Construction Department

The Construction 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.  Construction implements and executes upon the work product developed by the Development & Engineering (D&E) team.  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 construction 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 Overview

Vantage is looking for a driven Senior Customer Construction Manager of Customer Construction to provide project leadership for our growing customer direct construction projects. This position will oversee assigned customer construction projects, customer financial approval, design, permitting, and all aspects of construction. 

As a project leader, you will be responsible for managing multiple projects and teams as well as ensuring assigned customer projects are in alignment with the customers’ 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 and operation teams ensures long term operational sustainability is preserved while driving towards optimized construction delivery.

This role is on-site in Ashburn, VA.

Essential Job Functions

Lead all aspects of assigned customer construction projects, not limited but inclusive of the following:

• Project set up with project budget and schedule creation and oversight

• RFP development, pre-bid planning, oversight, and coordination

• Managing all design phases and documents working internally with stakeholder groups and SME’s

• Customer engagement for sales and fulfillment of project requirements

• Coordination and supervision of design-build, and design bid build contractors

• Oversight of physical construction activities on site

• Leading commissioning of critical systems integration across new customer builds and existing data centers

• Hand-off of physical data center and project documents to customer and operations

• Management in contractor safety performance

• Coordination and logistical planning for all OFCI equipment

• Management of project scope, safety, schedule, stakeholder, data center work rules, and budget

• Drive all aspects of construction including pre-construction, design development, permitting and entitlements, competitive bid process, team selection, construction oversight, commissioning, and project closeout

• Act as project leader, drive coordination and integration of internal stakeholders within the project

• For assigned customer construction projects manage direct reports and third-party project management resources and track staffing utilization

Duties

• Manage assigned portfolio execution of customer projects from concept through commissioning and prepare various reports on a monthly and/or quarterly basis

• Partner with customer and internal Vantage teams to standardize customer construction delivery across the Vantage portfolio that minimizes impact/drag on Vantage resources

• Own project resource allocation and project workflow for direct reports and third-party project management continent workforce

• Drive day-to-day construction decisions to conclusion

• QA/QC work products of direct reports to confirm accuracy.  Manage inputs and delivery of work products from internal team members to ensure that new data center spaces comply with all customer applicable requirements

• TOF (Tenant Order Form) creation and management for customer builds

• Establish project budgets to include funding for project management and VDC overhead. Submit approval packages to TOF approval group and customer

• Support sales in customer engagement and fulfillment of requirements as tied to leases and manage delivery in accordance with leases

• Partner with Base Building Director(s), Construction Cost & Finance to produce monthly project forecasts including variance analyses as well as execution of Master Service Agreements (MSAs) 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 project turnover documentation requirements to Operations

• Work closely with Operations to coordinate design criteria and construction with ongoing maintenance and operation of existing facilities

• Additional duties as assigned by Management

Physical Demands and Special Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle, or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop or kneel; talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, or similar field, or equivalent experience

• 7 to 10 years of experience in a management role required, 10 to 15 years preferred

• Complex and technical construction experience is required

• Data Center experience is preferred

• Experience in CSA (civil, structural, architectural) and MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) construction management is a requirement

• Proficient in Microsoft Office and project management tools like MS Project or P6

• Travel required is expected to be 10% as required, but may increase over time as the business evolves

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