Senior Vice President, Utilities and Energy - Europe

Responsibilities

• Single threaded Executive leader for driving electric generation, transmission & substation project set up and execution across Europe
• Owns European long-term utility infrastructure strategy (generation, transmission, procurement)
• Accountable for >EUR500M+ portfolio and 20+ concurrent major projects
• Defines capital allocation and prioritization model
• Directs a team that leads all aspects of high-voltage projects, including scope, schedule, & budget
• Manage the effort to negotiate contracts with substation EPCs
• Manage and negotiate power contracts with utility partners
• Oversee, track, and report on power project status for all European sites
• Direct the development of utility portfolio-level budget and financial reporting to QTS leadership
• Establish and frame the development of project and equipment forecasts to aid procurement & vendor partners while improving the company position through strategic insights
• Drive continuous improvement in the project execution organization.
• Provide guidance, mentorship, and support to project managers, team members, and leadership on project concepts, best practices, and procedures to ensure all activities are linked to QTS's core values, mission, and strategy.
• Influence cross-organizational peers in Pre-Development, Utility Engagement, Energy, Development, Legal, and Sales to deliver power capacity in line with customer demand
• What You Will Need to Be Successful:
• Fifteen or more years of experience in the utilities and energy sector, along with construction management expertise
• Fifteen or more years of people leader experience.
• Demonstrated experience working directly with c-level executives and collaborating effectively across all levels of the organization.
• Able to travel up to 50% of the time or as needed to support relationship-building and delivery

Requirements

• This position is eligible to be based in UK, Spain, Italy, Germany or Ireland
• Master's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or comparable experience.
• Twenty or more years of experience delivering utility & construction projects.
• Twenty or more years of people leader experience.
• Demonstrated experience delivering and managing Large-scale >300MW), multi-country portfolios
• Sets market position with EPCs and OEM ecosystem across countries
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate strategic deals $100 million in value
• Experience managing an extensive portfolio of work across more than one country
• Other Key Skills:
• Shapes enterprise strategy and investment prioritization
• Influences executive level internal and external executives including public sector stakeholders
• Drives global alignment across business units
• Translates ambiguity into scalable operating models

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