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.

Market Development Department

The Market Development (MD) team is responsible for 4 key functions within the North American business: 1) Market Strategy, 2) Site Selection & Acquisition, 3) New Site Development and 4) Preconstruction. The team drives the business plans and execution of our geographic and vertical market expansions across North America.

We are at the front-end of the process of ensuring we have the critical capacity required to meet the evolving requirements of our wholesale and hyperscale customer base. We evaluate supply, demand, pricing, network, power, and a myriad of other factors when developing our market and site plans. We then acquire sites that align with those plans.

The team collaborates with Commercial Management, Sales, Solution Engineering, Design Engineering, Construction, Operations, Finance, and Senior Management along the way. We also help ensure optimal revenue realization post-construction through development of commercial constructs and pricing that aligns to the objectives of both Vantage and our customers.

Position Overview

Vantage is looking for a meticulous, hands-on Preconstruction Manager to support construction projects and programs with a focus on pre-construction estimating and cost optimization at a programmatic level. You will join the Preconstruction team in providing professional Cost Analysis for perspective developments and active projects guiding business level decisions on regional capital expenditure across North America.

You will have the outstanding opportunity to provide immediate feedback on cost drivers ranging from unique site characteristics to cost savings opportunities and alternate technology evaluation. You will also be responsible for generating proformas, reviewing general contractor RFPs, and evaluating major trade bid packages. You will support the new site development and construction teams in providing professional cost analysis and cost estimating capabilities.

This role can be based in any of our US locations: Denver, CO; Phoenix, AZ; Santa Clara, CA; Atlanta, GA; or Ashburn, VA.

Essential Job Functions

• Lead the generation of Capital Expenditure Proformas associated with New Site Developments across Vantages Portfolio. Create cost studies at all levels of project development, with heavy focus on conceptual planning and pre-construction phases. This role will partner with the New Site Development (NSD), Construction (CON), and Site Selection/Market Development (MKTDEV) teams to ensuring that project cost is accurately accounted for.

• Maintain and develop company processes and procedures around our internal project development cost data base to guide future CapEx development decisions.

• Prepare independent internal take-offs and cost estimates from conceptual ideas and plans to Construction Document sets.

• Coordinate with internal customers to surface cost and schedule risk associate with perspective projects.

• Serve as a subject matter expert to internal partners on construction and development cost across North American Markets.

• Review complex General Contractor and Major Trade proposals for new projects, assisting local project teams with evaluating cost, scope and schedule impacts of proposals.

• Ensure all project work scope has been included in the project estimates; verify all scope, durations, and assumptions included in each estimate and supports the authorization and release of internal budgets and estimates.

• Research new products and installation techniques and develop cost roadmaps to ensure competitive pricing related to sustainability, data center design, and other Vantage initiatives.

• Work with vertical peers focusing on continuous improvement to our business processes.

• Analyze drawings, specifications, proposals, and other documentation to prepare/review/comment on time, cost, and labor estimates for projects.

• Review quantity take-off as a separate validation of contractor pricing in a manner and level of detail consistent with the project goals.

• Review and implement lessons learne