VP of Data Center Construction

The Vice President, Construction is responsible for overseeing and managing all construction functions across active markets, ensuring the successful execution of all phases of construction projects from pre-construction to commissioning and closeout. This role involves leading a team of construction directors, managing capital expenditure budgets, optimizing costs, and ensuring customer satisfaction. The Vice President, Construction will also act as a thought leader, driving coordination and integration across internal stakeholders and supporting business-level decisions through professional cost analysis and estimating capabilities.

This role will be based remotely. Re-location or significant travel may be required where applicable (see job requirements).

Essential Job Functions

• Oversee the management and administration of construction functions across all active markets.
• Manage a team of construction directors responsible for each campus.
• Hold teams accountable for managing 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 addressed in future builds.
• Act as a thought leader and drive coordination and integration of internal stakeholders across all regions.
• Drive teams managing execution of development projects from planning through commissioning and closeout/turnover to operations.
• Own resource allocation and project workflow for direct reports and third-party project management contingent workforce.
• Encourage and foster a team-oriented environment through positive feedback.
• Evaluate and manage performance reviews for your team, seeking input from others and providing feedback and coaching to manage individuals and the team.
• Assist with the creation of campus and project CAPEX budgets in collaboration with management.
• Support sales in customer engagement and fulfillment of requirements tied to leases and manage delivery in accordance with leases.
• Partner with the Construction Cost team and Finance to drive forecast/variance analysis, master service agreements (MSA), and project authorizations for new and existing contractors and vendors.
• Develop and maintain vendor/contractor relationships, including qualification and relationship building/maintenance.
• Ensure lessons learned are incorporated into the feedback loop to drive continuous improvement.
• Drive the output of various reports on a monthly and/or quarterly basis for review at the leadership level.
• Generate proformas, review general contractor RFPs, and evaluate major trade bid packages.
• Provide professional cost analysis and estimating capabilities to support new site development and construction teams.
• Work closely with Operations to coordinate design criteria and construction with ongoing maintenance and operation of existing facilities.
• Support Construction teams with pre-construction estimating and cost optimization at a programmatic level.
• Provide immediate feedback on cost drivers, including unique site characteristics, cost savings opportunities, and alternate technology evaluation.
• Handle additional duties as assigned by Management.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10-15 years of experience in management role required, 15 to 20 years preferred.
• Data Center experience is required.
• Experience in CSA (civil, structural, architectural) and MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) construction management is a requirement.
• Proven experience managing large-scale construction projects from inception to completion.
• Strong understanding of construction cost analysis, estimating, and budget management.
• Excellent leadership and team management skills.
• Ability to drive cross-functional coordination and integration.
• Strong project management skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Travel required is expected to be up to 50-75% but may increase over time as the business evolves.

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