Director, Data Center Construction

Key Responsibilities
Construction Project Management-Project Planning and Execution:
-Oversees the construction of data centers by colocation providers, ensuring successful delivery of projects within the established timeline, budget, and quality parameters.
-Develops, maintains, and oversees project schedules, ensuring effective coordination with colocation providers for on-time milestone achievement.
-Leads the creation, management, and optimization of project budgets, ensuring strategic resource allocation and cost-efficiency throughout the project.
-Provides high-level leadership to project managers, setting strategic goals and ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
-Directs the creation, review, and maintenance of documentation, including design review, commissioning, and problem-solving papers, ensuring organizational standards are upheld, documents are managed and delivered effectively, and all materials are suitable for their intended purpose.
Construction Project Management-Project Integration and Quality Assurance:
-Directs the oversight of quality control processes to ensure all construction activities meet design specifications and industry standards.
-Directs the coordination and integration of tenant fit out projects, developing strategies to enhance efficiency and collaboration during design, construction, and commissioning phases.
-Leads strategic site walks to ensure schedule adherence, coordination, and quality throughout the project lifecycle.
-Oversees the startup and commissioning phases of major data center projects, ensuring all systems are operational and meet design specifications.
Risk and Problem Management:
-Directs the evaluation of risk profiles associated with timely project delivery across a portfolio of projects.
-Addresses gaps in risk identification and mitigation, and communicates potential impacts to executive leadership.
-Develops and ensures the execution of comprehensive mitigation strategies for major construction project risks to ensure overall project success.
Stakeholder and Vendor Management:
-Directs the role of primary point of contact between the company and colocation providers, ensuring clear and effective communication and integrative solutions across the organization.
-Develops and maintains strategic relationships to support internal and external stakeholders at a senior level, driving organizational strategy and business objectives.
-Oversees the selection, negotiation, and management of contracts with external vendors, contractors, and suppliers, ensuring contract compliance and performance, and managing high-impact contract resolutions.
Design Coordination and Improvement:
-Directs collaboration with design teams to ensure that construction activities align with the approved design plans and specifications, integrating solutions across the organization.
-Provides high-level colocation provider evaluation input for continuous improvement, driving organizational strategy and business objectives.
-Oversees the installation of power, cooling, networking, and structured cabling systems, ensuring adherence to quality standards and managing high-impact installation resolutions.

Core Respons