About Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscale’s, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across markets in North America, Europe and APAC.

Delivery Department

The Delivery team is responsible for the entire process flow of delivering the physical data centres from shovel ready state through commissioning, working with Sales, Operations, and management along the way. 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 construction teams are given the responsibility and authority to directly drive the process.

Essential Job Functions

Preconstruction

As directed by the Quality Director, the Regional Quality manager will be allocated projects to assess and will work alongside managers in various departments, Design & Engineering, Procurement, New Site Development, Operations and Construction Directors.

The Regional Quality Manager must be actively involved during the pre-construction, construction and defects period carrying our compliance checks and reporting on performance of those who have a duty to check, validate and manage quality outputs. Ensuring the Design & Engineering team are effectively deploying the quality system at the outset, that will prevent scope gaps and design errors. The Regional Quality Manager will also monitor effective Quality Lessons Learnt Workshops as well as ensuring Vantage stage reviews are in place before works commence.

Assist the Quality Director reviewing contractor feedback, industry trends and ensure that quality performance is adequately assessed in the contractor procurement decision. The role requires a level of construction knowledge that can align with Contractors, Consultants and Suppliers to drive improvements in the construction, and handover of building assets to Operational and facilities teams at the required standard.

Construction

The Regional Quality Director will focus upon:

• Ensure quality Lessons Learnt workshops are held at the agreed stages, and that costs and time impacts are calculated using sound principles
• Ensure all construction projects are reviewing design, and construction for quality and raising the necessary queries, NCRs, snags and defects as appropriate
• Train the Project teams where necessary to ensure understanding and capability to manage quality outcomes
• To triage any quality disputes arising from construction, consultancy and supply contracts, and provide a summary report and recommendation
• Overview Constructability workshops and gather findings to influence future improvement areas which can be lessons learnt
• Review upcoming construction regulations and statutory policies to ensure we make ready for change of building methods, inspections or testing
• Ensure benchmarking and sample suites are adopted and utilised in the construction phase
• Review Non-Conformities and Defects with the delivery team on a weekly basis to align Corrective actions and RCA for NCRs.
• Provide Procore assistance to new team members in its required use, and ongoing training and support for Quality actions.
• Maintain compliance to the VDC Construction Quality Plan and the GCs Quality Management Plan

Completion & Handover to Operations

The Regional Quality Manager will:

• Ensure completion inspections and duties are carried out effectively by the project team
• Ensure close out plans are finalised and accurate before completion is awarded
• Ensure engagement with the operations team at the correct stage of the project
• Engage with Operations and improve tools, process, and procedures for handover to operations
• Report issues regarding the above at the earliest opportunity to the Quality Director
• Monitor any ‘Punch lists’ post Taking Over Certificate (TOC) to ensure Contractors are fulfilling their completion and defects liability terms

Job Requirements

• A Bachelor of Science in either Construction Management, Civil, Structural, or Building Services Engineering, Architecture, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience in Construction Management in the construction industry
• Expected travel is less than 60%, but may grow and evolve over time

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.