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Provide leadership, ownership, and accountability for the safe, predictable, and efficient delivery of large-scale datacenter construction programs across the assigned sub-region. Lead construction teams and delivery partners to achieve portfolio objectives related to safety, quality, scope, schedule, budget, and operational readiness. Establish portfolio priorities and allocate resources to support business needs, project complexity, and delivery commitments. Develop and maintain reporting processes that provide visibility into portfolio performance, risks, trends, and key business outcomes. Lead project risk identification, mitigation planning, issue escalation, and governance processes across the sub-region. Drive construction readiness activities including project planning, resource deployment, constructability reviews, execution planning, and delivery strategy alignment. Partner with Engineering, Supply Chain, Contracts, Project Controls, Commissioning, Quality, Operations, and other stakeholders to ensure integrated project delivery. Influence and coach internal and external partners to resolve complex issues, remove barriers, and improve project outcomes. Provide leadership oversight of contractors, consultants, suppliers, and other delivery partners to ensure contractual compliance and performance expectations are achieved. Oversee project controls, commercial governance, budget management, forecasting, change management, and financial reporting activities. Conduct regular site visits to assess project status, reinforce expectations, identify emerging risks, and support project teams. Lead portfolio review processes to evaluate project performance, risk profiles, mitigation plans, and delivery confidence. Sponsor root cause analyses, lessons learned, and corrective actions to drive continuous improvement across the portfolio. Establish performance metrics, dashboards, and scorecards that promote accountability and support data-driven decision making. Ensure project teams are prepared for commissioning, operational turnover, project closeout, and transition to operations. Build organizational capability through workforce planning, succession planning, talent development, mentorship, and leadership coaching. Embody our culture and values. Bachelor's Degree in Construction Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, or related field AND 12+ years related experience OR equivalent experience. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Bachelor's Degree in Construction Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, or related field AND 15+ years related experience OR equivalent experience. 15+ years experience working on data center projects. 10+ years project management experience. 10+ years people management experience. Proven safety leader with a demonstrated ability to build and sustain a culture of physical safety, psychological safety, and employee well-being. Experience leading large-scale capital construction programs with accountability for safety, quality, scope, schedule, cost, and business outcomes. Experience leading geographically distributed construction organizations across multiple campuses, metros, regions, or countries. Demonstrated success building, developing, and leading high-performing teams through talent development, succession planning, organizational growth, and change management. Strong cross-functional leader with the ability to influence and align stakeholders across Construction, Engineering, Supply Chain, Contracts, Project Controls, Commissioning, Quality, Operations, and external partners. Experience establishing portfolio governance, risk management, performance reporting, and executive communication processes across multiple concurrent projects. Strong commercial acumen with experience in contracting strategy, vendor performance management, change management, cost control, and claims avoidance. Experience delivering complex, first-of-kind, accelerated, or high-risk projects while maintaining predictable business outcomes. Demonstrated ability to use data, metrics, and business insights to drive decisions, improve performance, and influence senior stakeholders. Strong executive communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical, commercial, and operational issues into clear business decisions and actionable outcomes. Professional certifications such as DBIA, PMP, CCM, PE, LEED, CQM, or equivalent industry credentials.