Director of Data Center Delivery

About the role

This role is ideal for a strategic leader with a passion for developing talent, influencing organizational success, and leading through change. The ideal candidate has demonstrated success hiring, mentoring, and building high-performing teams, managing complex construction or infrastructure programs, and delivering results in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Maintains and optimizes 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.
• Directs the oversight of quality control processes to ensure all construction activities meet design specifications and industry standards.
• 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.
• 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 managing high-impact contract resolutions.
• Oversees the installation of power, cooling, networking, and structured cabling systems, ensuring adherence to quality standards and managing high-impact installation resolutions.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of direct people management experience.
• Significant leadership experience managing and developing teams.
• Proven success in hiring, mentoring, and building high-performing teams.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex construction or infrastructure programs.
• Experience delivering results in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.