Vice President, Data Centre Technical Development and Delivery

Onni Group of Companies•Los Angeles, CA

23h•$175,000 - $295,000•Onsite

About The Position

ONNI Group is seeking a technically strong Vice President to lead the assessment, planning, and delivery of data centre projects across its real estate portfolio and selected third-party development and construction opportunities. The role connects operators’ compute requirements with practical building infrastructure, project budgets, and delivery schedules. The Vice President will serve as Onni’s senior technical counterpart to operators and work closely with partnerships and leasing, development, engineering, and construction teams. This is a hands-on leadership position that requires sound technical judgment, clear recommendations, and personal accountability for moving projects forward. The initial focus is on smaller and mid-sized data centres, including AI inference, enterprise compute, edge and colocation facilities, conversions within existing buildings, phased expansions, and selective new developments. Experience with larger campuses is welcome when applicable to this project scale and delivery model. Onni is a privately owned North American real estate company with operations in development and construction, commercial property ownership and management, hospitality, venture capital, and technology. The role is based in Los Angeles, California. Onni describes its workplace culture as full-time, office-based, with three work-from-home days per month. Travel is required for site reviews, operator meetings, and project delivery.

Requirements

Typically 10 or more years of relevant experience in data centre infrastructure, engineering, technical program management, or complex facility delivery, including senior leadership responsibility; demonstrated results matter more than a fixed tenure.
A record of leading complex technical projects from requirements through implementation, connecting compute or operator needs to physical infrastructure and facility delivery.
Practical understanding of power distribution, UPS systems, backup generation, cooling, connectivity, and commissioning, with judgment to involve qualified specialists in detailed design and certification.
Ability to evaluate budgets, equipment lead times, delivery risks, and tradeoffs, and communicate clear recommendations to executives, operators, and construction teams.
Relevant technical education or equivalent practical experience.
Willingness to travel for site reviews, operator meetings, and project delivery.

Nice To Haves

Experience with AI or GPU infrastructure, high-density computing, existing-building conversions, or phased data centre expansion.
Hardware and platform engineering background when supported by relevant facility delivery experience.
Professional engineering designation.
Experience on larger campuses, where relevant to the project scale and delivery model.

Responsibilities

Work directly with operators to define IT load, rack density, cooling, resilience, connectivity, equipment access, and deployment plans, and translate requirements into an agreed project brief.
Lead coordinated site and expansion reviews covering utility supply, building electrical capacity, cooling options, structural loading, equipment routes, backup generation, and approvals; verify available power before commitments are made.
Coordinate concept designs, infrastructure options, budgets, and schedules with qualified specialists, and recommend whether and how each opportunity should proceed.
Lead external engineers, specialist consultants, and vendors alongside Onni’s internal teams, resolving interfaces between compute equipment and building systems through permitting and construction.
Oversee technical milestones from design and procurement through installation, integrated testing, and handover; work with construction leaders to resolve issues and confirm acceptance requirements before operator occupancy.
Support lease, development, and construction negotiations with verified technical information, defining power delivery conditions, infrastructure scope, cost allocation, and acceptance criteria with commercial and legal teams.
Build a repeatable delivery approach, including standard site assessments, project briefs, responsibility matrices, and reporting practices, and develop relationships with utilities, engineers, and equipment suppliers.

Benefits

Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits package.
Health care, including a $0 premium health care plan.
Dental care.
Vision care.
Health savings account.
Flexible spending account.
Life insurance.
Short-term disability insurance.
Long-term disability insurance.
Accident insurance.
Hospital indemnity insurance.
Critical illness insurance.
Pet insurance.
401(k) plan with employer match.
Annual education allowance.
Generous referral program.
Free access to a fully equipped gym.
Friends and Family rates for hospitality brands.
Three days per month of work-from-home flexibility.
Employee events, including quarterly team-building events, sports day, an annual holiday party, seasonal celebrations, food trucks, and other office events.