Head of Construction Americas

Position Title:Head of Datacenter Construction Americas

Location:Dallas TX or Ashburn VA

Your role

As the Head of Datacenter Construction for the Americas you will drive the technical strategy and for largescale datacenter builds. Reporting to the Americas Vice President Design Engineering and Construction (DE&C) you will play a critical role in ensuring the successful of projects meeting strict timelines adhering to budgetary constraints and maintaining the highest standards of quality and safety.

Youll be tasked with improving the conception definition and of our construction projects by establishing best practices as well as clear roles & responsibilities and the associated structure and governance between DE&C and our internal stakeholders. This should lead to consistent safe efficient predictable timely and highquality of our construction projects.

What Youll Do

• Oversee the planning initiation monitoring and closure of construction projects throughout the Americas region ensuring they are delivered on time within budget and in accordance with our established quality standards.
• Lead a diverse team of construction professionals (both internal and contingent workers) including project managers engineers site supervisors and support staff providing guidance mentorship and support to foster a culture of collaboration high performance and safety.
• Ensure all construction activities comply with relevant regulations codes and industry standards while prioritizing safety protocols and maintaining a safe working environment across all projects.
• Provide and maintain adherence to governance requirements through the gating process including but not limited to progress reporting financial tracking and reporting change requests health and safety reporting and escalation.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with customers acting as the primary point of contact for key internal and external stakeholders to address their concerns provide progress updates and ensure their satisfaction with project outcomes.
• Manage financial project control.Strategically allocate resources including planned resources and tools across various projects to optimize efficiency and productivity.

What Youll Need

• 810 years of experience in construction engineering with at least 5 years in a leadership role. Data center industry experience preferred.
• Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering Construction Management or a related field.
• Deep knowledge of construction processes systems and infrastructure including electrical mechanical and civil engineering disciplines.
• Expertise in managing complex construction projects with a strong understanding of budgeting scheduling and resource management.
• Strong analytical and problemsolving abilities with a track record of overcoming challenges and optimizing processes for efficiency.
• Indepth understanding of local state and federal construction codes safety regulations and environmental requirements.
• Proven ability to lead and inspire highperforming teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel up to 20.

A bit about us

Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL the companys global data center platform provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300 facilities in 50 metros across 25 countries on six continents.

To learn more about Digital Realty please visit digitalrealty.comor follow us on LinkedInand Twitter.

What we can offer you

Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers.

Join us and youll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team youll get to work with people from different business areas challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. Well also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us.

Our Compensation Philosophy

Digital Realty offers its employees a highly competitive compensation package excellent benefits and an environment that recognizes and rewards your contributions. Central to our compensation philosophy is rewarding our employees for achieving the values and objectives aligned to the companys overall goals and values.

This is an exciting time to join our business so apply now and make your mark on our future.

Notes:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

Digital Realty is an equal opportunity employer EOE/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled. All applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity age national origin disability or protected veteran status or other status protected by law or Company policy.

Digital Realty is a publicly traded company (NYSE: DLR) with investment grade ratings from all three major ratings agencies.

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