Development Project Manager

About the role

As a Development Project Manager at QTS Data Centers, you will lead and manage the design, preconstruction, and construction activities for assigned projects. You will interact daily with Facilities, Contractors, Designers, Engineers, Commissioning Agents, Vendors, and Data Center Operations staff, requiring strong written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple projects on a campus(es), maintaining updated budgets, schedules, and status reports for each.
• Create and communicate monthly updates on development program and project status suitable for executive-level reviews.
• Present information effectively to support efficient decision-making.
• Work with QTS stakeholders, design, and construction teams to create a master development program, including a complete campus design solution and capital budget.
• Manage entitlement and permitting needs for each assigned site project.
• Implement and manage multi-phased site development plans to achieve time, budget, and quality standards predictably.
• Continuously update the campus master plan to provide predictable statistics in a dynamic environment.
• Write scopes of work for design, construction, and commissioning services; 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.
• Ensure appropriate submittals are coordinated with site stakeholders.
• Monitor and create project budgets/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 review/communicate plans with involved QTS staff.
• Collaborate with Sales Engineers and Product teams to aid in custom deal solutioning for prospective clients within schedule and budget.
• Establish and maintain relationships serving as a 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 as needed.
• Work with the internal development team to enhance project management processes and protocols.

Requirements

• 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.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, specifically PowerPoint for executive-level communications and Excel for budget management.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA, Master’s in Engineering, Management, or related field.
• Experience with delivery of mission-critical data center facilities.
• Extensive experience with management of MEP trades.

Benefits

• Roth and Traditional 401(k) matching contributions with immediate vesting.
• Bonus or commission eligibility for every employee.
• Generous PTO, paid volunteer days, plus floating holidays.
• Stock Purchase Plan (SPP).
• 11 paid holidays annually, with 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.
• Wellness Program.
• Tuition Reimbursement Program.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• Flexible spending and HSA accounts.
• Employee assistance program.