VP Delivery: NA Data Center Infrastructure Leader

Nscale; Amersfoort; Hybrid; EUR 231,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Nscale is seeking a Vice President Delivery to lead the safe, predictable, and commercially disciplined delivery of North American self-build data center facilities. You will oversee design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover with a focus on risk management and executive visibility.

In this role you will build and coach a large, distributed delivery organization, partner with customers and contractors, and drive standards, governance, and performance to ensure on-time,

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive leadership in construction and project delivery.
• Significant data center construction experience, preferably hyperscale or high-density AI campuses.
• Experience delivering self-build facilities from early design through commissioning and handover.
• Deep understanding of project management, contracts, budget, cost forecasting, scheduling, procurement, risk management, and change control.
• Strong working knowledge of MEP, critical power and cooling, utility interfaces, commissioning, and operating readiness.
• Proven ability to build and lead large, geographically distributed teams.
• Established industry relationships with contractors, OEMs, engineering firms and delivery partners.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Business, or related field; equivalent experience considered.

Responsibilities

• Lead Portfolio Delivery for North American self-build data center campuses, ensuring delivery through authorization, commissioning, turnover, and operations.
• Set a clear delivery strategy per campus aligning scope, schedule, cost, procurement, execution, and risk.
• Oversee governance across project management, preconstruction, construction, MEP QA/QC, commissioning, and project controls.
• Maintain credible integrated master schedules, cost forecasting, change control, risk management, and performance reporting.
• Drive standards, playbooks, templates, and operating rhythms to improve certainty and execution speed.
• Collaborate with Development, Design, Procurement, Supply Chain, Operations, and customer teams to safeguard delivery outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Data center construction

Project management

Executive presence

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Nscale is seeking a Vice President Delivery to lead the safe, predictable, and commercially disciplined delivery of North American self-build data center facilities. You will oversee design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover with a focus on risk management and executive visibility.

In this role you will build and coach a large, distributed delivery organization, partner with customers and contractors, and drive standards, governance, and performance to ensure on-time,