Vice President, Data Center Construction (Remote: USA)

About Our Company: Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Cologix is a leading North America network-neutral interconnection and hyperscale edge data center company. Our platform gives customers access to 45+ digital edge and Scalelogix℠ hyperscale edge data centers in 13 markets across the United States and Canada along with a carrier-dense ecosystem of 710+ networks, 360+ cloud providers, 35+ onramps and seven Internet exchanges. We provide our nearly 2,000 customers with direct access to our local operations teams, resulting in strong partnerships enabled by exceptional operational support and unparalleled customer service.

Backed by one of the largest North American infrastructure funds, Cologix’s experienced leadership team, certified staff and commitment to ESG initiatives help form a culture that values our people, our environment and our clients.

About the Position: The Vice President, Construction is a senior leadership role that resides within the Development Department whose primary responsibility is to lead the Construction team. They will provide planning, management, guidance and mentoring to the team. The Vice President will be the liaison between the field and Cologix leadership.

The role will manage Directors, and Project Managers and 3rd Party Consultants across North America.

This individual must have both written and oral communication skills commensurate with this level of regular communication. What you do daily:

• Provide daily leadership for our North American construction teams.
• Contribute to site evaluations and make recommendations for site selections.
• Lead multiple construction teams in building greenfield data center deployments, modular construction projects and infrastructure upgrades.
• Oversee expansion and renovation projects across the respective region.
• Assist the Predevelopment team with design teams to create master development programs for site(s).
• Oversee site plans to achieve time, budget, and quality standards in a predictable fashion.
• Oversee design/construction, commissioning services, and project cost estimates.
• Develop plans for data center deployments and communicate cost, schedule, plans with internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders for new and existing build outs.
• Key contributing member on pursuit teams in sales pursuits.
• Create cost effective rapid development deals for Hyperscale data center deployments.
• Provide regular updates and report on progress and areas for further review by senior management.
• Anticipate and resolve project issues and scheduling difficulties.
• Create & build relationships that enhance our ability to be an industry leader.
• Provide leadership to team members in a manner that enables them to achieve goals.
• Provide direction and support to all direct reports to ensure all activities are aligned to the company strategy.
• Work with the internal team to enhance project management processes and protocols.
• Perform other duties as required.