What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Architect, NA position at Vantage Data Centers?
About Vantage Data Centers
Vantage is committed to being a workplace of inclusion, equity, respect and acceptance. We celebrate diversity and intentionally seek out opportunities to learn from one another’s experience.
Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.
Position Description
Vantage is seeking a driven Principal Architect, NA. In this role you will provide architectural thought leadership as part of the Engineering, NA Team. The successful candidate will be accountable for driving innovation and development of the Civil, Structural, Architectural (CSA) discipline at a programmatic and proactive level to ensure our data center development program remains innovative and efficient.
The Principal Architect will work closely with other subject area leads and SMEs, both globally and regionally, inside the company and outside, to develop and maintain high quality design standards and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that will be demonstrated for site-specific campus planning, data center design, construction, and long-term operation.
To be successful in this role, the Principal Architect must thrive in a fast-paced environment, work well both independently and collaboratively, be passionate about driving CSA design standards, be adept at prioritizing efforts, and able to balance multiple variables to arrive at optimal solutions that meet at the intersection of physics, codes, industry norms, constructability, and business goals!
Essential Job Functions and Duties
- Provide thought leadership, strategic direction, and technical solutioning for the CSA field in North America; provide Subject Matter Expertise
- Understand the implications of competing variables in the design, construction, and business considerations of data center development; balance all to achieve optimized solutions
- Confident leading CSA discipline and coordinating with multi-functional partners including customers, external consultants, and executive leadership
- Support site-specific project design and development on an as-needed basis; support delivery of projects on-time and on-budget
- Professional experience across all architectural work stages : Pre-design, Conceptual Design, Schematic Design, Detailed Design, Construction, Commissioning, Handover, and Long-term Operations.
- Knowledge of relevant local planning policies, authority guidelines, and statutory requirements to support the process of obtaining planning permission
- Possess detailed understanding of specific standards, building codes, fire regulations, zoning laws, and regulations
- Enable effective and optimized implementation of standards, requirements, specifications, templates, critical metrics, and / or prototypes
- Provide leadership and mentorship for future junior staff within discipline; support development of learning and training content custom to Vantage Data Centers
- Maintain and develop good awareness of relevant developments in the industry; proactively share knowledge broadly within Vantage
- Explore new concepts, materials, and products to improve efficiency of design and development, to include sustainable considerations
- Continually collect Lessons Learned (LL); incorporate into Change Management program and updates to standards
- Travel requirements expected to be between 10% and 25%, but may vary over time as the business evolves
- Additional duties as assigned by Management
Skills, Knowledge, and Experience
Additional Details
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Salary : $135,000 - $150,000
