VP Construction

Digital Edge is a trusted and forward-looking data center platform company, established to transform digital infrastructure in Asia. Backed by Stonepeak, a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets, Digital Edge has in excess of US$1.6 billion in committed equity capital with investors including some of the world’s largest institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Digital Edge’s vision is to be the leading provider of sustainable, next generation digital infrastructure in Asia. Our mission is to build the foundation for the world’s digital future, helping organizations to grow sustainably and empowering populations they serve.

Founded in 2020, the company has grown rapidly across multiple markets in the region, and currently provides data center and fiber services across Japan, South Korea, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia and China. The Company now owns and operates 21 data centers with over 500 MW of critical IT load in service and under construction and development, with another 300 MW held for future development.

This role is an exciting opportunity to join our fast growing team as we further expand our footprint across Asia.

Our values:

• Respect: We embrace diversity and collaboration.
• Innovation: We share ideas and solve problems.
• Strive: We are driven and determined.
• Excellence: We seek to deliver the best.
• Responsibility: We do what’s right for our people and the planet.

What we need:

We are seeking a Vice President, Construction with a strong foundation in mission-critical infrastructure to lead the execution of data centre construction projects across the APAC region, with a primary focus on emerging and growth markets . This senior leadership role will oversee the full construction lifecycle from pre-construction through commissioning, driving consistency, quality, and timely delivery across a growing portfolio of hyperscale and BTS data centre projects.

The ideal candidate brings deep experience delivering complex technical projects at scale, particularly in dynamic and fast-developing markets. You will demonstrate strong leadership across multidisciplinary site teams, contractors, and consultants, and work closely with internal stakeholders, design and procurement teams, and strategic partners to ensure each facility is executed to the highest standards of safety, cost control, performance, and schedule adherence.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic & Technical Leadership

• Lead the end-to-end construction execution of assigned data centre projects across the region, aligning with strategic briefs, business goals and customer requirements.
• Provide executive oversight for civil, structural, architectural and MEP construction delivery, ensuring safe, timely, and cost-effective outcomes.
• Collaborate with design, operations, and commercial leadership to ensure constructability, scalability, and alignment with technical standards and innovations (e.g., liquid cooling, modular deployment).
• Drive continuous improvement across construction delivery, leading the push for faster schedules, better quality, and more cost-effective outcomes.

Project & Construction Delivery Oversight

• Drive the full construction lifecycle – from pre-construction planning, contractor onboarding, site mobilization to commissioning and handover.
• Lead and coordinate general contractors, EPCs, and key vendors across multiple sites and geographies.
• Ensure strong governance in schedule management, change control, quality assurance, safety, and risk mitigation throughout project execution.

Construction Governance & Standardization

• Establish and enforce internal construction governance frameworks, including program controls, cost tracking, quality reviews, milestone accountability and standardized project status reporting across all markets.
• Maintain and evolve construction playbooks, modular construction strategies, and lessons learnt to support consistency, repeatability, and scalability.

Cross-Functional Execution Interface

• Act as the critical interface between design, procurement, operations, and commercial teams, resolving construction-phase design conflicts, material availability issues, and timeline challenges.
• Champion constructability reviews, value engineering, and logistics planning from early phases to avoid downstream conflicts or rework.
• Provide senior-level oversight for testing and commissioning (T&C) activities, ensuring that local project leads validate sequence of operations (SOO), system integration, and customer readiness.
• Ensure successful execution of integrated systems testing (IST), with compliance to technical specifications, service level agreements (SLAs), and project handover criteria.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Build and lead a high-performing regional construction management team with a focus on delivery excellence, site safety, and customer satisfaction.
• Represent the construction function to internal leadership, customers, and partners, communicating progress, risks, mitigations, and business impact clearly and confidently.
• Actively champion and implement policies and procedures for occupational health & safety in the workplace, information security management, environmental management systems; incident management; and comply with all legal regulatory requirements of the organization

Candidate Profile:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline.
• 15+ years of experience in data centre or critical infrastructure construction, including at least 5 years in a senior regional or global leadership role.
• Proven success in delivering hyperscale or large-scale colocation projects across Asia-Pacific or other international markets.
• Deep understanding of construction delivery, contract management, QA/QC, HSE, and commissioning processes.
• Familiarity with international and local construction codes, safety regulations, and data centre design and operation standards (NFPA, ASHRAE, IEC, ISO, etc.).
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across internal and external organizations.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, ideally with hyperscale cloud, and/or datacentre developers.
• PMP, LEED AP, or equivalent certification is advantageous.

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

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