Development Project Manager (Data Center Construction OFCI)

About the role

The Development Project Manager (Data Center Construction OFCI) is primarily responsible for leading and managing the design, pre‑construction, and construction activities on assigned data‑center projects. The role involves daily interaction with facilities, contractors, designers, engineers, commissioning agents, vendors, and data‑center operations staff, requiring strong written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple projects across campus(es), maintaining updated budgets, schedules, and status reports for each.
• Create and communicate monthly development program and project status updates suitable for executive‑level reviews.
• Work with QTS stakeholders, design, and construction teams to develop 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 a campus master plan to provide reliable 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.
• Collaborate 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 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 them 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 for assigned locations.
• Establish and maintain relationships serving as liaison with key QTS stakeholders.
• Represent QTS interests as leader in OAC meetings.
• Create and build relationships that enhance QTS’s ability to lead in creating world‑class data‑center real estate.
• Assist in due‑diligence efforts for potential new sites as needed.
• Work with the internal development team to enhance project‑management processes and protocols.

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 delivery methods from concept through procurement to close‑out.
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite, specifically PowerPoint for executive‑level program updates and Excel for site program and individual project budgets.
• Ability to travel as needed for business.

Skills

• MBA, Masters in Engineering, Management, or related field desirable.
• Experience delivering mission‑critical data‑center facilities.
• Extensive experience managing MEP trades.

Benefits

• Q‑Rest Sabbatical
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• QTS scholarship for dependents
• Eagle Club Award Trip eligibility
• Paid volunteer and floating days
• Tuition assistance
• Parental leave and military leave assistance