- Pay
- $260–397k
- Where
- Ashburn, VA · Atlanta, GA · Richmond, VA · York, SC · New Albany, OH · Piscataway, NJ · Manassas, VA
- Level
- Senior
Who we are:
As a global leader in digital infrastructure, QTS designs, builds and operates advanced data centers that support strategic AI, cloud and digital transformation initiatives. We are driven by a mission to connect the world for good and our people make it possible. Every single day, the creativity, dedication and genuine care for our communities are what push us forward and make this a truly special place to be.
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…