Vice President, Construction, NA

About Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world's well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

Construction Department

The Construction team is responsible for the management of delivering data centers from conception through commissioning, working with Sales, Operations, Development, and Engineering along the way.Construction also works closely with partner contractors to come up with a vertically integrated design and manages these partners to deliver the projects on schedule and budget. Many times, a role like this at other companies is purely oversight. One thing that distinguishes Vantage is that our technical staff is given the responsibility and authority to directly drive the process. When compared to external resources, our internal team can align long-term operational sustainability with value engineering and cost metrics to deliver products aligned with corporate goals. This approach empowers each member of the team to drive high- impact decisions and even more impactful results.

Position Description

With several active campuses, and planned expansion into more additional North American locations, Vantage is looking for a proven leader to grow and scale a region within the construction department at vantage. The team consists of construction professionals at varying experience levels at each of our campuses. The successful candidate will manage existing and build additional talented teams that have an exceptional construction capability and strong reputation within the industry with both customer and contractor communities.

As Vice President of Construction, your responsibilities will include construction operations oversight and delivering data center projects of large size and complexity. Collaboration and integration in the sales lifecycle process including client interface is integral to the role. As Vantage continues to expand you will peer with the D&E and Finance teams focused on cost and schedule reduction to integrate change management and product optimization into new and ongoing projects, while providing lessons learned into the overall feedback loop for analysis and modification

This role is based on-site in Port Washington, WI.

Essential Job Functions

Oversee the management and administration of construction functions across mega-campus site

Manage a team of construction directors responsible for campus construction

Hold teams accountable to manage overall campus CAPEX budgets and ensure all regions comply with financial controls and policies

Drive teams to execute all phases of construction including pre-construction, competitive bidding, team selection , construction, commissioning, and project closeout

Ensure customers are satisfied and any issues with their services are remediated in future builds

Act as thought leader and drive coordination and integration of internal stakeholders across all regions

Duties

Drive teams who manage execution of development projects from planning through commissioning and close out / turnover to operations

Drive output of various reports on a monthly and / or quarterly basis for review at leadership level

Own resource allocation and project work flow for direct reports and third-party project management continent workforce

Encourage and foster a team-oriented environment through positive feedback

Evaluate and manage performance reviews for your team. Seek out input from others and provide feedback and coaching to manage individuals as well as the team.

Working with management, assist with creation of campus and project CAPEX budgets

Support sales in customer engagement and fulfillment of requirements as tied to leases and manage delivery in accordance with leases

Partner with Construction Cost team, Finance to drive forecast / variance analysis, master service agreements (MSA) and project authorizations for new & existing contractors and vendors are executed

Vendor / Contractor management including qualification and relationship building / maintenance

Ensure lessons learned are held and placed in the feedback loop to drive continuous improvement

Work closely with the Operations to coordinate design criteria and construction with ongoing maintenance and operation of existing facilities

Additional duties as assigned by Management

Job Requirements

Bachelor's degree in construction management, or similar field, or equivalent experience

10-15 years of experience in management role required, 15 to 20 years preferred

Large Scale greenfield Data Center campus development experience is required

Experience in CSA (civil, structural, architectural) and MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) construction management is a requirement

Travel required is expected to be 50-75%.

Physical Demands and Special Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle, or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop or kneel; talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 25 pounds.

We operate with No Ego and No Arrogance. We work to build each other up and support one another, appreciating each other's strengths and respecting each other's weaknesses. We find joy in our work and each other, actively seeking opportunities to inject fun into what we do. Our hard and efficient work is rewarded with an above market total compensation package. We offer a comprehensive suite of health and welfare, retirement, and paid leave benefits exceeding local expectations.

Throughout the year, the advantage of being part of the Vantage team is evident with an array of benefits, recognition, training and development, and the knowledge that your contribution adds value to the company and our community.

Don't meet all the requirements? Please still apply if you think you are the right person for the position. We are always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.

Vantage Data Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Vantage Data Centers does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm agencies. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of Vantage Data Centers.

We'll be accepting applications for at least one week from the date this role is posted. If you're interested, we encourage you to apply soon-we're excited to find the right person and will keep the role open until we do!