VP, North America Data Center Delivery & Infrastructure

Nscale; Amer; Hybrid; EUR 233,000 - 403,000; Full time

Job summary

Nscale is seeking a Vice President Delivery for Data Center Infrastructure in North America. Lead safe, predictable delivery of self-build facilities across NA, with a focus on transformative data center campuses and E2E execution.

Strong background in MEP, critical infrastructure, and multi-site project leadership is essential. Role emphasizes setting delivery strategy, executive reporting, and cross-functional coordination with design, procurement, and operations.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive leadership in construction and project delivery, including senior responsibility for large, complex mission critical or industrial infrastructure programs.
• Significant data center construction experience, preferably including hyperscale or high density AI and GPU campuses, with direct accountability for project outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience delivering self-build facilities from early design and procurement through construction, commissioning, and operational handover.
• Deep understanding of key project management and controls disciplines, including contract negotiations, budget management, cost forecasting, integrated scheduling, procurement strategy, risk management, and change control.
• Strong working knowledge of MEP systems, critical power and cooling infrastructure, utility interfaces, commissioning, and operational readiness requirements.
• Proven ability to build and lead large, geographically distributed teams in a fast moving, high growth environment.
• Established industry relationships with contractors, key trade partners, OEMs, engineering firms, and other delivery partners relevant to North American data center development.
• Exceptional executive presence, commercial judgment, and ability to communicate complex project conditions and recommended actions clearly to senior leaders and customers.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Business, or a related discipline; equivalent experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Own end to end delivery performance for the North American self build portfolio, from project authorization through commissioning, turnover, and transition to operations.
• Set and maintain a clear delivery strategy for each campus that aligns scope, schedule, cost, procurement, execution approach, customer commitments, and risk management.
• Lead portfolio prioritization and resource deployment across concurrent campuses; identify cross project dependencies, capacity constraints, and escalation needs early.
• Provide executives with an accurate, decision ready view of delivery health, including schedule confidence, budget status, procurement exposure, construction progress, key risks, and required interventions.
• Drive timely resolution of issues that threaten critical milestones, including energization, long lead equipment delivery, construction completion, commissioning, and customer ready dates.
• Establish accountable project leadership and governance for each campus, with clear ownership across project management, preconstruction, construction, MEP QAQC, commissioning, commercial, and project controls.
• Ensure projects are planned and executed using credible integrated master schedules, disciplined cost forecasting, change control, risk management, and performance reporting.
• Review and challenge project execution plans, recovery strategies, contractor schedules, estimates, and forecasts to ensure that commitments are achievable and risks are visible.
• Sponsor the development and continuous improvement of repeatable North American delivery standards, stage gates, playbooks, templates, and operating rhythms that improve certainty without slowing execution.
• Coordinate closely with Development, Design, Procurement and Supply Chain, Global Programs, Operations, and customer teams to protect delivery outcomes across the full project lifecycle.
• Lead the delivery organization’s role in major commercial decisions, including delivery model selection, contractor procurement strategy, contract negotiations, scope allocation, and commercial risk management.
• Maintain executive oversight of major construction, engineering, equipment, and professional services contracts; ensure contract positions support project schedule, cost, quality, safety, and operational requirements.
• Partner with Legal, Commercial, Procurement, and Finance to resolve claims, disputes, change orders, and other material commercial matters in a timely and commercially sound manner.
• Build trusted senior relationships with general contractors, trade partners, OEMs, engineering firms, utilities, and other strategic partners to improve access, accountability, and execution performance.
• Apply strong technical judgment across civil, structural, electrical, mechanical, controls, low voltage, and critical infrastructure systems to validate constructability, sequencing, commissioning readiness, and operational resilience.
• Ensure MEP design, equipment selection, procurement, installation, testing, and commissioning plans are fully integrated with the delivery schedule and customer requirements.
• Lead senior level engagement on complex technical and operational risks, including utility interfaces, power availability, long lead electrical and mechanical equipment, quality issues, and commissioning performance.
• Champion a practical, field informed approach to constructability, safety in design, quality assurance, and lessons learned across the portfolio.
• Build, lead, and develop a scalable North American delivery organization with strong leaders across project delivery, construction, preconstruction, project controls, MEP QAQC, commissioning, and supporting functions.
• Define organization design, hiring plans, leadership expectations, succession plans, and talent development programs that match portfolio growth and regional needs.
• Create a high accountability culture grounded in safety, integrity, collaboration, transparency, and ownership; ensure issues are raised early and solved at the right level.
• Coach senior project leaders and create a strong site leadership bench capable of delivering multiple large scale campuses simultaneously.

Job description

Nscale is seeking a Vice President Delivery for Data Center Infrastructure in North America. Lead safe, predictable delivery of self-build facilities across NA, with a focus on transformative data center campuses and E2E execution.

Strong background in MEP, critical infrastructure, and multi-site project leadership is essential. Role emphasizes setting delivery strategy, executive reporting, and cross-functional coordination with design, procurement, and operations.