Vice President of Technology Engineering (Remote: USA)
Cologix, Inc. - Des Moines, IA
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Vice President of Technology Engineering (Remote: USA)This range is provided by Cologix, Inc.. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.Base pay range$200,000.00/yr - $250,000.00/yrBased in Denver, Colorado, Cologix is North America's leading network-neutral interconnection and hyperscale edge data center company. Our platform gives customers access to 45+ digital edge and ScalelogixSM hyperscale edge data centers in 12 markets across the United States and Canada along with a carrier-dense ecosystem of 710+ networks, 360+ cloud providers, 30+ onramps and seven Internet exchanges.Cologix is looking for a highly motivated individual with strong thought leadership and interpersonal skills who will assist with selecting and deploying new technologies in support of Basis of Design requirements utilized in the construction of new facilities as well as the retrofit and upgrade of existing facilities. The Vice President of Technology Engineering will be a technical resource for the President of the company as well as supporting peer organizations such as Construction & Operations.What you do daily:Designing short term and long term solutions for offerings Cologix makes to its customers in line with new advancements in MEP technology.Demonstrate Cologix values and cultural statement to drive excellence, productivity and customer service in all facets of employment, and instill such values in all direct reports.Maintain a positive and open demeanor, encouraging open discourse among peers while moving team forward through change and fostering teamwork and collaborationCommunicate technology related business decisions including the context and reasons behind them to Executive teract externally with OEM’s, vendors, and peers requiring influence, negotiation, and presentation skills.Assists with capacity planning, continuous improvement metrics and management, and interact with advanced operations and technical equipment support engineersWork with our Energy Solutions team on new power delivery options including Fuel Cell, NG Generation, Turbines, Recip engines, etcManages to Cologix performance metrics and participate in Operational Reviews to achieve industry leading SLAsInteract with different organizations, customers, vendors, contractors, and building management to provide a high level of customer satisfactionParticipate in facilities post incident reviews as requiredIn concert with Construction and Operations the DTE will work to identify long term solutions to meet new evolving technology such as Artificial Intelligence, Liquid Cooling, High Density Cooling Solutions, Power design to address continued power densification on a cabinet and site basis.While helping to design and engineer new solutions to address power and cooling demands the DTE will work to maintain cost to build parameters.Evaluates opportunities to enhance site capacity and efficiency through equipment and design evaluation meeting an ROI target set out in advance.Demonstrate a passion for continuous improvement utilizing LEAN/Six Sigma methodologies to improve customer experience, SLAs, colocation facility uptime and network availabilityIndividual will possess project management skills related to the deployment of new technologies introduced into the Cologix environment.Focus on power cost reduction opportunities including commercial solutions as well as power utilization reduction management techniques, particularly cooling efficiency improvements throughout the Cologix facilitiesServe as the liaison between the Construction and Operations teams to the customer facing teams on long term technology solutions available to sell.Ensure that all customer support and other Operations services meet or exceed established standards for quality and time.What makes you a good fit: (Qualifications)7 to 10+ years of progressively expanding responsibilities and experience in colocation data center engineering, experience may include equipment design and engineering, support engineering for OEM products, or construction engineering dutiesIndividual can self manage duties, reporting into senior management progress on key initiatives whether directed by the VP of Construction, SVP of Operations or Company President.Must be flexible and a team player supporting multiple organizations at once and taking direction on priorities and turning those into key business drivers with which the broader team can support in a commercial manner.An ideal individual can turn from highly technical conversations at an engineering level to briefing key executives in a fashion that allows for key decision to be made for the business.Must possess a degree in Electro-Mechanical, Electrical or Mechanical EngineeringCan deliver and translate cut sheets, shop drawings and ROM’s from binations of education and experience will be consideredMicrosoft Office software applicationsExpert understanding of all One Line or Single Line DiagramsHas experience on a broad array of MEP and building design software.Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.Cologix is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status. If you need assistance in applying for any of our open positions, please contact us at or call 720-940-2551.Cologix offers a competitive benefit package for full-time employees that includes: Medical, dental, and vision insurance, Flexible spending account options, Non-accrued PTO, Company paid holidays, 401k Retirement Plan, Short- and Long-Term Disability, Employee Discount Marketplace, Employee Recognition Platform. Individual compensation will be commensurate with the candidate's experience. This position will also be eligible for an annual bonus. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Created: 2025-10-08