jobs.gem.com/overwatch)
4. [indeed.com/cmp/Overwatch-Mission-Critical](https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Overwatch-Mission-Critical)
5. [inc.com/profile/overwatch-mission-critical](https://www.inc.com/profile/overwatch-mission-critical)

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