Senior Vice President, Utilities and Energy

Overview

• Single threaded Executive leader for driving electric generation, transmission & substation project set up and execution across Europe
• Owns European long-term utility infrastructure strategy (generation, transmission, procurement)
• Accountable for >EUR500M+ portfolio and 20+ concurrent major projects
• Defines capital allocation and prioritization model
• Directs a team that leads all aspects of high-voltage projects, including scope, schedule, and budget
• Manage the effort to negotiate contracts with substation EPCs
• Manage and negotiate power contracts with utility partners
• Oversee, track, and report on power project status for all European sites
• Direct the development of utility portfolio-level budget and financial reporting to QTS leadership
• Establish and frame the development of project and equipment forecasts to aid procurement and vendor partners while improving the company position through strategic insights
• Drive continuous improvement in the project execution organization
• Provide guidance, mentorship, and support to project managers, team members, and leadership on project concepts, best practices, and procedures to ensure all activities are linked to QTS's core values, mission, and strategy
• Influence cross-organizational peers in Pre-Development, Utility Engagement, Energy, Development, Legal, and Sales to deliver power capacity in line with customer demand

Requirements

• Fifteen or more years of experience in the utilities and energy sector, along with construction management expertise
• Fifteen or more years of people leader experience
• Demonstrated experience working directly with c-level executives and collaborating effectively across all levels of the organization
• Able to travel up to 50% of the time or as needed to support relationship-building and delivery