Vice President Operations - Data Center

Exyte is dedicated to bringing the future of technology to life and delivers design, engineering, and construction expertise for high-tech industries such as semiconductors, batteries, biopharma, and data centers. Through its global expertise and integrated project delivery capabilities, Exyte supports clients in realizing complex, mission-critical facilities with a strong focus on safety, quality, innovation, and execution excellence.

As Vice President Operations - Data Centers (DTC), you will lead the operational delivery of complex EPC and EPCM projects for hyperscale and enterprise data center clients. You will be responsible for strengthening project execution across safety, quality, cost, schedule, productivity, and reliability while supporting the delivery of high-performance, mission-critical infrastructure.

This is a senior construction and project delivery leadership role requiring extensive experience in the execution of large-scale capital projects. You will provide operational direction across preconstruction, engineering, construction, commissioning, and operational readiness, with particular focus on electrical and mechanical infrastructure, power, cooling, redundancy, constructability, and fast-track delivery.

Working closely with Engineering, Commissioning, Project Management, Commercial, and Preconstruction, you will establish consistent delivery standards, improve project predictability, and ensure the operational readiness required to execute complex projects at scale.

Operational Leadership & Performance

• Lead operational performance across all data center projects and field execution activities
• Ensure delivery across safety, quality, schedule, cost, and productivity metrics
• Drive standardized operating models, KPIs, and performance governance across projects
• Monitor execution performance and implement corrective actions to achieve targets

Execution Excellence in Mission-Critical Environments

• Oversee project execution across the full lifecycle with focus on reliability and uptime requirements
• Ensure delivery of high-performance electrical, mechanical, and critical infrastructure systems
• Drive consistency in construction and installation of mission-critical systems (power, cooling, redundancy)
• Support seamless transition from construction through commissioning and operational readiness

Preconstruction & Operational Planning

• Partner with commercial and preconstruction teams on bid strategy and execution planning
• Provide operational input into constructability, phasing, and fast-track delivery approaches
• Ensure operational readiness to support aggressive schedules and phased turnovers
• Enhance competitiveness through optimized delivery strategies and execution planning

Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on speed-to-market, cost efficiency, and execution quality
• Implement standardization, modularization, and prefabrication strategies where applicable
• Reduce rework and improve schedule predictability across projects
• Strengthen operational scalability to meet growing data center demand

People Leadership & Capability Development

• Build and lead high-performing operations and field leadership teams
• Develop specialized capabilities in mission-critical construction and systems delivery
• Drive workforce planning, talent development, and succession strategies
• Foster a culture of accountability, responsiveness, and execution excellence

Safety, Quality & Organizational Alignment

• Champion a strong safety culture aligned with Incident-Free Workplace principles
• Ensure adherence to strict quality standards and performance expectations for mission-critical environments
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