The posting
ABOUT VOLTA
Volta is the category-defining, fully vertically integrated AI infrastructure platform – from capital to clusters to software, under a founder-led enterprise. Our mission is The Utility of Compute™: AI infrastructure as dependable and available as electricity, for every organization that needs it. Launched with a $10B strategic partnership with one of the leading frontier AI labs, a Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, and a $5B AI Infrastructure Fund, Volta is building the infrastructure layer of the AI era from the ground up. We are 100+ people across London, Palo Alto, and New York, with rapid growth expectations to hundreds.
About The Role
Volta is building AI factory campuses across Finland, each on NVIDIA’s DSX architecture and part of a gigawatt-scale contracted power pipeline across Europe and North America. The Delivery Director is responsible for standing up all of Volta’s sites across Finland and leading their delivery end to end: from preconstruction handover through design, engineering, procurement and construction to campuses that are commissioned and ready for turn-up.
You will be Volta’s delivery lead in Finland. You will stand up every site in the country and lead it end to end, building each one from the ground up: the site teams, the design partners and contractors, the delivery playbook and the governance that runs it, and the standards every campus is built to.
Volta is at the start of its build in Finland, so this is a senior seat with real ownership. You will work with Volta’s Design and Engineering, Procurement, Project Controls and DC Operations functions, and you will give the business a clear line of sight on progress, risk and cost across every campus in Finland.
What You Will Be Doing
• Lead end to end delivery of Volta’s campuses across Finland, from preconstruction handover through to commissioning and handover, across multiple concurrent builds
• Stand up every site in Finland: site mobilisation, the delivery team, the partner base and the governance to run it
• Build and lead the site delivery teams: the Construction TPMs and project engineering disciplines for every campus
• Shape the delivery strategy for each campus with Procurement and Project Controls: contracting model, phasing, schedule and the path to first power and turn-up
• Work with Design and Engineering and the design partners so each site’s design is complete, applies the DSX reference design correctly and is fit for Finnish codes and conditions
• Shape procurement in country with the Procurement function: contractor selection, package strategy, tendering and award
• Lead construction delivery on every site, holding main contractors and trade partners to Volta’s standards for programme, quality and safety
• Work with Precon and Power and Energy on permitting, environmental approvals and grid connection, and own the municipal, landowner and community relationships each campus depends on in country
• Work with Project Controls, DSX Full Stack Delivery and DC Operations so each campus is commissioned, handed over and ready for turn-up on schedule
• Own progress, risk and cost across the Finland campuses and keep the business informed on all three
What You Bring
• You have led large scale data centre delivery in Finland or the Nordics, end to end and as the accountable leader, across multiple concurrent sites. Data centre experience is essential
• You have owned delivery at this level before, for multiple sites or a national programme, and have stood up the teams that delivered them from the ground up
• Deep knowledge of the Finnish delivery environment: permitting and environmental approvals, grid connection and power, municipal authorities, and the contractor and supply chain market
• Commercial judgement across contracting models and the experience to apply the right one for each campus and hold partners to it
• Depth across design, engineering, procurement and construction, with experience of hyperscale or high density compute builds and NVIDIA reference designs or comparable architectures
• A track record of delivering at speed without compromising safety or quality, and of setting the standards others build to
• Based in Finland, fluent in Finnish and English
What We Offer
At Volta, we believe people do their best work when they feel supported, trusted and able to grow. We’re building a company where you can make an impact, keep a healthy balance between work and life, and build a career you’re proud of.
As a global team, we do our best to provide great benefits wherever you’re based. While some benefits vary by country due to local regulations, we believe looking after our people is simply the right thing to do.
• Competitive salary based on the work you do here, not your previous salary
• Retirement/pension contributions
• Comprehensive health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
• Generous number of vacation days each year
WHAT WE OFFER
At Volta, we believe people do their best work when they feel supported, trusted and able to grow. We're building a company where you can make an impact, keep a healthy balance between work and life, and build a career you're proud of. As a global team, we do our best to provide great benefits wherever you're based. While some benefits vary by country due to local regulations, we believe looking after our people is simply the right thing to do.
- Competitive salary based on the work you do here, not your previous salary
- Equity in Volta, giving you the opportunity to share in the company's long-term success
- Retirement/pension contributions
- Comprehensive health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
- Generous number of vacation days each year
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Background Checks
All offers of employment at Volta are conditional on the satisfactory completion of pre-employment screening, which includes confirmation of your right to work, verification of your employment history and a criminal record check, where this is permitted by local law. Screening is carried out by Zinc, an accredited third-party provider, after an offer is made and all information is handled confidentially and in accordance with applicable data protection law.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
Volta is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and make employment decisions based on skills, qualifications, experience and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic.
ACCESSIBILITY
Volta is committed to providing an accessible recruitment experience for all candidates. If you require accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the application or interview process, please contact us at [email protected]. We will work with you to identify reasonable accommodations that enable you to participate fully in the hiring process.
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