Principal Data Center Facilities Development Manager
Application completed on Oracle
About This Role
Leads the construction of data centers by colocation providers, ensuring
projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality
standards. Creates, reviews, and maintains documentation, including design
review, commissioning, and problem-solving papers. Implements and oversees
quality control processes to ensure all construction activities meet design
specifications and industry standards. Conducts detailed site walks and leads
the startup and commissioning phases of major data center projects. Identifies
gaps in risk identification and mitigation and develops tailored solutions to
address these gaps. Serves as the primary point of contact between the company
and colocation providers. Selects, negotiates, and manages 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.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Key Responsibilities
Construction Project Management-Project Planning and Execution:
-Leads the construction of data centers by colocation providers, ensuring
projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality
standards.
-Develops and maintains detailed project schedules, coordinating with colocation
providers to ensure timely milestone delivery across multiple projects.
-Creates and manages project budgets, optimizing resource allocation to ensure
cost-effective project execution.
-Creates, reviews, and maintains documentation, including design review,
commissioning, and problem-solving papers, ensuring standards are upheld,
documents are managed effectively, and materials are suitable for their intended
purpose.
Construction Project Management-Project Integration and Quality Assurance:
-Implements and oversees quality control processes to ensure all construction
activities meet design specifications and industry standards.
-Collaborates actively in the coordination and integration of tenant fit out
projects, ensuring alignment between different phases of design, construction,
and commissioning.
-Conducts detailed site walks to monitor schedule, coordination, and quality
throughout the life of the project.
-Leads the startup and commissioning phases of major data center projects,
ensuring that all systems are operational and meet design specifications.
Risk and Problem Management:
-Evaluates the risk profiles associated with timely project delivery for
multiple projects.
-Identifies gaps in risk identification and mitigation and develops tailored
solutions to address these gaps.
-Develops and implements mitigation strategies for major construction project
risks to ensure project success.
Stakeholder and Vendor Management:
-Serves as the primary point of contact between the company and colocation
providers, facilitating clear and effective communication, and resolving routine
issues independently.
-Develops and maintains key relationships to effectively support internal and
external stakeholders, identifying opportunities for process improvements.
-Selects, negotiates, and manages contracts with external vendors, contractors,
and suppliers, ensuring contract compliance and performance.
Design Coordination and Improvement:
-Collaborates with design teams to ensure that construction activities align
with the approved design plans and specifications, addressing routine design
issues independently.
-Provides comprehensive colocation provider evaluation input for continuous
improvement and identifies opportunities for process enhancements.
-Oversees the installation of power, cooling, networking, and structured cabling
systems, ensuring adherence to quality standards.
Core Responsibilities
Planning & Execution:
-Manages and coordinates moderately complex tasks, monitoring timelines and
deliverables to ensure timely completion and adherence to requirements for a
moderately-sized project or initiative. Efficiently delegates, monitors, and
prioritizes work across multiple projects, providing technical oversight and
adjusting plans to address shifts in resources or timelines.
Collaboration & Partnership:
-Collaborates across the organization to align on expectations and achieve
shared objectives. Leverages understanding of business leaders, stakeholders,
and/or customers to ensure proposed solutions meet their needs. Supports
inclusivity by actively seeking and listening to diverse perspectives, ensuring
others feel heard and respected.
Problem Solving:
-Identifies and addresses moderately complex issues by analyzing a wide range of
data and/or information to identify solutions in accordance with standard
practices. Proactively escalates unresolved or critical issues with a thorough
assessment and suggests potential solutions. Reviews, contributes to, and
documents problem solving strategies.
Continuous Learning:
-Pursues learning opportunities to expand knowledge and skills and/or tools in
new areas and stays abreast of the latest industry trends and best practices.
Proactively seeks and leverages ongoing feedback and training to improve skills.
Coaches and mentors junior team members, fostering continuous learning and
knowledge sharing within and across teams.
Continuous Improvement:
-Develops ideas, recommends updates, and/or collaborates on the implementation
of process improvements to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of
processes, protocols, and workflows across teams, and evaluates the impact on
key stakeholders. Solicits feedback from others on ideas for alternative
approaches and methods for continued improvement.
Performance and Development:
-Contributes to the talent development pipeline by participating in candidate
interviews, assessing candidates, and providing hiring recommendations.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Job Qualifications
Education and/or Experience:
11 years of experience in construction project management
OR
Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field AND
7 years of experience in construction project management
OR
Master's Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field AND 5
years of experience in construction project management
OR
Doctorate in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field AND 3 years
of experience in construction project management.
Job Skills:
Same skills as prior level plus;
Data Center Infrastructure Construction: Demonstrated experience coordinating
and managing large-scale data center infrastructure buildouts.
Data Center Equipment: Demonstrated experience in installation, maintenance, and
upgrades of data center physical equipment.
Contract Management: Demonstrated ability to manage the execution and compliance
of contracts for goods and services.
Technical Leadership: Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership and
mentoring on complex projects.
Business Acumen: Demonstrated business acumen in making strategic decisions
aligned with organizational goals and industry trends.
Quality Assurance: Demonstrated ability to plan and carry out quality assurance
activities for high-standard deliverables.
Technical Writing: Demonstrated proficiency in producing clear and
comprehensible technical documentation for varied audiences.
Conflict Resolution: Demonstrated ability to identify, address, and resolve
conflicts to maintain positive team dynamics.
Negotiation: Demonstrated skill in achieving mutually beneficial agreements
through effective negotiation and communication.
Vendor Management: Demonstrated ability to select, onboard, and manage vendor
relationships to ensure optimal performance.
Financial Management: Demonstrated experience in supporting budget planning,
tracking, and resource management for business success.
Program Management: Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional programs,
leading teams and allocating resources for timely project delivery.
Construction Schedule Management: Demonstrated skill in developing, monitoring,
and adjusting construction project schedules.
Preferred Job Qualifications
Education and/or Experience:
12 years of experience in construction project management
OR
Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field AND
8 years of experience in construction project management
OR
Master's Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field AND 6
years of experience in construction project management
OR
Doctorate in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field AND 4 years
of experience in construction project management.
Budget Experience:
2 years of experience working with operating budgets and/or project financials.
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