Director of Special Projects overseeing maintenance capital projects at Vantage Data Centers. Responsible for planning, execution, and collaboration across teams ensuring construction project success.
Responsibilities
Lead all aspects of maintenance capital project portfolio, including planning, pre-construction, design, permitting, competitive bidding, team selection, construction, commissioning, and project closeout
Create and run project budgets and establish monthly forecasts, including variances
Act as leader with vision and drive coordination and integration of internal collaborators within the project
Guide direct reports and third-party project management resources and track staffing utilization
Ensure all elements of customer construction align with Vantage’s safety and data center work rules
Partner with customers and internal Vantage teams to standardize customer construction delivery across the Vantage portfolio that minimizes impact/drag on Vantage resources
Own resource allocation and project workflow for direct reports and third-party project management continent workforce
Drive day-to-day construction decisions to conclusion
QA/QC work products of direct reports to confirm accuracy by handling inputs and delivery of work products from internal team members to ensure new data center spaces align with all customer-applicable requirements
Work with the internal team members and customers to create scope, schedule and budgets for their projects to receive yearly project budget approval
Support sales in customer engagement and fulfillment of requirements as tied to leases
Ensure delivery is in accordance with leases for readiness projects
Partner with Director, Construction Cost & Finance to produce monthly project forecasts including variance analyses as well as execution of Master Service Agreements (MSAs) and project authorizations for new and existing contractors and vendors
Vendor/Contractor management including qualification and relationship building/maintenance
Review monthly billing with direct reports, confirm substantiation and audit vs budget
Ensure ‘lessons learned’ are held and placed in the feedback loop to drive continuous improvement
Ensure project team aligns with project turnover documentation requirements to Operations
Work closely with Operations to coordinate design criteria and construction with ongoing maintenance and operation of existing facilities
Additional duties as assigned by Management
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in construction management, or similar field, or equivalent experience
7 to 10 years of experience in a management role required, 10 to 15 years preferred
Complex and technical construction experience is required
Data Center experience is preferred
Experience in CSA (civil, structural, architectural) and MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) construction management is a requirement
Proficient in Microsoft Office and project management tools like MS Project or P6
Travel required is expected to be 30% but may increase over time as the business evolves
Benefits
medical, dental, and vision coverage
life and AD&D
short and long-term disability coverage
paid time off
employee assistance
participation in a 401k program that includes company match
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