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.
Physical Security Department
The North America Physical Security Department is focused on delivering a best-in-class security program aligned with Vantage’s vision of becoming the leading industry physical security data center provider. Our mission is to safeguard our data center environments through comprehensive, scalable, and standardized physical security processes that deter threats, promote rapid incident response, ensure regulatory compliance, and support Vantage’s rapid growth.
The department leads all physical security efforts across North America, ensuring that every Vantage data center operates within a consistent, scalable, and standardized security framework. Our teams design and implement physical security programs, systems, and processes that deter threats, strengthen site resiliency, and enable rapid response to incidents. We partner closely with Operations, Engineering, Construction, IT, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure that physical security is embedded into every phase of the asset lifecycle and supports Vantage’s rapid expansion.
Position Overview
Vantage Data Centers is seeking a highly experienced and execution focused Director, Physical Security Delivery to establish and lead a newly formed delivery vertical within the Physical Security organization. This role is accountable for the end-to-end delivery of complex physical security programs across multiple data center campuses, including new development projects, campus expansions, remediation initiatives, and incremental system enhancements.
While project management resources exist today, this position represents a new and dedicated delivery function. The Director of Delivery will own delivery strategy, governance, standards, and outcomes, ensuring that projects are executed with discipline, predictability, and operational readiness in a fast paced, high growth, and mission critical environment.
This role requires a seasoned leader with the ability to manage large scale, multi-million dollar programs, lead high performing project management teams, and operate effectively in a highly complex data center ecosystem.
Duties
Delivery Ownership and Execution
Provide full accountability for physical security project delivery from project initiation through commissioning, closeout, and transition to operations.
Ensure successful execution of new builds, expansions, remediation efforts, and incremental project enhancements, meeting approved scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk objectives.
Serve as the senior escalation point for delivery challenges, including schedule impacts, cost variances, resourcing constraints, and cross functional dependencies.
Partner closely with Physical Security leadership, the Physical Security Design team, Construction teams, Information Technology, Operations, Finance, and Procurement to ensure alignment, collaboration, and execution integrity across the full project lifecycle.
Team Leadership and Talent Development
Lead, manage, and develop a team of Project Managers responsible for day-to-day execution of physical security projects.
Establish clear performance expectations, accountability standards, and professional development pathways for delivery personnel.
Support workforce planning, hiring, onboarding, and ramp up of new delivery resources as program demand scales.
Build and sustain a culture of ownership, transparency, operational rigor, and continuous improvement.
Delivery Governance and Program Maturity
Design, implement, and mature standardized delivery frameworks, workflows, and governance models tailored to physical security programs in data center environments.
Establish and enforce best practice project management disciplines, including planning, scheduling, cost management, risk mitigation, change control, and reporting.
Own commissioning and decommissioning processes, ensuring systems are validated, documented, accepted, and transitioned to operations in a controlled and auditable manner.
Develop and maintain delivery playbooks, templates, and standards to drive consistency and repeatability across all regions and project types.
Strategic Planning and Execution
Translate physical security strategy and organizational priorities into executable delivery roadmaps and phased implementation plans.
Provide delivery input into annual and multiyear planning efforts, including sequencing, resourcing models, timelines, and risk assessments.
Ensure delivery capability scales in support of aggressive growth targets without compromising quality, compliance, or operational readiness.
Continuously assess delivery performance and program maturity, identifying opportunities to improve speed, efficiency, and predictability.
Financial, Risk, and Vendor Management
Oversee delivery of large-scale capital programs, ensuring strong financial controls, forecasting accuracy, and adherence to approved budgets.
Partner with Finance and Procurement to manage vendor contracts, performance, and commercial risk.
Identify, assess, and mitigate delivery risks across technical, operational, financial, and organizational dimensions.
Provide clear, executive level reporting on delivery progress, financial health, risks, and outcomes.
Stakeholder Engagement
Serve as a trusted delivery leader and collaborative partner to internal stakeholders and executive leadership, including Physical Security Design and Construction teams, providing clarity, transparency, and accountability throughout planning, execution, and delivery.
Manage complex vendor and integrator ecosystems, holding partners accountable to contractual obligations, performance standards, and delivery commitments.
Ensure delivery activities align with enterprise standards, compliance requirements, and operational expectations.
Job Requirements
Required
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
Ten or more years of progressive experience delivering complex infrastructure, technology, or physical security programs within data centers, mission critical facilities, or similarly demanding environments.
Demonstrated experience leading and scaling teams of Project Managers and building mature delivery organizations or functions.
Proven track record of successfully delivering large scale, multi-million dollar programs with executive visibility and accountability.
Deep expertise in project management methodologies, commissioning and acceptance processes, and full lifecycle delivery models.
Strong financial acumen, including capital planning, cost control, forecasting, and vendor management.
Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to operate effectively at both strategic and execution levels.
Ability to perform in a fast paced, high accountability environment with aggressive timelines and evolving priorities.
Professional certifications such as Project Management Professional or Program Management Professional are strongly preferred.
Preferred
Experience delivering physical security systems within large scale data center or mission critical environments, including access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, perimeter protection, and security operations integrations.
Demonstrated experience partnering closely with physical security design teams and construction organizations to drive constructability, sequencing, and delivery efficiency.
Prior experience establishing or maturing a delivery or project management vertical within a complex, matrixed organization.
Strong familiarity with design development, construction phases, commissioning, and handoff to operations within a capital project lifecycle.
Experience managing multiple concurrent programs across geographically distributed sites.
Ability to influence without direct authority and effectively lead through collaboration across cross functional teams.
Experience working within highly regulated or compliance driven environments, including alignment with enterprise standards and audit requirements.
Master’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
Professional certifications such as Certified Construction Manager, Lean Construction, or similar credentials.
Measures of Success
Projects are delivered consistently on schedule, within budget, and in alignment with approved scope and quality standards.
Delivery governance, processes, and workflows are standardized, scalable, and repeatable across all campuses.
Project Managers operate with clear accountability, strong performance, and professional growth.
Commissioning, decommissioning, and operational handoffs are disciplined, documented, and seamless.
Executive leadership maintains clear visibility into delivery performance, risk posture, and financial outcomes.
Vantage Data Centers continues to scale aggressively while maintaining delivery excellence, operational readiness, and security integrity.
Wait, there’s more! At Vantage Data Centers, we offer our Colleagues:
Collaborative work environments with dynamic growth opportunities
Our commitment to your ongoing career development and education
Comprehensive and competitive benefits package
Opportunity to work on some of the world's most iconic and innovative projects and to shine as an industry leader
Additional Details
Salary Range: $175,000 - $180,000 (this range is based on Colorado market data and may vary in other locations)
This position is eligible for company benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and AD&D, short and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program that includes company match, and many other additional voluntary benefits.
Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including your qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience and may fall outside of the range shown.
Physical Demands and Special Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle, or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop or kneel; talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
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Throughout the year, the advantage of being part of the Vantage team is evident with an array of benefits, recognition, training and development, and the knowledge that your contribution adds value to the company and our community.
Don't meet all the requirements? Please still apply if you think you are the right person for the position. We are always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.
Vantage Data Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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We’ll be accepting applications for at least one week from the date this role is posted. If you're interested, we encourage you to apply soon—we’re excited to find the right person and will keep the role open until we do!