About Vantage Data Centers

Vantage is committed to being a workplace of inclusion, equity, respect and acceptance. We celebrate diversity and intentionally seek out opportunities to learn from one another’s experience.

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.

Position Overview

Location: Frankfurt or Berlin - hybrid

Vantage is looking for a detail-oriented Senior Development Manager to drive the development of both new and existing data center campuses, in advance of commencing construction activities. You will assist the Senior Director of New Site Development in managing these projects through to shovel ready.

This position is responsible for a single key function in the Vantage D&E team, namely, to drive controlled real estate, existing real estate, and data centers associated with mergers and acquisitions.

This position will oversee due diligence, initial concept, schematic and entitlement/permitting design and application(s), budget, and schedule for all new major projects and at the appropriate time transition them to the Construction Project Management Team for execution.
 

Constant communication with Facilities, Operations, Sales, Marketing and subject matter experts will be required to ensure that the design and construction of new facilities will maintain and enhance Vantage’s product and service offering.  Collaboration and integration in the sales lifecycle process including client interface is integral to the role as well.
 

Essential Job Functions & Duties

• Assist Management Team with evaluation and selection of existing data center assets for the purpose of acquiring and developing into a Vantage Data Center property.

• Lead all aspects of design, engineering, scheduling, and budgeting for new projects including site assessment, conceptual design, basis of design, scope of work, and development of construction documents.

• At the appropriate time transition design and preconstruction packages to VDC Construction Project Managers for execution.

• Provide thought and team leadership, while being accountable for team results on all preconstruction projects and assignments, including budget, schedule and coordination with internal and external project stakeholders.

• Evaluate new technology and construction techniques associated with land development and building construction to gain an edge on speed to market.

• Involvement in data center construction community to gain valuable knowledge of best practice, new trends and industry standards.

• Provide support to Construction Team from concept through commissioning across Vantage’s portfolio of construction projects.

• Drive scope, schedule, and budget decisions to conclusion including managing internal and external resources, project teams, contractors and vendors.

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

• Report status of all projects in preconstruction status (risks, schedule, quality and budget) to management.

• Develop, refine and implement processes and policies for new construction practices, comparison and ultimately green lighting deployment and actualization.

• Understand business strategies to align product development and innovation to drive success.

• Manage “Employee Think Tank” to ensure employees have their ideas heard and acted upon.

• Stay abreast of new technologies and opportunities to innovate using concepts from within and outside of the data center industry.

• Consultant/Vendor/Contractor qualification, network management/expansion, new technology evaluation for use on current product line and future product development opportunities.

• Support project management team to establish project budgets, analyze design impacts on build costs and submit approval packages to executive team.

• Coordinate with site operations to define project requirements.

• Work with sales and marketing to provide technical support wherever needed.

• Assisting the Site Acquisition Team in identifying and selecting new sites in existing and new markets in line with the strategy, including assisting, wherever possible, in negotiation and acquisition of new sites.

• National and international travel will be required on a regular basis.