Vice President Delivery Data Center Infrastructure North America AMER

Position Overview

Nscale is building the infrastructure that powers AI. Our North American Data Center Infrastructure group delivers large scale, high density data center campuses where speed to power, execution certainty, and customer handover are central to commercial success. The Vice President Delivery leads the safe, predictable, and commercially disciplined delivery of Nscale self-build data center facilities across North America. The portfolio will be predominantly located in the South Central region, with responsibility extending across North America as business needs require. This executive is accountable for turning approved development opportunities into operational, customer ready facilities through disciplined leadership of design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover. This role requires a senior builder with deep data center construction experience, strong technical judgment across MEP systems and critical infrastructure, and a proven ability to lead complex projects at scale. The Vice President Delivery establishes the operating rhythm, talent bench, delivery strategy, and external relationships required to grow a high performing delivery organization.

Key Responsibilities

Portfolio Delivery Leadership

Own end to end delivery performance for the North American self build portfolio, from project authorization through commissioning, turnover, and transition to operations.

Set and maintain a clear delivery strategy for each campus that aligns scope, schedule, cost, procurement, execution approach, customer commitments, and risk management.





Lead portfolio prioritization and resource deployment across concurrent campuses; identify cross project dependencies, capacity constraints, and escalation needs early.

Provide executives with an accurate, decision ready view of delivery health, including schedule confidence, budget status, procurement exposure, construction progress, key risks, and required interventions.

Drive timely resolution of issues that threaten critical milestones, including energization, long lead equipment delivery, construction completion, commissioning, and customer ready dates.

Project Execution and Controls

Establish accountable project leadership and governance for each campus, with clear ownership across project management, preconstruction, construction, MEP QAQC, commissioning, commercial, and project controls.

Ensure projects are planned and executed using credible integrated master schedules, disciplined cost forecasting, change control, risk management, and performance reporting.

Review and challenge project execution plans, recovery strategies, contractor schedules, estimates, and forecasts to ensure that commitments are achievable and risks are visible.

Sponsor the development and continuous improvement of repeatable North American delivery standards, stage gates, playbooks, templates, and operating rhythms that improve certainty without slowing execution.

Coordinate closely with Development, Design, Procurement and Supply Chain, General Programs, Operations,



and customer teams to protect delivery outcomes across the full project lifecycle.

Commercial and Contract Leadership

Lead the delivery organization’s role in major commercial decisions, including delivery model selection, contractor procurement strategy, contract negotiations, scope allocation, and commercial risk management.

Maintain executive oversight of major construction, engineering, equipment, and professional services contracts; ensure contract positions support project schedule, cost, quality, safety, and operational requirements.

Partner with Legal, Commercial, Procurement, and Finance to resolve claims, disputes, change orders, and other material commercial matters in a timely and commercially sound manner.

Build trusted senior relationships with general contractors, trade partners, OEMs, engineering firms, utilities, and other strategic partners to improve access, accountability, and execution performance.

Technical Delivery

Apply strong technical judgment across civil, structural, electrical, mechanical, controls, low voltage, and critical infrastructure systems to validate constructability, sequencing, commissioning readiness, and operational resilience.

Ensure MEP design, equipment selection, procurement, installation, testing, and commissioning plans are fully integrated with the delivery schedule and customer requirements.

Lead senior level engagement on complex technical and operational risks, including utility interfaces, power availability, long lead electrical and mechanical equipment, quality issues, and commissioning performance.

Champion a practical, field informed approach to construc

📌 Vice President Delivery Data Center Infrastructure North America (Madrid)
🏢 Nscale
📍 Madrid