Metro Construction Lead

The Metro Construction Lead, leads the safe, predictable, and integrated delivery of large-scale data center construction programs across an assigned metro, country, campus, or subregional portfolio. The role is accountable for safety, security, quality, schedule, cost, risk, capacity delivery, and overall delivery predictability. The Metro Construction Lead oversees site-based Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Project Controls, Cost, Commissioning, and Turnover activities, ensuring these functions operate as one delivery organization. The role leads Construction Managers, project delivery teams, vendors, general contractors, and internal stakeholders to meet agreed business need dates, service-level agreements, budgets, quality standards, and operational-readiness requirements. It combines hands-on delivery leadership with financial and commercial accountability, risk and compliance ownership, vendor governance, continuous improvement, and people management. The Metro Construction Lead represents metro construction delivery to subregional, regional, and global leadership and serves as the primary on-site escalation and decision-making authority. This role is accountable for end-to-end construction delivery across the assigned metro portfolio, from detailed design and procurement integration through commissioning and Turnover to Operations. Success is measured by safe execution, predictable capacity delivery, cost and schedule performance, quality outcomes, and operational readiness.

Metro, Program & Project Delivery Leadership Lead delivery of multiple large-scale, campus-based, new-build data center projects across the assigned metro or country portfolio. Provide a unified leadership and oversight model across all site-based Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Project Controls, Cost, Commissioning, and Turnover functions. Own execution against approved scope, schedule, budget, quality, capacity-delivery commitments, service-level agreements, and project-delivery objectives. Set goals for internal and external project teams, delegate responsibilities, and assess performance against contracted Key Performance Indicators. Ensure on-schedule delivery through timely and accurate reporting of scope, schedule, cost, resources, risks, forecast milestones, and delivery commitments. Provide visible field leadership through regular site walks and direct review of safety, security, quality, progress, logistics, risk, and vendor performance. Ensure effective coordination between construction, engineering, procurement, project controls, commissioning, operations readiness, and Turnover to Operations. Escalate issues to subregional and regional leadership when milestones, service-level agreements, business need dates, or project outcomes are at risk. Safety, Security, Quality, Compliance & Risk Champion an Environmental, Health, Safety, Security, Quality, and wellbeing culture across all construction sites. Hold general contractors, suppliers, and vendors accountable for compliance with organizational standards, security policies, non-disclosure agreements, contract requirements, audit findings, and regulatory obligations. Establish, review, approve, and communicate risk-mitigation goals, supported by metrics, dashboards, and scorecards that drive timely action. Analyze safety, security, quality, schedule, and risk performance data and use the findings to guide project action, vendor correction, and staff development. Ensure quality standards are embedded in design, material selection, construction execution, commissioning, and final product delivery. Ensure non-conformances, root causes, audit findings, and corrective actions are tracked, remediated, and verified, with lessons learned incorporated into future planning and execution to prevent recurrence. Review relevant legislation, prior audit results, and industry requirements to recommend and manage ongoing compliance. Promote a security-first