Director, Data Center Development & Construction; Louisville, KY

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Headquartered in the Greater Washington area, American Real Estate Partners (AREP) is a US-based leading institutional fund manager and real estate partner with over $13 billion deployed across key U.S. markets. Specializing in data center, residential, industrial, and office assets, AREP has acquired more than 34 million square feet of Class A real estate and currently manages over 25 million square feet.

Power House Data Centers, a wholly owned division of AREP, is a developer and owner of next-generation data centers and provides technical real estate solutions for hyperscalers across the country. Backed by strategic joint venture partnerships, Power House leverages its proven leadership and best-in-class technical expertise to deliver innovative real estate solutions.

The Director, Data Center Development & Construction will coordinate the daily activities involved with the entitlement, design, construction, and promotion of data center projects. This position reports to SVP, Data Center Development & Construction. The candidate will interact with consultants, design and engineering teams, general contractors, equipment suppliers, capital partners, and other project stakeholders as necessary.

The incumbent will be directly responsible for all project development tasks, including but not limited to management of project budgets, scheduling, consultant and contractor procurement and contract administration, and overall project and/or development delivery and performance.

This role is based out of the Project Site in Louisville, KY, with minimum 25% travel requirements to HQ. Additionally, travel could expand to additional project sites in the future.

• Lead the data center project development and project management throughout the entire project life cycle.
• Coordinate and manage consultant activity during the entitlement and design development stage of projects. Commission reports (utility, wetlands, environmental, geotechnical) and access results as they relate to project development.
• Assist in the preparation of project business plans, including marketing strategy, budget, capital requirements and exit strategies.
• Assist in the preparation of pro-forma models for project financial analysis.
• Assist in development and execution of project Sustainability plans.
• Implement and report on project status on a daily basis.
• Manage entitlement requirements with the responsible public agencies. Maintain relationships and coordinate with responsible public agencies on entitlement related issues.
• Prepare development budgets and manage costs to remain within budget constraints. Also prepare and manage development and project schedules including negotiation and resolution of critical path conflicts.
• Help assure that the organization is in compliance with local, state and Federal laws and permits and perform other related duties as assigned.
• Directly interface with construction general contractors throughout all phases: bidding, award, execution, and project closeout/punch list.
  
  Responsibilities include:
  • Develop and implement RFP requirements for project bids and review bidders' qualifications, analyze and evaluate bids and negotiate contracts as required. Manage contracts and agreements and enforce provisions as necessary.
  • Plan and schedule work over the course of one or several months; defines tasks, priorities and work schedules in order to meet overall objectives of broadly defined work assignments.
  • Developing comprehensive construction project scopes and requests for proposals.
  • Performing financial analysis of construction projects.
  • Managing construction documents, including submittal reviews, RFIs, change orders, and invoicing.
  • Implementing construction project quality control measures.
  • Recording and reporting key construction metrics to team and management.
  • Serving as a leader within internal and external teams.

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, architecture/planning, business or related field, or additional significant relevant working experience in lieu of degree.
• Advanced knowledge of the data center development, design, and construction principles and practices.
• Intermediate experience of financial models to understand the financial feasibility of projects.
• Ability to interpret federal, state, and local ordinances, regulations and past approvals pertaining to the development of assets.
• Skilled in drafting agreements and editing legal documents related to design and construction.
• Ability to handle complete infrastructure development life cycle for multiple projects and deadlines and generate detail-oriented work-product.
• Skilled in developing, coordinating and maintaining project schedules.
• Skilled in developing and executing project level Sustainability plans,…