Head of Construction, Americas at Digital Realty in Richardson, Texas

Job Description:

Position Title: Head of Datacenter Construction, Americas


Location: Dallas, TX or Ashburn, VA


Your role


As the Head of Datacenter Construction for the Americas, you will drive the technical strategy and execution for large-scale datacenter builds. Reporting to the Americas Vice President, Design Engineering and Construction (DE&C), you will play a critical role in ensuring the successful execution of projects, meeting strict timelines, adhering to budgetary constraints, and maintaining the highest standards of quality and safety.

You'll be tasked with improving the conception, definition, and execution of our construction projects by establishing best practices as well as clear roles & responsibilities and the associated structure and governance between DE&C and our internal stakeholders. This should lead to consistent, safe, efficient, predictable, timely and high-quality execution of our construction projects.


What You'll Do

• Oversee the planning, initiation, execution, monitoring, and closure of construction projects throughout the Americas region, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and in accordance with our established quality standards.
• Lead a diverse team of construction professionals (both internal and contingent workers), including project managers, engineers, site supervisors, and support staff, providing guidance, mentorship, and support to foster a culture of collaboration, high performance and safety.
• Ensure all construction activities comply with relevant regulations, codes, and industry standards, while prioritizing safety protocols and maintaining a safe working environment across all projects.
• Provide and maintain adherence to governance requirements through the gating process including but not limited to progress reporting, financial tracking and reporting, change requests, health and safety reporting and escalation.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with customers, acting as the primary point of contact for key internal and external stakeholders to address their concerns, provide progress updates, and ensure their satisfaction with project outcomes.
• Manage financial project control. Strategically allocate resources, including planned resources and tools across various projects to optimize efficiency and productivity.

What You'll Need

• 8-10 years of experience in construction engineering, with at least 5 years in a leadership role. Data center industry experience preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• Deep knowledge of construction processes, systems, and infrastructure, including electrical, mechanical, and civil engineering disciplines.
• Expertise in managing complex construction projects, with a strong understanding of budgeting, scheduling, and resource management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a track record of overcoming challenges and optimizing processes for efficiency.
• In-depth understanding of local, state, and federal construction codes, safety regulations, and environmental requirements.
• Proven ability to lead and inspire high-performing teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel up to 20%.

A bit about us


Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, the company's global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx®) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 25+ countries on six continents.

To learn more about Digital Realty, please visit digitalrealty.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.


What we can offer you


Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers.

Join us and you'll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team, you'll get to work with people from different business areas, challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. We'll also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us.


Our Compensation Philosophy


Digital Realty offers its employees a highly competitive compensation package, excellent benefits, and an environment that recognizes and rewards your contributions. Central to our compensation philosophy is rewarding our employees for achieving the values and objectives aligned to the company's overall goals and values.

This is an exciting time to join our business so apply now and make your mark on our future.


Notes:


The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Digital Realty is an equal opportunity employer, EOE/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled. All applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or other status protected by law or Company policy.

Digital Realty is a publicly traded company (NYSE: DLR) with investment grade ratings from all three major ratings agencies.

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