Senior Vice President, Facilities Operations

QTS Data Centers; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 260,000 - 397,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Bonus eligible

PTO and Volunteer Days

Tuition reimbursement

Parental leave

Military benefits

Wellness program

Job summary

QTS Data Centers is seeking a visionary Senior Vice President, Facilities Operations to lead multi-region facilities strategy, master planning, and operations. You will manage capital and expense budgets, coordinate with regional leaders, and ensure reliability and compliance across owned and leased properties.

The role requires deep knowledge of data center infrastructure, governance, and leadership to drive sustainable, scalable growth aligned with corporate objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or equivalent in Business, Engineering, Architecture, or related field.
• 15+ years of facilities or data center management experience.
• 5+ years of people management experience, including virtual leadership.
• Knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems, maintenance, safety, and environmental codes.
• US Citizenship required by law for this role.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-region facilities operations with strategic vision and tactical execution.
• Manage multi-million dollar capital and operating budgets.
• Oversee data center space planning, Power & Cooling, headcount, and projects.
• Ensure compliance with regulations and safety standards across facilities.
• Collaborate with regional leaders to meet operational targets and service levels.

Skills

15+ years facilities management

People management

Education

Bachelor degree in Business/Engineering/Architecture

Job description

It’s exhilarating to find yourself at a pivotal moment in history— and even more so to be leading the way. At QTS Data Centers, we are proud to stand at the forefront of today’s dynamic digital transformation. Our world-class data centers empower our customers’ most strategic growth initiatives, positioning us as a global leader in digital infrastructure.

As AI and cloud technologies fuel the demand for increased speed, capacity, and innovation, QTS has emerged as the global digital infrastructure leader. We are committed to connecting the globe for good. Driven by purpose and a spirit of innovation, we design, build, and operate some of the most advanced data centers worldwide. In addition to our cutting-edge technology, we are dedicated to sustainability, incorporating renewable energy solutions to minimize our environmental footprint and drive meaningful impact. As a proud portfolio company of Blackstone, QTS is uniquely positioned to achieve ambitious growth and innovation goals.

At QTS, we are Powered by People. Our team members are the cornerstone of our culture, innovation, and growth. They are mission-driven, resourceful, and committed to making a positive impact in the communities where we live and work. Together, we’re achieving remarkable things and shaping the future of digital infrastructure.

And we’d like to invite you to join us.

In addition to a variety of benefit packages, QTS goes above and beyond for our employees:

• Roth and Traditional 401(k) matching contributions with immediate vesting
• Every employee is bonus or commission eligible
• Generous PTO, Paid Volunteer Days Plus Floating Holidays
• Stock Purchase Plan (SPP)
• 11 paid Holidays Annually/Holiday compensation when worked
• Pet and Legal Insurance
• Q-Rest Sabbatical Program
• Q-Anniversary Service Award Program
• Parental Leave for primary and secondary caregivers
• Military Benefits Package
• QTS Charitable Matching Gift Program
• QTS Scholarship for Employee Dependents
• QTS Crisis Fund
• Wellness Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

The Senior Vice President, Facilities Operations will be responsible for leading multiple facilities regions and charged with providing the leadership, strategic vision, tactical execution and business acumen to support the diverse platform-wide 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
• Fifteen or more years’ experience in facilities management, Data Center management, corporate/military engineering, or other related field
• Five 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
• US Citizenship for this position is required by law due to federal customer contracts

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters Degree (MBA, MPA, or Masters in Engineering or Construction Management or related field) or 20+ years related work experience and/or training

TOTAL REWARDS

• This role is also eligible for a competitive benefits package that includes: medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; flexible 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 benefits.
• This position is Bonus eligible.
• This job may be eligible for equity.

In accordance with applicable law, the following represents a reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation for this role if hired in Virginia. Please note that this information is provided for those hired in Virginia only, and this role is open to candidates outside of Virginia with compensation that aligns with your location. The successful candidate’s starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location.

The estimated pay range for this role, if based in Virginia, is:

$259,781.93 - 397,275.84

Please note that this information is provided for those hired in Virginia only, and this role is open to candidates outside of Virginia with compensation that aligns with your location. The successful candidate’s starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location. This role is also eligible for a competitive benefits package that includes: medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; flexible spending savings account; paid holidays; paid time off; employee assistance program; and other company benefits.

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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