Project Manager, Construction

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 six markets in North America and five markets in Europe, 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.

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 Description

Vantage is looking for a driven Project Manager, Construction to facilitate the successful completion of Vantage construction projects on time and within budget under the guidance of the Director, 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 construction lifecycle process 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

• Under the direction of the Director, Construction this role will oversee and directly deliver Vantage construction projects from conception to completion
• Coordinate and direct construction workers and sub-contractors as appropriate
• Monitor Health and Safety to ensure compliance and adherence to guidance by personnel in build areas

Duties

• Responsible for Mechanical testing and inspecting procedures
• Inspect and reporting on any defects/snagging issues throughout construction projects
• Ensuring compliance with the Vantage requirements and specification on all construction builds
• Collaborate with Operational Departments to ensure all Operation and Maintenance (O&M) manuals, training and other handover activities are completed
• Ensuring all additional client works are priced and executed in line with both client and Vantage standards
• Attend client and main contractor meetings to discuss and review progress of projects in-depth to schedule deliverables
• Oversee the Commission of builds and future builds through Site Acceptance Test (SAT) and Integrated System Test (IST)
• Ensure a consistent application of practices and standards adhering to programme governance arrangements, including assisting in budget controls, reporting, change control.
• Contribute to the support of the Business Stakeholders and project delivery teams at initiation and throughout the lifecycle of programmes and projects, ensuring a common approach is adopted and sharing good practice.
• Liaise with suppliers in the delivery of services. Assist the CSM to ensure that risks, dependencies, cost and quality requirements are met by the suppliers at all times.
• Responsible for pricing and managing small works/projects as required
• Plan ahead to prevent problems and resolve any emerging issues
• Prepare internal and external reports pertaining to job status

Job Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in construction management, or similar field, or equivalent experience
• Experience in a management role required
• 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
• Proven at delivering complex technical re-fresh and critical infrastructure projects with multi-million budgets on time and to quality
• Strong commercial acumen, financially literate and comfortable controlling cost, and risk
• Fully conversant with established project delivery methodologies
• Proven track record of managing through periods of significant people, process, and technology change
• Excellent planning and organization skills with the ability to manage conflicting priorities and meet tight deadlines
• Assertive and confident and able to quickly build a high level of personal and professional credibility within the business and customer base, demonstrating strong commercial and financial acumen
• Ability to lead and engage people in a fast-changing environment to achieve results through others
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and project management tools like MS Project or P6
• Travel required is expected to be 35%, but may increase over time as the business evolves

Vantage Data Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer