Vice President, Project Controls, NA

About Vantage Data CentersVantage 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 North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, 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 DepartmentThe Vantage Construction Team is the key collaborator on critical path of every successful project. Construction relies on the human element to achieve impressive results, applying the newest technologies to build out new sites, manage cost, and maintain schedule in line with goals of the company. Our construction staff is empowered to drive tangible results, aligning long-term operational sustainability with value engineering and cost metrics. Construction personnel are uniquely qualified to exist in high pressure situations, making the best decisions to achieve personal, project, and company objectives!Position OverviewThis position can be based onsite in Denver, CO; Phoenix, AZ; Sterling, VA; or Shackelford County, TX.Vantage has created a new position for a Vice President of Project Controls. This person will identify and develop proven project controls across Vantage’s Construction Program as part of our end-to-end data center development cycle! This leader will drive a company program supporting four main pillars within project controls: scheduling, cost estimating, change management, and reporting. The VP of Project Controls will work with other Vantage management to identify standard methodologies, build and lead a team, demonstrating internal and external resources to improve speed to market, optimize returns, manage risks, and establish a scalable change management process.Essential Job FunctionsLeadership and Vision:· Identify existing best practices, subject matter experts, and historical data to develop a program best suited to Vantage Construction· Architect project control systems and processes integrating with existing practices· Leverage historical data and predictive analytics to support data-driven decision-making, influencing positive results with internal and external customers.· Collaborate with Vantage New Site Development and CCF to provide a unified and collaborative approach to ensure adjacent departments receive the tools they need to provide the best service to the Delivery function.Project Planning and Scheduling:· Establish minimum standards for planning and scheduling, allowing for geographical nuances of projects while maintaining best practice guidelines on all efforts· Oversee the creation, maintenance, and completion of regional and project schedules throughout the project lifecycle to meet or exceed targets.· Create and maintain a schedule database to set allowable ranges of each activity based on historical data and drive to best-in-class sch...