Program Manager, REIC PMO

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A career at Equinix means being at the center of shaping what comes next and amplifying customer value through innovation and impact. You'll work across teams, influence key decisions, and help shape the path forward. You'll find belonging, purpose, and a team that welcomes you-because when you feel valued, you're empowered to do your best work.

Summary

• The primary focus of the role is program management of the wider design & construction & commercial functions as it relates to the approval of major expansion construction projects throughout the EMEA Region.
• An ability to communicate effectively, form partnerships and influence and drive stakeholders (both internal and external) is a requirement for this position.

• Support the Global Design & Construction team to perform as an industry-leading function.
• Take the lead role in:
  • coordinating construction / design / commercial functions through pre-construction process, including providing governance around peer/onward reviews, culminating in business case approval.
  • working with Corporate Development and the local businesses to define business needs / strategy and manage project pipeline
  • creating scalable processes for tracking progress towards on-time delivery of projects, particularly deliverables necessary for business case approval gateways
  • scheduling out activities and project/deliverable tracking on a project by project basis culminating in a number of different deliverables including business cases
  • organising communications with stakeholders (such as design / construction / commercial, external consulting & contracting partners, asset management, real estate, legal) by acting as reference point for team
• Work with Construction Manager, Design Manager, Commercial Manager to ensure alignment and to find creative ways to optimise the projects, and helping coach/train the teams for efficient approval process.
• Support due diligence and site selection and acquisition efforts.
• Support the preparation of key deliverables for presentation to senior management as part of business case approval.
• Assist project schedule reviews with construction managers and senior management.
• Assist continuous improvement initiatives and develop best practices, including:
  • Lessons Learned - oversee the process of capturing and disseminating lessons learned
  • KPI - oversee the management and reporting at a regional, and maybe global level.
  • Software - assist with the software selection and implementation for global process optimization.
• Assist training and development of in-house teams on project management mechanisms and best practices.
• Report status, successes, challenges and key activities to senior management.

• Bachelors degree in construction, engineering, business, financial or related field.
• Extensive experience of real project delivery, preferably in data center development.
• Experience in managing multiple projects and coordinate with internal staff and external consultants, vendors and other stakeholders
• Must be detail orientated, with accurate input and proof reading skills.
• Must be able to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Must have strong business acumen and commercial outlook.
• Must have strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must have strong sense of accountability, ownership and urgency.
• Must have strong IT skills, particularly with PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook with some experience of Microsoft Project/Primavera, or equivalent, preferred.
• Ability to travel within EMEA as needed.