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Oversees the construction of data centers by colocation providers, ensuring successful delivery of projects within the established timeline, budget, and quality parameters. 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. Directs the oversight of quality control processes to ensure all construction activities meet design specifications and industry standards. Leads strategic site walks and oversees the startup and commissioning phases of major data center projects. Addresses gaps in risk identification and mitigation, and communicates potential impacts to executive leadership. Directs the role of primary point of contact between the company and colocation providers. Oversees the selection, negotiation, and management of contracts with external vendors, contractors, and suppliers, ensuring contract compliance and performance and construction activities align with the approved design plans and specifications. Oversees the installation of power, cooling, networking, and structured cabling systems, ensuring adherence to quality standards and managing high-impact installation resolutions.

Responsibilities

KeyResponsibilities

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 Responsibilities

Planning & Execution:

-Oversees and guides multiple teams on managing

complex projects or initiatives, monitoring timelines, deliverables, and

budgets when applicable to ensure strategic objectives are met. Serves as a

role model for appropriately delegating work, setting priorities, and ensuring

alignment with business needs. Coaches others on adjusting resources or project

timelines in anticipation of business changes.

Collaboration & Partnership:

-Role models leading cross-functional

collaborative efforts to ensure alignment of expectations and strategic

objectives. Empowers team to build and maintain partnerships with business leaders,

stakeholders, and/or customers to address barriers and contribute to

organizational success. Drives transparency and inclusivity by modeling

actively seeking, listening to, and leveraging diverse perspectives.

Problem Solving:

-Shares problem-solving strategies across teams,

providing oversight on complex operational and/or technical issues, as needed.

Coaches teams on analyzing highly complex data and/or information to identify

solutions to ambiguous issues, and provides direction on identifying root

causes to prevent recurrence of issues.

Continuous Learning:

-Pursues strategic learning opportunities to

maintain expertise and apply best practices at the organizational level.

Creates opportunities for team members and leaders to build their expertise in

new areas, coaching them to build innovative skills. Identifies skill gap

trends across the organization, and upholds a culture that places significant

emphasis on sharing knowledge and pursuing learning opportunities that advance

the organization. Evaluates efficiency of learning strategies and recommends

adjustments as needed.

Continuous Improvement:

-Empowers team to own the development and

implementation of ideas that increase the efficiency and effectiveness of

processes, protocols, and w...

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