Senior Commercial Manager

Senior Commercial Manager

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company, operating 245+ data centers across the globe and providing interconnections to all the key clouds and networks. Businesses need one place to simplify and bring together fragmented, complex infrastructure that spans private and public cloud environments. Our global platform allows customers to place infrastructure wherever they need it and connect it to everything they need to succeed.

We are a fast-growing global company with 70+ quarters of growth. Through our innovative portfolio of high-performance products and services, we have created the largest, most active global ecosystem of 10,000+ companies, including 2,000+ networks and 3,000 cloud and IT service providers in 32 countries spanning six continents.  

A career at Equinix means you will collaborate on work that impacts the world and be surrounded by endless opportunities to learn new skills and grow in varied directions. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitable work environment. that is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success. 

Job Summary

• This position reports directly to the EMEA Commercial Management Lead, Global Design & Construction

• The primary focus of the role is commercial management oversight across Equinix’s portfolio major expansion construction projects throughout EMEA

• The position works closely with other internal project teams of varying levels of seniority

• The role is expected to provide strategic and day-to-day leadership specifically focused to drive down construction costs, provide assurance against internal financial controls and reporting processes and help manage all major contract risks

Responsibilities

• Oversee the preparation of budgets including detailed cost modeling, benchmarking analysis and presentation of this to senior management

• Monitor adherence against budget throughout the project lifespan including cost checks and reviews, value engineering and cost saving initiatives and evaluation of alternates

• Provide guidance and assist with the orderly development of requests for proposal leading into procurement for design services agreements, owner furnished equipment and general contractor services agreements

• Oversee and provide guidance on commercial change management and change evaluation efforts on all projects

• Review analytics for project portfolio cash flow and earn value analysis

• Monitor the financial close-out on all projects including settlement of all vendors

• Pro-actively lead all commercial risk management efforts including commercial audits, contingency analyses, risk identification and analyses and management training

• Review project cost reports and carry out regular reviews of these with senior management

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in construction, business, financial or related field

• Proven experience in a related function

• Preferably RICS accreditation

• 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

• Must have strong written and verbal communication skills

• Must have strong sense of accountability, ownership and urgency

• Must have strong computer skills, particularly with Excel

Equinix is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.