Development Project Engineer (Q-Systems: Security)

About the role

The Development Project Engineer (Q-Systems: Security) is a key member of the development team, supporting the security design, pre-construction, and construction phases of projects.

Responsibilities

• Aid in the security design, pre-construction, and construction activities for assigned projects.
• Collaborate with Facilities, Contractors, Designers, Engineers, Commissioning Agents, Vendors, and Data Center Operations & Corporate real estate staff.
• Update budgets, schedules, and status reports for each project.
• Prepare updates for the development program and project status for executive reviews.
• Participate in the master development program for sites, including campus design solutions and capital budgets.
• Handle entitlement and permitting needs for each site project.
• Manage scopes of work for design, construction, commissioning services, and procurement processes.
• Coordinate submittals with site stakeholders and monitor project budgets.
• Ensure compliance with project schedules and manage teams for timely completion.
• Negotiate change order requests and establish site construction security procedures.
• Create and maintain relationships with key stakeholders to enhance QTS’s leadership position.
• Support internal development team in enhancing project management processes and protocols.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Technology, Science, Engineering, or Construction Management, or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite, particularly PowerPoint and Excel.
• Up to 25% travel required.
• US Citizenship required due to federal customer contracts.
• One or more years of experience in technology systems - security, design, and/or implementation.
• One or more years of professional experience in commercial construction practices and procedures.
• Direct experience in the construction of data centers, critical medical, industrial, construction, oil and gas, or large-scale technology systems.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate technical issues to leadership or non-engineers.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Technology, Science, Engineering, or Construction Management field or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite, specifically PowerPoint for program updates and Excel for budgets.
• Travel up to 25% of the time.
• US Citizenship required due to federal customer contracts.

Skills

• One or more years of related experience in technology systems - security, design, and/or implementation.
• One or more years of professional experience in commercial construction practices and procedures.
• Direct experience in the construction of data centers, critical medical, industrial, construction, oil and gas, or large-scale technology systems.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interface with all levels of the organization.
• Proven ability to understand and communicate technical issues to leadership or non-engineers.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits

• Roth and Traditional 401(k) matching contributions with immediate vesting.
• Generous PTO, Paid Volunteer Days Plus Floating Holidays.
• Stock Purchase Plan (SPP).
• 11 paid holidays annually/Holiday compensation when worked.
• Pet and Legal Insurance.
• Q-Rest Sabbatical Program.
• Q-Anniversary Service Award Program.
• Parental Leave for primary and secondary caregivers.
• Military Benefits Package.
• QTS Charitable Matching Gift Program.
• QTS Scholarship for Employee Dependents.
• QTS Crisis Fund.
• Tuition Reimbursement Program.