Senior Manager, Project Delivery

Vantagedc; Cyberjaya; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Vantage is seeking a Senior Manager, Project Delivery to drive successful completion of data center construction projects in a cost-effective and timely manner.

You will oversee internal and external delivery parties, ensure safety and compliance, and coordinate across NSD, D&E, Construction, Procurement and Operations to deliver facilities that meet business needs.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering large-scale data center projects.
• Strong leadership and cross-functional coordination.
• Knowledge of safety and regulatory compliance in construction.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of project activities including budgets, schedules and procurement strategies.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external consultants to deliver data centers.
• Ensure safety, quality and compliance across design, build and handover phases.
• Assist in contract negotiations to determine scope and costs.
• Prepare reports for executive management on project status and finances.
• Manage relationships with stakeholders and ensure timely issue resolution.

Skills

Project Delivery

Stakeholder Management

Budgeting

Contract Negotiation

Safety Leadership

Cross-functional Leadership

Data Center

Vendor Management

Job description

About Vantage

Vantage 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.

Position Overview

Vantage is looking for a driven Senior Manager, Project Delivery to facilitate the successful completion of Vantage construction projects on time and within budget under the guidance of the Senior Director, Project Delivery. The role will be responsible for overseeing the overall Delivery of construction and Capital expenditure works that are undertaken on the KUL Campus Expansion. Collaboration and integration in the construction lifecycle process is integral to the role. Coordination and translation of requirements from Vantage's internal subject matter experts ensures long term operational sustainability is preserved while driving towards optimized construction delivery. The Senior Manager, Project Delivery will manage the project delivery, along with external delivery parties (i.e., external PM's, Quantity Surveyor, Architect and Engineers and consultants as required).

Essential Job Functions

• Lead the delivery of project activities including utility interfacing, budgets, schedules, procurement strategies and ECI interface.
• Act as a leader with vision and drive coordination and integration of internal partners within the project.
• Act as a safety leader while empowering a culture of safety, security and compliance in all aspects of data center commissioning and integration.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams such as NSD, D&E, Construction, Procurement and Critical Operations to deliver data centers.

Duties

• To implement, and standardize as far as practically possible, Vantage-DC's highest standards of cost, quality and programme control throughout the design, build phase, commissioning and transition phases.
• Lead, implement and review onsite safety management procedures to ensure compliance to all mandatory and industry standards. Lead safety management process in construction, design and handover to operations teams.
• Assist in contract negotiations to determine design and construction programme and costs, while always ensuring that the highest quality of service is procured.
• Identify, track and pursue opportunities to innovate design (in conjunction with the D&E team), de-risk programme, manage budget and project quality delivery.
• Lead and coordinate multiple internal and external consultants for the design, construction and delivery of the data centers.
• Assist in preparation of contracts in conjunction with internal legal counsel and procurement and assist with negotiating revisions, changes and additions to contractual agreements with architects, consultants, clients, suppliers and subcontractors.
• Conduct regular project review meetings with project and construction consultants and contractors both on and off site and report to the broader project team on a regular basis
• Advise and maintain standards for monitoring design and construction programme, cost control and project information systems to ensure the successful project delivery in conjunction with the project controls support teams.
• Prepare weekly and monthly reports based on agreed standard formats that demonstrate and provide accurate information to the Executive Management team regarding projects currently in execution and that they are being managed for a successful outcome (including relevant financial and cash-flow reports).
• Ensure compliance with all relevant local permitting and government/local authority regulations.
• Together with local construction and D&E teams, ensure all project plans and information are properly communicated and understood by all relevant Vantage DC staff including costs, design schedules, procurement, construction issues, M&E technical data, construction issues, contractor invoices and payments, funding requirements, change order notifications and any other issues that might materially affect the construction progress of each project.
• Ensure timely resolution of issues and deficiencies and develop and implement contingency plans to recover project costs and schedule slippage when appropriate.
• Ensure the proper and complete handover of completed works to the Vantage DC operations teams.
• Participate in a culture of team work and continuous improvement.
• Regular liaison with MEP consultants, Engineering team and power authorities to ensure correct design and implementation of electricity supply.
• The role will have a strong focus on contractor management and performance, establishing and managing relationships with key stakeholders and ensuring the efficient and seamless delivery of facilities management services to the facilities.
• Ensure Vantage DC policies and procedures