Senior Director Development Delivery, EMEA The Development team is responsible for the entire process flow of delivering the physical data centers from shovel ready state through commissioning, working with Sales, Operations, and management along the way.
The team also manages Vantage's build partners to success through technical feedback and review, and actively participating in review of schedule and budget.
Many times, a role like this at other companies is purely oversight.
One thing that distinguishes Vantage is that our Development Teams are given the responsibility and authority to directly drive the process.
When compared to external resources, our internal team can ensure the key stakeholders are engaged in the decision-making process to 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 even more impactful results.
Position Description Vantage is looking for a driven Senior Director, Development Delivery, EMEA to provide overall leadership for our growing project management team and key internal stakeholders as we expand the company.
This position will oversee the requisite entitlement/permitting, and all aspects of construction.
As a leader, you will be responsible for managing multiple projects and teams as well as ensuring all projects are in alignment with strategic corporate objectives.
Collaboration and integration in the sales lifecycle process including client interface is integral to the role.
Coordination and translation of requirements from Vantage's internal subject matter experts ensures long term operational sustainability is preserved while driving towards optimized construction delivery.
Essential Job Functions Oversee the management and administration of construction functions across all active markets Manage a team of construction directors responsible for each campus.
Hold team accountable to manage overall campus CAPEX budgets and ensure all regions comply with financial controls and policies.
Drive team to execute all phases of construction including pre-construction, competitive bidding, team selection, construction, commissioning, and project closeout.
Ensure customers are satisfied and any issues with their services are remediated in future builds Act as thought leader and drive coordination and integration of internal stakeholders across all regions.
Duties Manage campus wide execution of development projects from concept through commissioning and prepare various reports on a monthly and/or quarterly basis Own resource allocation and project work flow for direct reports and third-party continent workforce Drive day to day construction decisions to conclusion QA/QC work products of direct reports and confirm accuracy.
Manage inputs and delivery of work products from internal team members to ensure that new data center spaces comply with all applicable requirements (BOD, specifications, code, lease, etc.)
RFP creation and management for capital projects and customer builds Establish project budgets and submit approval packages to executive team Support sales in customer engagement and fulfillment of requirements as tied to leases and manage delivery in accordance with leases Partner with Commercial Director, Finance to produce monthly project forecasts including variance analyses as well as execution of master service agreements (MSA) and project authorizations for new and existing contractors and vendors Vendor/Contractor management including qualification and relationship building/maintenance Review monthly billing with direct reports, confirm substantiation and audit vs budget Ensure lessons learned are held and placed in the feedback loop to drive continuous improvement Ensure project team complies with VDC project turnover documentation requirements to operations Work closely with the Operations to coordinate design criteria and construction with ongoing maintenance and operation of existing facilities Job Requirements Experience in CSA (civil, structural, architectural) and MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) construction management is a requirement.
Travel required is expected to be 75% as you are expected to be present at our Milan sites 4-5 days a week.
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