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You will lead contractors, consultants, and equipment vendors to ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, and in alignment with DLR Design Standards. Reporting to the Director of Delivery, you will manage challenging schedules, aggressive deliverables, and complex stakeholder coordination across regional and occasionally out-of-region assignments.\nWhat you’ll do\nPartner closely with internal stakeholders including design managers, procurement, sales, and building operations.\nServe as the primary customer contact for Build-to-Suit projects to ensure day-to-day responsibilities are met by design teams, contractors, and vendors.\nEnsure execution of standard projects in accordance with DLR internal design engineering standards.\nManage multiple concurrent construction projects with competing priorities.\nConduct project site visits for meetings, audits, and issue resolution.\nSupport preparation and evaluation of RFPs for contractors, consultants, and equipment vendors.\nNegotiate and develop contracts with contractors, consultants, and vendors.\nCreate and maintain project schedules and communicate updates to all stakeholders.\nEnsure compliance with DLR Project Delivery / Management Standards across all participants.\nBuild and maintain strong relationships with contractor, consultant, and vendor partners.\nWhat you’ll need\nBachelor’s degree (BA/BS) or equivalent education.\n7-10 years of project management experience with technically complex projects (or strong motivation to grow with less experience).\nStrong project management, organizational, verbal, and written communication skills.\nDemonstrated success delivering projects and working effectively in a team environment.\nAbility to work independently with minimal oversight; highly self-motivated.\nWorking knowledge of construction terminology, design principles, and contract structures.\nFinancial acumen to interpret and develop budgets, estimates, and cost analyses.\nComprehensive understanding of electrical, mechanical, security/monitoring, and fire/life-safety systems.\nFamiliarity with building code requirements and standard design/construction practices.\nAbility to interpret design drawings, construction specifications, contracts, schedules, and budget summaries; proficiency with MS Office and AutoCAD (preferred).\nA bit about us\nDigital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, the company’s global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx®) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 25+ countries on six continents.\nTo learn more about Digital Realty, please visit digitalrealty.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.\nA bit about our team\nOur Operations team keeps our customers’ infrastructure running safely and securely. We get plenty of opportunities to take on a variety of tasks and develop our technical skills. From overseeing electrical power to cooling and fire suppression systems, our team plays a vital role in making sure everything in our data centers operates as it should.\nWhat we can offer you\nOur rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers.\nJoin us and you’ll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team, you’ll get to work with people from different business areas, challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. We’ll also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us.\nApply today, take charge of your career and grow your talents with us.\nHealth and Safety\nSafety isn't just a priority here at Digital; it's critical to everything we do. 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