Vice President Operations

This role is based in London, Dublin or South Wales.

We are seeking an experienced Vice President of Site Operations to oversee the overall site operations at our UK, Ireland and South Africa Campus’s. This critical leadership role will manage a team of directors and will be responsible for the workflow of all campus activities, ensuring exceptional service and 100% uptime across our portfolio. The successful candidate will drive continuous improvement by measuring metrics and KPIs consistently, sharing best-in-class processes across campuses, and developing additional standards for maintenance, budgeting, and scaling efforts. This role will also collaborate with Design, Engineering, and Construction teams to optimize construction costs while maintaining site availability and performance.

Essential Job Functions

• Oversee the management and administration of operations functions at our UK, Ireland and South African properties, ensuring safe, reliable and efficient operations
• Lead a team of site operations directors responsible for each campus, fostering a team-oriented environment through positive feedback and accountability
• Ensure availability and capacity targets are achieved and maintained for all data centres and technical infrastructure.
• Use performance data to evaluate and suggest cost-effective improvements to enhance service and operating efficiency.
• Hold’s teams accountable on preventive/corrective maintenance of facility equipment, critical and non-critical alike.
• Protect and improve the value of assets by ensuring that building machinery and systems meet or exceed expected life spans.
• Demonstrate the ability to understand the engineering design and operational aspects of the base building systems and can recognize system performance deficiencies and respond to operational and emergency situations.
• Responsible for ALL Key Performance indicators across operational sites within your region
• Drive the development and implementation of improved standards for maintenance, budgeting, and scaling efforts.
• Collaborate with peers and the COO to determine appropriate team performance goals and manage them to completion.
• Conduct performance reviews, seek input, and provide feedback and coaching to manage individuals and the team.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Facilities Management, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 10-15 years of progressive experience in site operations or facilities management, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership position.
• Proven experience in the data centre industry.
• Strong knowledge of industry Safety, certifications, compliance frameworks
• Track record of excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization.
• Strategic problem solver with a hands-on approach to problem-solving and a passion for operational excellence.
• Experience leading and developing high-performing teams in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong knowledge of building systems and machinery, with the ability to recognize performance deficiencies and respond to operational and emergency situations.
• Demonstrated expertise in reliability engineering and project management.
• Consistent track record of excellent internal and external customer service.
• Travel required is expected to be up to 25% but may increase over time as the business evolves.

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