Development Project Manager

About the role

QTS is a global leader in digital infrastructure, designing, building, and operating advanced data centers that support strategic AI, cloud, and digital transformation initiatives. The Development Project Manager is primarily responsible for leading and managing the design, pre‑construction, and construction activities on assigned projects, interacting daily with facilities, contractors, designers, engineers, commissioning agents, vendors, and data center operations staff.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple projects on a campus(es) and maintain updated budgets, schedules, and status reports for each.
• Create and communicate updates on development program & project status on a monthly basis suitable for executive‑level reviews.
• Effectively present information to support efficient decision making.
• Work with QTS stakeholders, design, and construction teams to create a master development program for site(s), including a complete campus design solution and capital budget.
• Manage entitlement and permitting needs for each assigned site project(s).
• Implement and manage multi‑phased site development plans to achieve time, budget, and quality standards.
• Continuously update a campus master plan to provide predictable statistics in a dynamic environment.
• Write scopes of work for design, construction, and commissioning services and participate in procurement and project cost estimates.
• Evaluate and level pricing proposals for design, construction, and commissioning services.
• Work closely with the strategic procurement team on equipment procurement and delivery processes.
• Ensure appropriate submittals are coordinated with site stakeholders.
• Monitor and create project budget / cost‑to‑date against the overall project budget.
• Establish project schedules and manage teams to on‑time completion.
• Review and approve monthly pay applications from contractors.
• Review change order requests from contractors and negotiate pricing.
• Establish site construction security procedures in conjunction with the site security team.
• Develop plans for product deployment and communicate those plans with relevant QTS staff.
• Collaborate with Sales Engineers and Product teams to aid in custom deal solutioning for prospective clients within schedule and budget constraints.
• Establish and maintain relationships serving as liaison with key QTS stakeholders.
• Represent QTS interests as a leader in OAC meetings.
• Create and build relationships that enhance QTS’s ability to be a leader in creating the world’s most valuable data center real estate.
• Aid in due‑diligence efforts for potential new sites on an as‑needed basis.
• Work with the internal development team to enhance project management processes and protocols.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science or Engineering or equivalent professional experience.
• Five or more years of professional experience in commercial construction practices and procedures, including management of Lump Sum, Construction Management @ Risk, and Design‑Build project delivery methods from conceptual development through procurement to close‑out.
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite, specifically PowerPoint for executive‑level communications and Excel for maintaining site program and individual project budgets.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA, Masters in Engineering, Management, or related field (desirable).
• Experience with delivery of mission‑critical data center facilities.
• Extensive experience with management of MEP trades.

Benefits

• 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.