Pre-Development Project Manager

About the role

Inspiring and driving the next generation of digital infrastructure, QTS Data Centers seeks a Predevelopment Project Manager to lead and manage the predevelopment activities on a given project(s).

Responsibilities

• Manage the due diligence, entitlements, and permitting of multiple projects on a campus(es) to facilitate new datacenter development.
• Create and communicate updates on predevelopment program & project status on a monthly basis suitable for executive level reviews.
• Effectively present information in a manner to support efficient decision making.
• Work with QTS stakeholders, design consultants, and construction teams to create a master campus development program for site(s), including a complete campus design solution and capital budget.
• Communicate due diligence, entitlement & permitting risks, and identify risk mitigation strategies to maintain project timelines & budgets.
• Oversee the development of site specific multi-phases campus development plans to achieve time, budget, and quality standards in a predictable fashion.
• Continuously update campus master plan(s) to provide predictable statistics in a dynamic environment.
• Draft scopes of work for due diligence, campus master planning, and permitting & participate in vendor screening, evaluation, price leveling, selection, and contract negotiations.
• Ensure key stakeholders are familiar and understand the entitlements & permitting strategy for each assigned project.
• Create & Monitor project budgets to achieve budget and cashflow predictability.
• Establish due diligence, entitlements, and permit schedules and manage internal & external teams to on-time completion.
• Collaborate with Sales Engineers and Product teams to aid in custom deal solutioning for prospective clients within the applicable schedule and budget for an assigned location.
• Represent QTS Interests in critical meetings with AHJs, regulatory agencies, EDCs, and the public.
• Create & build relationships that enhance QTS’s ability to be a leader in creating the World’s Most Valuable Data Center Real Estate.
• Work with the internal development team to enhance project management processes and protocols.

Qualifications

• Two or more years of professional experience in commercial real estate development, property management, land acquisition.
• Experience with Bluebeam, Smartsheet's, Microsoft Office suite, specifically PowerPoint for use in communicating program updates to executive level, and Excel to create and maintain site program & individual project budgets.
• Be able to travel up to 25% of the time.

Benefits

• 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, and other company benefits.
• This role is bonus eligible and may be eligible for equity.