Vice President Delivery Data Center Infrastructure North America

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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

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What We Value Most

• Integrity: does the right thing even when no one is watching and never misrepresents status, costs, progress, or risk.
• Ownership mentality: treats the portfolio as their own and holds themselves and their team accountable for outcomes.
• Respect under pressure: remains composed and professional with teams, contractors, customers, and partners in difficult conditions.
• Transparent communication: surfaces difficult issues early, communicates facts clearly, and drives decisions to resolution.
• Team first leadership: builds capable teams, shares credit, develops people, and keeps the program ahead of personal agenda.

Work Environment and Schedule

• North America based hybrid role with substantial travel, expected to be approximately 35 to 50 percent, to active project sites, contractor offices, supplier locations, and Nscale offices. Travel will be concentrated in the South Central region while supporting broader North American needs.
• Fast paced, high growth environment with multiple concurrent projects and occasional work outside standard hours to support critical milestones, project escalations, and executive reporting.
• Site visits require adherence to all Nscale and contractor safety programs and the appropriate use of personal protective equipment.

The range below reflects the base salary for the position. Actual compensation may vary based on job-related factors such as skill set, experience, education, and location. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for bonus, equity, and/or commission programs. Nscale may offer a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, flexible paid time off, parental leave, and retirement plan participation.

Salary Range
$260,000 — $450,000 USD

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