About Vantage Data Centers

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.

D&E Department

The Development & Engineering (D&E) team drives the technology, innovation and new development of data center infrastructure across Vantage’s companywide portfolio. D&E evaluates new sites, drives cost and scheduling in line with corporate goals and serves as subject matter experts across the entire project lifecycle from concept through commissioning. The team collaborates with Sales, Operations and management along the way. D&E also works hand in hand with the Construction team to come up with a vertically integrated design and ensures new and existing standards and designs are executed effectively. One thing that distinguishes Vantage is that our technical staff are given the responsibility and authority to directly drive tangible results. Our team can align long-term operational sustainability with value engineering and cost metrics to deliver products aligned with corporate goals. This approach empowers each member of the team to drive high-impact decisions and results.

Position Description

Vantage is looking for a Principal Architect to lead the development of Architectural program and collaborate with regional partners to drive greater business efficiency and consistency within the discipline subject matter expertise. In this role, you will be responsible to develop strategy and roadmap for the architectural discipline, develop and maintain architectural standards as well as forward leaning research and development. Regular collaboration and coordination will be required with electrical, mechanical, automation, sustainability disciplines as well as the BIM and design delivery and management teams. You will be presented with complex architectural challenges and be asked to bring them to resolution with all the tools at your disposal. You will ensure existing standards are appropriately updated and tailored to ensure continuous improvement of program standards. You will evaluate designs and provide analysis to balance CAPEX and OPEX costs.

You will operate on a position of influence and collaboration, and not with direct authority of decision making over regional execution teams. This role requires balance in technical capability and soft skill application of relationship management. This role also requires a balance of standardization and optimization with a strong viewpoint directed to business-driven outcomes. Knowledge of all aspects of architecture is required, including space planning, structural pre-designs, communication between spaces, evacuation routes and value engineering as they relate to designing state-of-the-art datacenters. Further, strength in the fields of Building Information Management, physical security and structural design are required.

Essential Job Functions

• Develop a strategic roadmap for the Architectural discipline from a global perspective

• Establish KPIs for measurement of architectural and structural efficiencies at varying work stages of design

• Identify and develop sustainable design features that minimize environmental impact, enhance energy efficiency and contribute towards the company’s net-zero goals

• Develop architectural and structural standards to enable regional and site execution teams

• Lead development of physical security standards and customer specific design frameworks

• Identify optimization opportunities in “standards” to provide greater cost efficiency, speed to market, and ease of adaptation

• Collaborate with cross functional teams inclusive of but not limited to Sales and Solutions Engineering, Sustainability, Site Operations to identify strategic business objectives

• Develop and maintain a modular kit of parts library of Vantage tools and templates to further enable consistency of delivery and efficiency

• Develop and facilitate proactive communications and serve as a thought leader for the architectural discipline

• Coordinate and lead the global architecture center of excellence

• Additional duties as assigned by Management

Duties

• Provide subject matter expertise in the development and review of global architectural standards, inclusive of but not limited to: Owners Performance Requirements, Design Guidelines, Interior and Exterior Guidelines, Campus Master Pla