Vantage Data Centers
Vice President, New Site Development, NA
Vantage Data Centers, Denver, Colorado, United States, 80285
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Vantage s’engage à être un lieu de travail d’inclusion, d’équité, de respect et d’acceptation. Nous célébrons la diversité et cherchons intentionnellement des occasions d’apprendre des expériences de chacun.
Vantage Data Centers alimente, refroidit, protège et connecte la technologie des plus grands joueurs hyperscale, des fournisseurs de solutions infonuagiques et des grandes entreprises. Présente dans six marchés en Amérique du Nord et six en Europe, Vantage innove dans la conception des centres de données pour offrir des gains spectaculaires en termes de fiabilité, d’efficacité et de durabilité ainsi que des environnements flexibles qui peuvent évoluer aussi vite que le marché l’exige. Vantage connaît une croissance exponentielle grâce à ses installations nouvelles jumelées à ses acquisitions à travers l’Amérique du Nord et l’Europe.
New Site Development Department
The New Site Development team drives the technology, innovation and new development of data center infrastructure across Vantage’s companywide portfolio. The department evaluates new sites, drives cost and scheduling in line with company goals and serves as subject matter authorities across the entire project lifecycle from concept through commissioning. The team collaborates with Sales, Operations and management along the way. New Site Dev 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 completed successfully. 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 company goals. This approach empowers each member of the team to drive high-impact decisions and results.
Position Overview
The Vice President, New Site Development, is responsible for leading the strategic evaluation, acquisition, and development of new data center sites across North America. This senior role involves leading all aspects of the entire lifecycle of new site development, from initial site evaluation through to design, engineering, and preconstruction management. The VP will collaborate with multiple cross-functional teams and external partners to ensure the successful and timely delivery of new data center properties, while maintaining high standards of quality, budget adherence, and schedule management.
This role can be based in any of our US locations: Denver, CO; Phoenix, AZ;
Santa Clara, CA; Ashburn, VA, or Alpharetta, GA
Essential Job Functions
Strategic Site Evaluation and Acquisition:
Lead the evaluation and due diligence process for potential new data center sites, ensuring alignment with Vantage Data Center’s strategic goals.
Identify and select new sites in both existing and new markets.
Lead all aspects of land due diligence efforts, including environmental assessments, zoning evaluations, and regulatory compliance.Design and Engineering Management:
Lead all aspects of design and engineering project management, including site assessment, conceptual design, basis of design, scope of work, and the development of design and construction documents.
Handle the transition of design and preconstruction packages to VDC Construction Project Managers for execution.
Evaluate and implement new technologies and construction techniques to improve speed to market and project efficiency.Preconstruction Leadership:
Provide thought and team leadership, holding accountability for team results on all preconstruction projects, including budget, schedule, and coordination with internal and external customers.
Support the Construction Team from concept through commissioning across Vantage’s portfolio of construction projects.
Ensure continuous improvement through lessons learned and feedback loops.Stakeholder and Community Engagement:
Lead land use and zoning approval processes, including coordination with landowners, neighborhood groups, community outreach, and local jurisdictions.
Represent Vantage Data Centers positively to local officials and optimally communicate the benefits of wholesale data center campuses.
Develop and manage relationships with city planners, city councils, utilities, and other relevant parties critical to project success.Operational and Financial Oversight:
Create and manage annual operating expense budgets and capital expenditures, supervising and updating monthly forecasts to meet financial targets.
Drive scope, schedule, and budget decisions to conclusion, managing internal and external resources, project teams, contractors, and vendors.
Report the status of all preconstruction projects, including risks, schedule, quality, and budget, to C-Suite and the Board of Directors.Innovation and Process Improvement:
Develop, refine, and implement processes and policies for new construction practices, comparison and ultimately green lighting deployment and actualization.
Align product development and innovation with business strategies to drive success.
Conduct vendor and contractor qualification, network management, and new technology evaluations for current and future projects.Collaboration and Support:
Work closely with Market Development & Sales to support site selection and land due diligence.
Coordinate with internal teams such as Legal, Operations, and Procurement to ensure project success.
Teamwork and integration in the sales lifecycle process including client interface.
Provide technical support to sales and marketing teams as needed.
Additional duties as assigned by Management.Job Requirements
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Construction, Engineering, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.Experience:
Minimum of 15 years of demonstrated experience in Construction industry is required, with several years of advanced corporate real estate experience; industrial land acquisition experience is preferred.
Data Center experience is strongly preferred, but not required.Skills:
Creative and innovative abilities.
Demonstrated ability to collaboratively lead project/design teams.
Strong relationship building skills.
Ability to analyze complex business concepts and documents.
Ability to make effective presentations on general topics.
Skilled at solving problems and dealing with a variety of options with limited information.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills at all levels of the organization and with other collaborators and third parties such as suppliers.
Flexible, adaptable, and self-directed; able to prioritize projects in a variety of circumstances while traveling, across multiple time zones, cross functionally, by project, etc.
Strong IT skills, with ability to use multiple communication tools and packages including the Office suite, advanced Excel knowledge crucial.
Travel required is expected to be up to 30% but may increase over time as the business evolvesAdditional 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.
Additional Details
Salary Range: $220,000 - $250,000 Base + Bonus ( this range is based on Colorado market data and may vary in other locations )
This position is eligible for company benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and AD&D, short and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program that includes company match, and many other additional voluntary benefits.
Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including your qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience and may fall outside of the range shown.
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Vous ne remplissez pas toutes les exigences ? Veuillez tout de même poser votre candidature si vous pensez être la bonne personne pour le poste. Nous sommes toujours prêts à discuter avec des gens qui adhèrent à notre mission et à nos valeurs.
Nous travaillons dans un environnement sans orgueil et sans arrogance. Nous mettons tout en œuvre pour nous construire et nous soutenir l’un l’autre, en appréciant les forces de chacun et en respectant les faiblesses d’autrui. Travailler ensemble est un plaisir, et nous cherchons toujours le moyen de rendre le travail encore plus agréable. Notre dur labeur et notre efficacité sont récompensés par une rémunération globale supérieure à ce qu’offre le marché. Nous proposons un régime de soins médicaux et d’assistance, un régime de retraite et des congés payés au-delà des attentes du marché.
La sécurité est toujours une priorité. Pendant la COVID, tout le personnel qui le peut, travaille à distance et des mesures appropriées ont été prises pour assurer la sécurité des employés occupant un poste essentiel sur place. Peu importe votre lieu de travail, nous vous fournissons la technologie nécessaire avant ou le jour même de votre entrée en poste.
Les avantages qu’il y a à faire partie de l’équipe de Vantage s’expriment clairement tout au long de l’année par l’entremise d’un éventail d’avantages sociaux, de marques de reconnaissance, de formations et de développement, sans oublier que vous saurez combien votre contribution rehausse la valeur de l’entreprise et de notre communauté.
Vantage Data Centers does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm agencies. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of Vantage Data Centers.#J-18808-Ljbffr
Vantage s’engage à être un lieu de travail d’inclusion, d’équité, de respect et d’acceptation. Nous célébrons la diversité et cherchons intentionnellement des occasions d’apprendre des expériences de chacun.
Vantage Data Centers alimente, refroidit, protège et connecte la technologie des plus grands joueurs hyperscale, des fournisseurs de solutions infonuagiques et des grandes entreprises. Présente dans six marchés en Amérique du Nord et six en Europe, Vantage innove dans la conception des centres de données pour offrir des gains spectaculaires en termes de fiabilité, d’efficacité et de durabilité ainsi que des environnements flexibles qui peuvent évoluer aussi vite que le marché l’exige. Vantage connaît une croissance exponentielle grâce à ses installations nouvelles jumelées à ses acquisitions à travers l’Amérique du Nord et l’Europe.
New Site Development Department
The New Site Development team drives the technology, innovation and new development of data center infrastructure across Vantage’s companywide portfolio. The department evaluates new sites, drives cost and scheduling in line with company goals and serves as subject matter authorities across the entire project lifecycle from concept through commissioning. The team collaborates with Sales, Operations and management along the way. New Site Dev 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 completed successfully. 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 company goals. This approach empowers each member of the team to drive high-impact decisions and results.
Position Overview
The Vice President, New Site Development, is responsible for leading the strategic evaluation, acquisition, and development of new data center sites across North America. This senior role involves leading all aspects of the entire lifecycle of new site development, from initial site evaluation through to design, engineering, and preconstruction management. The VP will collaborate with multiple cross-functional teams and external partners to ensure the successful and timely delivery of new data center properties, while maintaining high standards of quality, budget adherence, and schedule management.
This role can be based in any of our US locations: Denver, CO; Phoenix, AZ;
Santa Clara, CA; Ashburn, VA, or Alpharetta, GA
Essential Job Functions
Strategic Site Evaluation and Acquisition:
Lead the evaluation and due diligence process for potential new data center sites, ensuring alignment with Vantage Data Center’s strategic goals.
Identify and select new sites in both existing and new markets.
Lead all aspects of land due diligence efforts, including environmental assessments, zoning evaluations, and regulatory compliance.Design and Engineering Management:
Lead all aspects of design and engineering project management, including site assessment, conceptual design, basis of design, scope of work, and the development of design and construction documents.
Handle the transition of design and preconstruction packages to VDC Construction Project Managers for execution.
Evaluate and implement new technologies and construction techniques to improve speed to market and project efficiency.Preconstruction Leadership:
Provide thought and team leadership, holding accountability for team results on all preconstruction projects, including budget, schedule, and coordination with internal and external customers.
Support the Construction Team from concept through commissioning across Vantage’s portfolio of construction projects.
Ensure continuous improvement through lessons learned and feedback loops.Stakeholder and Community Engagement:
Lead land use and zoning approval processes, including coordination with landowners, neighborhood groups, community outreach, and local jurisdictions.
Represent Vantage Data Centers positively to local officials and optimally communicate the benefits of wholesale data center campuses.
Develop and manage relationships with city planners, city councils, utilities, and other relevant parties critical to project success.Operational and Financial Oversight:
Create and manage annual operating expense budgets and capital expenditures, supervising and updating monthly forecasts to meet financial targets.
Drive scope, schedule, and budget decisions to conclusion, managing internal and external resources, project teams, contractors, and vendors.
Report the status of all preconstruction projects, including risks, schedule, quality, and budget, to C-Suite and the Board of Directors.Innovation and Process Improvement:
Develop, refine, and implement processes and policies for new construction practices, comparison and ultimately green lighting deployment and actualization.
Align product development and innovation with business strategies to drive success.
Conduct vendor and contractor qualification, network management, and new technology evaluations for current and future projects.Collaboration and Support:
Work closely with Market Development & Sales to support site selection and land due diligence.
Coordinate with internal teams such as Legal, Operations, and Procurement to ensure project success.
Teamwork and integration in the sales lifecycle process including client interface.
Provide technical support to sales and marketing teams as needed.
Additional duties as assigned by Management.Job Requirements
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Construction, Engineering, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.Experience:
Minimum of 15 years of demonstrated experience in Construction industry is required, with several years of advanced corporate real estate experience; industrial land acquisition experience is preferred.
Data Center experience is strongly preferred, but not required.Skills:
Creative and innovative abilities.
Demonstrated ability to collaboratively lead project/design teams.
Strong relationship building skills.
Ability to analyze complex business concepts and documents.
Ability to make effective presentations on general topics.
Skilled at solving problems and dealing with a variety of options with limited information.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills at all levels of the organization and with other collaborators and third parties such as suppliers.
Flexible, adaptable, and self-directed; able to prioritize projects in a variety of circumstances while traveling, across multiple time zones, cross functionally, by project, etc.
Strong IT skills, with ability to use multiple communication tools and packages including the Office suite, advanced Excel knowledge crucial.
Travel required is expected to be up to 30% but may increase over time as the business evolvesAdditional 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.
Additional Details
Salary Range: $220,000 - $250,000 Base + Bonus ( this range is based on Colorado market data and may vary in other locations )
This position is eligible for company benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and AD&D, short and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program that includes company match, and many other additional voluntary benefits.
Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including your qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience and may fall outside of the range shown.
#LI-TS1
Vous ne remplissez pas toutes les exigences ? Veuillez tout de même poser votre candidature si vous pensez être la bonne personne pour le poste. Nous sommes toujours prêts à discuter avec des gens qui adhèrent à notre mission et à nos valeurs.
Nous travaillons dans un environnement sans orgueil et sans arrogance. Nous mettons tout en œuvre pour nous construire et nous soutenir l’un l’autre, en appréciant les forces de chacun et en respectant les faiblesses d’autrui. Travailler ensemble est un plaisir, et nous cherchons toujours le moyen de rendre le travail encore plus agréable. Notre dur labeur et notre efficacité sont récompensés par une rémunération globale supérieure à ce qu’offre le marché. Nous proposons un régime de soins médicaux et d’assistance, un régime de retraite et des congés payés au-delà des attentes du marché.
La sécurité est toujours une priorité. Pendant la COVID, tout le personnel qui le peut, travaille à distance et des mesures appropriées ont été prises pour assurer la sécurité des employés occupant un poste essentiel sur place. Peu importe votre lieu de travail, nous vous fournissons la technologie nécessaire avant ou le jour même de votre entrée en poste.
Les avantages qu’il y a à faire partie de l’équipe de Vantage s’expriment clairement tout au long de l’année par l’entremise d’un éventail d’avantages sociaux, de marques de reconnaissance, de formations et de développement, sans oublier que vous saurez combien votre contribution rehausse la valeur de l’entreprise et de notre communauté.
Vantage Data Centers does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm agencies. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of Vantage Data Centers.#J-18808-Ljbffr