Associate General Counsel, Director - Construction

About the role

Inspiring a dynamic future, QTS Data Centers leads the charge in today's rapidly evolving digital landscape. Our world-class data centers are the backbone of our customers' strategic growth initiatives, positioning us as a global leader in digital infrastructure. Fueled by the advancements in AI and cloud technologies, QTS is at the forefront of innovation, ensuring speed, capacity, and sustainability. As a Blackstone portfolio company, we're dedicated to ambitious growth and innovation. Our team members are the driving force behind our success, embodying a mission-driven, resourceful, and community-focused ethos.

Responsibilities

• Oversee legal aspects of the company’s construction and procurement contracting terms and process
• Work with the company’s Development team in negotiating and managing construction contracts
• Oversee legal aspects of the company’s energy / utilities procurement program (including renewables)
• Work with the company’s Development team to secure power and utilities to the company’s projects
• Advise on regulatory matters regarding energy and utilities
• Advise on regulatory, health and environmental matters regarding development projects
• Negotiate and work with the company’s contractors and utility providers
• Negotiate and structure project-related documents, including vendor / supply agreements, O&M agreements, offtake agreements and other similar agreements
• Support project financing transactions
• Aid in a variety of other legal matters such as regulatory matters, permitting, environmental, due diligence and real estate, as well as various other transactional matters and agreements as needed
• Collaborate with and manage outside counsel, partners, customers, counterparties and other third parties, as needed
• Perform a broad range of legal matters and general business matters based on the needs of the company, as may be assigned by the General Counsel

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school with strong academic credentials
• Admission to the Bar of a U.S. state or the District of Columbia
• Seven or more years of legal experience as a practicing lawyer working in the area of design, engineering, and construction contracting (representing owners and developers)
• Experience with, or willingness to learn, regulations and contracting for energy and utilities procurement and/or power or power-related projects

Skills and Abilities

• Hands-on, self-starter with a disciplined and detail-oriented approach
• Agile and versatile, comfortable with new and unfamiliar subject matter
• Able to maintain a high degree of confidentiality
• Entrepreneurial and enterprising, able to take initiative with no direction
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong listening, organizational, and interpersonal skills
• Strong work ethic and accountability to deadlines
• Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel), Box, Workday, DocuSign
• Excellent analytical, time-management, judgment and decision-making skills
• Possess ambition and an optimistic attitude
• Able to effectively multitask and manage competing priorities and demands

Total Rewards

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Flexible spending and HSA accounts
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Paid volunteer days
• Employee assistance program
• Tuition assistance
• Parental leave
• Military leave assistance
• QTS scholarship for dependents
• Wellness program
• Other company benefits
• Bonus eligibility