DATA CENTER CONSTRUCTION SOLUTIONS

• Our Pre-construction management services supports future projects deployments and participate in regional initiatives with a focus on pre-construction estimating, development delivery, scheduling, and cost optimization. 
• Our services include professional cost, schedule, risk, and constructability analysis for perspective developments guiding business level decisions on regional capital expenditure across North America and Middle East.
• We also provides a unique opportunity to provide immediate feedback on cost drivers ranging from unique site characteristics, construction strategy, building design, to cost savings opportunities. 
• Review complex General Contractor and Major Trade proposals for new projects, assisting local project teams with evaluating cost, scope and schedule impacts of proposals.
• Ensure all project work scope has been included in the project estimates; verify all scope, durations, and assumptions included in each estimate and supports the authorization and release of internal budgets and estimates.
• Analyze drawings, specifications, proposals, and other documentation to prepare/review/comment on time, cost, and labor estimates for projects.
• Research new products and installation techniques 

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As Supply Chain managers, we 

• Regularly meet with assigned suppliers to review forecast, capture supply commitments and publish internally. 
• Review all PO’s placed by the client’s system integrators and assure compliance and supportability against the inventory positioning. 
• Manage metrics including days of supply, E&O, shortages within lead time and inventory exposure at each supplier to improve performance. 
• Work with Supply Chain, and Capacity Planning teams on the timing and availability of product transitions in order to plan for platform end of life (minimizing E&O inventory) and ramp of new platforms 
• Define inventory buffer targets (in conjunction with Supply Planning) and strategies based on historical usage and forecast, and define financial risk/liability associated with said buffers 
• Perform scenario analysis to understand impact of component shortages, demand upside/downside, etc. to Supply Plan of Record Identify process improvement opportunities and work with cross functional teams to improve tools and process to better meet our global demands. 

Planning 

• Help develop Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) including timelines and dependencies for large-scale datacenter construction projects.  
• Work with cross-functional teams, including engineers, procurement, and construction to ensure project milestones are met and deliverables are completed on time.  

General Contractor (GC) Procurement & Construction Schedule Baseline Management 

• Facilitate and support the development of a detailed Project Schedule along with project team, GC and Sub-Contractor vendors. 
• Work closely with the Regional Planning Lead to ensure the GC Baseline Schedule meets the standards and requirements defined within the DIV1 Specification.   
• Complete the GC Baseline Evaluation process and provide recommendations.   
• Carry out the GC Proposal Schedule Evaluations and provide evaluation narrative and scores.    

Schedule Analysis and Reporting 

• Facilitate and participate in weekly schedule reviews onsite with GC schedule teams to analyze and validate progress onsite.  
• Proactively analyze project schedules by; comparing cost/resource curves to actuals, tracking float consumption, perform schedule integrity (health) checks, carry-out delay impact analysis, monitor monthly performance and carry out variance analysis supporting Baseline Management and Change Control processes throughout the Project Lifecycle 

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