About Vantage Data Centers

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.

Design Engineering Department

The Design Engineering (D&E) team drives the technology, innovation and new development of data center infrastructure across Vantage’s companywide portfolio.  D&E evaluates new sites, drives cost and schedule in line with company goals and serve as subject matter experts across the entire project lifecycle from concept through commissioning.  The team collaborates with Sales, Operations and management along the way.  D&E also work hand in hand with the Construction team to come up with a vertically integrated design and ensures new and existing standards and designs are performed effectively.  One thing that distinguishes Vantage is that our technical staff is given the responsibility and authority to directly drive tangible results.  Our team can align long-term operational sustainability with value engineering and cost metrics to deliver products aligned with company goals unlike external resources.  This approach empowers each member of the team to drive high-impact decisions and results.

Position Overview

This role can be based remotely in the US.

The Senior Technical Program Manager will serve as a strategic integrator across Design Engineering, Design Management, Construction, Procurement, and Site Operations. This role is critical to executing high-impact initiatives that drive business excellence, reduce risk, and enable scalable growth across the North America portfolio. This role will be expected to contribute to the PMO mission strategically, with the ability to define and execute both long-term strategy and short-term tactics. This role will need to have a bias for action and continuous improvement, be comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving clarity, and be collaborative as a leader in a cross-functional environment.

Essential Job Functions

Strategic Initiative Program

• Provide programmatic leadership for the Strategic Initiatives program, including identifying opportunities to improve processes, workflows, matrices, and materials.

• Support individual Technical Project Managers assigned to Strategic Initiatives.

• Lead end-to-end delivery of cross-functional strategic initiatives.

• Develop initiative charters, roadmaps, and milestone schedules in collaboration with SMEs and business leaders.

• Govern initiative execution through structured oversight, risk mitigation, and accountability frameworks.

Change Management Program

• Change Manager for product changes or deviations.

• Perform due diligence and information gathering, establish stakeholders and impact levels, and provide change opportunity reports to the Change Opportunity Review Board.

• Embed lifecycle workflows and feedback loops into project delivery and operations.

• Define opportunities to improve the program, including processes, workflows, matrices, and materials.

• Support the definition of long-term strategy of the full change management program, including product change, project change, operational change, lessons learned, and value engineering.

Data & Financial Management

• Work closely with cross-functional teams to define metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs); drive development of measurable KPIs and track and report on them.

• Maintain program trackers and dashboards; provide regular reporting to PMO Leadership.

• Define requirements of new software, tools, and/or dashboards in support of business processes; drive procurement/development of same.

• Track spend vs budget for funded initiatives; support cost analysis and business case development.

Continuous Improvement

• Embed lifecycle workflows and feedback loops into all PMO efforts.

• Support operational and strategic initiatives, approaching individual efforts as well as program structures  with the goal to never stop improving.

• Facilitate learning sessions and stakeholder engagement to drive adoption of new processes and tools.

• Complete Root Cause Analysis (RCS) of different workflows to quantify problems, goals, and identify areas for improvement.

• Engage deeply in understanding business strategy and a “best for the business” mindset.

• Inspire a strong team cohort by fostering an environment of learning, development, and innovation.

• Provide technical support to more junior Technical Project Managers.

Additional Duties:

• Handle additional duties as assigned by Management.

Job Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree, equivalent military experience/training, or equivalent work experience in the fields of: Construction Management, Engineering/Architecture, Business/Finance, Project Management, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Applied Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field.

• Minimum 4 years in the mission critical industry

• Minimum of 8 years in a direct leadership/supervisory role

• Experience in providing successful program management support for multi-discipline teams.

• Cross-functional leadership experience; managing customer/partner relationships; building teams.

• Successful experience in managing limited resources to provide the greatest impact/need.

• Experience with establishing and communicating individual and team priorities to the organization, both horizontally and vertically.

• Consistent record in improving overall productivity and efficiency through optimization of processes.

• Experience working for owner in the development/construction industry

• Outstanding communication skills, with the ability to build, cultivate, and leverage personal and professional networks and relationships, develop and deliver successful presentations, and collaborate and negotiate effectively.

• Proficiency with entire MS Suite of applications, including development and integration of SharePoint and other integrated systems

• Working style that is open and authentic and that demonstrates innovation and creativity.

• Enjoy working in a fluid, dynamic organization with a minimal amount of direction.

• Travel required is expected to be up to 15% but may increase over time as the business evolves.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Any data center certifications, including CDCP, CDCMP, DCCA, DCIS, etc.

• Project Management Professional and/or Program Management Professional certification

• 10+ years in a direct leadership/supervisory role

• Experience in optimizing products, programs, processes, and systems for efficiency and return on investment.

• Experience with tooling development, or outsourcing of tooling development, to support: automation of repeatable processes; logging, tracking, and reporting on in-flight efforts; cross-functional and asynchronous collaboration

• Proven track record in strategic planning and roadmap development in the scale of years

Physical Demands and Special Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle, or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop or kneel; talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Additional Details

• Salary Range: $155,000-$160,000 Base + Bonus (this range is based on Colorado market data and may vary in other locations)

• This position is eligible for company benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and AD&D, short and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program that includes company match, and many other additional voluntary benefits.

• Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including your qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience and may fall outside of the range shown.

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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.

We’ll be accepting applications for at least one week from the date this role is posted. If you're interested, we encourage you to apply soon—we’re excited to find the right person and will keep the role open until we do!