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About Vantage Data Centers

Vantage is committed to being a workplace of inclusion, equity, respect and acceptance. We celebrate diversity and intentionally seek out opportunities to learn from one another’s experience.

Vantage Data Centers 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.

DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Development team is responsible for the entire delivery process from the early site identification, through to the physical data centers from shovel ready state through commissioning, working with Sales and Operations. Construction implements and executes upon the work product developed by the Development & Engineering (D&E) team. The team also manages Vantage’s build partners to success through technical feedback and review, and actively participating in review of schedule and budget. Many times, a role like this at other companies is purely oversight. One thing that distinguishes Vantage is that our management teams are given the responsibility and authority to directly drive the process. When compared to external resources, our internal team can ensure the key stakeholders are engaged in the decision-making process to align long-term operational sustainability with value engineering and cost metrics to deliver products aligned with corporate goals. This approach empowers each member of the team to drive high- impact decisions and even more impactful results. 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Responsible for Developing policies and procedures for scheduling and facilitating user training with our internal and external stakeholders.
• Prepare fully resource and cost loaded schedules
• Develop P6 cloud training guidelines and roll out to teams.
• Contribute to the development of planning and sequencing of activities from concept through commissioning
• Define activities and associated scope, durations, logic, and interface between activities and resource loading of those activities

DUTIES

• Create, review, and analyze critical path schedules independently, in an efficient and comprehensive manner
• Develop comprehensive plans that communicate the programs, projects, and strategic goals
• Represent a realistic and feasible planning approach for our One Design program
• Communicate effectively through clear and concise means appropriate to the project’s goals (verbal, written, graphically)
• Monitor schedule performance data, develop complex data analysis, and issue schedule reports required by management and project procedures Understand principles of cost estimating and productivity in establishing schedule parameters (duration, cost, and resource loading, etc.)
• Investigate and incorporate project constraints in planning effort
• Perform Time Impact Analysis and Claims analyzation
• Host and train teams on pull planning.
• Monitor schedule performance data, develop complex data analysis, and issue schedule reports required by management and project procedures
• Develop schedule variance analysis
• Work with vertical peers focusing on continuous improvement to our business processes
• Run schedule risk scenarios based on Monte Carlo and other risk analysis

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Quantity Estimating, Accounting, Finance relevant or relevant functional discipline or equivalent combination of education and 10 years related experience
• Data Center experience is strongly preferred, but not required
• Understand the Critical Path Method of scheduling theoretically and as it applies to projects
• Ability to understand and accurately interpret construction documents (drawings, specifications, contracts/general conditions) at all levels of design
• Expert knowledge of Primavera Scheduling Software (P6, latest Version)
• Expert knowledge and extensive experience using Microsoft Office software tools, such as MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Word
• The amount of travel required is expected to be less than 5% but may increase over time as the business evolves

We operate with No Ego and No Arrogance. We work to build each other up and support one another, appreciating each other’s strengths and respecting each other’s weaknesses. We find joy in our work and each other, actively seeking opportunities to inject fun into what we do. Our hard and efficient work is rewarded with an above market total compensation package. We offer a comprehensive suite of health and welfare, retirement, and paid leave benefits exceeding local expectations.

Throughout the year, the advantage of being part of the Vantage team is evident with an array of benefits, recognition, training and development, and the knowledge that your contribution adds value to the company and our community.

Don't meet all the requirements? Please still apply if you think you are the right person for the position. We are always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.

Vantage Data Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Vantage Data Centers does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm agencies. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of Vantage Data Centers.