Senior Commercial Manager, Global Data Center Projects

Equinix, Inc; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 136,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Equinix seeks a Senior Commercial Manager in Dallas as part of Global Design and Construction. You will lead procurement of third-party consultants, develop RFPs, and manage vendors to ensure high-quality deliverables across pre-construction.

You will craft budgets, cost models, and procurement strategies, oversee cash flow, and drive value engineering and risk management on mission-critical data center projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction, business, financial or related field or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience in a Commercial Management role at a senior level.
• Demonstrated mission critical facility experience; data center experience preferred.
• Knowledge of mission critical MEP systems and campus project experience is a plus.
• Attention to detail with strong input, proofreading and multitasking ability.
• Strong business acumen with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to own tasks with urgency and accountability; proficiency with Excel, Power BI and cost tools.

Responsibilities

• Procurement of third-party consultants including design, commercial and pre-construction services.
• Develop detailed RFPs and service deliverables for commercial management services.
• Manage day-to-day third-party consultants to meet deliverables on time and to a high standard.
• Develop contractor and supplier procurement strategies with the CM team.
• Negotiate General Contractor contracts with Legal and COE; present market insights.
• Prepare budgets for design stages including cost modelling and benchmarking.
• Advise on economical design and delivery strategies with budget comparisons.
• Input and lead value engineering with clear cost evaluation for decision making.
• Prepare annual/quarterly cashflow forecasts for active and pipeline projects.
• Oversee monthly reports for budget, cashflow, risk and change management.
• Monitor post-contract spend, cost checks, VE, and cost-saving initiatives.

Skills

Excel

Power BI

Cost Management Tool

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction, business, financial or related field

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Equinix seeks a Senior Commercial Manager in Dallas as part of Global Design and Construction. You will lead procurement of third-party consultants, develop RFPs, and manage vendors to ensure high-quality deliverables across pre-construction.

You will craft budgets, cost models, and procurement strategies, oversee cash flow, and drive value engineering and risk management on mission-critical data center projects.