Vice President, Facilities Operations I
Vice President, Facilities Operations I
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Job Description
The Vice President Facilities Operations I is charged with providing the leadership strategic vision tactical execution and business acumen to support the diverse facilities needs throughout QTS. This person is responsible to coordinate synthesize and integrate all aspects of corporate real estate management financial analysis master planning and new construction together with direct facilities management of existing facilities including infrastructure maintenance datacenter operations and business continuity/disaster recovery procedures for all assigned owned and leased properties.
This person will also be responsible for managing multi-million dollar annual capital and expense budgets. The successful candidate will have good judgment strategic agility and good decision-making skills. They should also possess the ability to build and lead teams and to work well in a collaborative team oriented environment. They should have proven leadership management interpersonal negotiation organizational analytic and communication skills. Keen planning skills along with the ability to lead through influence and be a proactive partner with strong customer service orientation who builds relationships by building trust. This person should also be able to solve problems at a strategic and functional level have excellent oral and written communication skills and a solid work ethic and unquestioned integrity.
RESPONSIBILITIES includes the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Maintain establish and implement facilities policies procedures and organizational structure within the boundaries established by senior management team and corporate policy while ensuring no contradiction in federal state and local operating regulations or laws
- Develop direct and monitor short-term and long-range business plans consistent with overall profit and growth objectives of the company that establishes operations standards for cost control waste reduction quality safety and an environmentally friendly community partner
- Supervise the preparation of and implementation of effective operating budgets for each Data Center in their assigned region
- Oversee operations budget to ensure compliance with organizational expenditure requirements
- Through a staff of Data Center Directors and other leaders ensure the pro-active delivery of corporate services support space planning Power and Cooling services headcount projections planning budgeting capital projects maintenance janitorial services landscaping business continuity/disaster recovery for facilities
- Provide Matrixed leadership in conjunction with Regional Leaders and other line of business owners to ensure operational standards are achieved
- Help negotiate improvement project contracts as needed on leased and owned real estate
- Confer with professional staff to find resolution to operational problems authorize operational procedures and approve all major estimates
- Maintain positive relationships and communication with staff and executive level management
- Utilize comparative evaluations between facilities and key performance indicators (ITIL and International Facilities Management Association) to monitor the effectiveness of operational programs at each Data Center through benchmarking and the utilization of best practices
- Ensure facilities compliance with all governmental operating guidelines.
- Obtain and keep current all necessary licenses permits and certifications as required
- Participate in community activities and organizations as appropriate through the maintenance of professional association affiliations and participation within association programs
- Drive innovation into facilities programs/systems with an environmentally conscious attitude of go green
- Participate on acquisition teams to assess potential facility as needed
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor degree in Business Engineering Architecture related area or equivalent professional experience
- Ten or more years experience in facilities management Data Center management corporate/military engineering or other related field
- Three or more years people management experience with experience in managing team virtually preferred
- Strong knowledge of related regulations and laws and general knowledge of electrical systems mechanical systems maintenance environmental codes & safety codes (OSHA EPA DOT ADA and NFPA)
- Working knowledge of construction practices building codes and project management
- Experience having P&L responsibility budgeting and financial model development
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Masters Degree (MBA MPA or Masters in Engineering or Construction Management or related field) or 15 years related work experience and/or training
TOTAL REWARDS
- This role is also eligible for a competitive benets package that includes: medical dental vision life and disability insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; exible spending and HSA accounts; paid holidays; paid time off; paid volunteer days; employee assistance program; tuition assistance; parental leave; military leave assistance; QTS scholarship for dependents; wellness program and other company benets.
- This position is Bonus eligible.
- This job may be eligible for equity.
We conform to all the laws statutes and regulations concerning equal employment opportunities and affirmative action. We strongly encourage women minorities individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply to all of our job openings. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity or national origin age disability status Genetic Information & Testing Family & Medical Leave protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint orally or in writing to the employer or the government or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint or discrimination claim.
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Required Experience:
Chief
Employment Type
Full-Time
