Requirements
This role requires strategic oversight and leadership for data center construction, ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and to high quality standards. Key responsibilities include managing project schedules and budgets, overseeing documentation, implementing quality control, and leading risk identification and mitigation. Strong stakeholder and vendor management, including contract negotiation, is essential, as is collaboration with design teams for power, cooling, networking, and cabling systems.
Description
Provides strategic oversight and leadership for the construction of data centers by colocation providers, ensuring the completion of projects on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. Oversees the creation, review, and maintenance of documentation, including design review, commissioning, and problem-solving papers. Directs the implementation and oversight of quality control processes to ensure all construction activities meet design specifications and industry standards. Conducts strategic site walks and provides executive oversight and strategic leadership for the startup and commissioning phases of major data center projects. Identifies critical gaps in risk identification and mitigation, and drives organizational-wide initiatives to address these gaps. Leads the role of primary point of contact between the company and colocation providers. Oversees the selection, negotiation, and management of contracts with external vendors, contractors, and suppliers, ensuring contract compliance and performance and construction activities align with the approved design plans and specifications. Oversees the installation of power, cooling, networking, and structured cabling systems.