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Apply4itjobs; Manassas (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Eagle Club Award Trip Eligibility

Paid Volunteer and Floating days

Tuition Assistance

Parental Leave and Military Leave

Job summary

QTS is seeking a Senior Development Project Manager (Data Center Construction) to lead design, preconstruction, and construction activities on multiple campus projects. You will collaborate with Facilities, Contractors, Designers, Engineers, and Operations to ensure on‑time, on‑budget delivery.

Ideal candidates will have a BS in Science or Engineering, 5+ years in commercial construction, proficiency with MS Office tools, and willingness to travel up to 50%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science or Engineering or equivalent professional experience.
• Five+ years of professional experience in commercial construction practices and procedures.
• Experience with MS Office, especially PowerPoint and Excel for budgets and program updates.
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time.
• US Citizenship is required by law for this position due to federal contracts.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple projects on a campus and maintain budgets, schedules, and status reports.
• Create monthly program updates for executive reviews and facilitate decision making.
• Develop master development programs for sites with complete campus design solutions and budgets.
• Coordinate entitlements, permits, and procurement; write scopes of work and manage cost estimates.
• Review pricing proposals and change orders; liaison with procurement on equipment delivery and schedules.
• Lead site security coordination and communicate deployment plans with stakeholders.
• Support sales engineering and product teams in creating tailored solutions for clients.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Budgeting

MS Office

PowerPoint

Excel

Travel availability

US Citizenship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Science or Engineering

Job description

It’s pretty exciting to find yourself standing in a pivotal moment in time. It’s even more exciting to be out front leading it. At QTS, our world-class data centers are supporting our customers’ most strategic growth initiatives, positioning us at the forefront of today’s dynamic digital transformation.

As AI and cloud drive the demand for increased speed, capacity and capability, QTS has emerged as the global digital infrastructure leader, committed to connecting the world for good. Driven by purpose and fueled by a spirit of innovation, QTS designs, builds and operates some of the world’s most advanced, forward-thinking data centers.QTS is a portfolio company of Blackstone.

QTS is Powered by People. People who play a vital role in our company’s culture, innovation and growth. People who are committed to contributing to the communities where we operate and work. People who are knowledgeable, resourceful and mission driven. Together, we do great things.

Who You Are & the Impact You Will Have:

The Senior Development Project Manager (Data Center Construction) is primarily responsible for leading and managing the design, preconstruction and construction activities on a given project(s). The Senior Project Manager (Data Center Construction) will interact on a daily basis with Facilities, Contractors, Designers, Engineers, Commissioning Agents, Vendors, and Data Center Operations staff and should have both written and oral communication skills commensurate with this level of regular communication.

What You Will Do:

• 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 in a manner 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 in a predictable fashion. Continuously update a campus master plan to provide predictable statistics in a dynamic environment
• Write scopes of work for design, construction, commissioning services & participate in procurement and project cost estimates
• Evaluate and level pricing proposals for design, construction, and commissioning services
• Work closely with strategic procurement team on equipment procurement and delivery process
• Ensure appropriate submittals are coordinated with site stakeholders
• Establish project schedules and manage teams to on‑time completion
• Review and approve monthly pay applications from the contractors
• Review change order requests from contractors and negotiate pricing
• Establish site construction security procedures in conjunction with site security team
• Develop plans for product deployment and review / communicate plans with QTS staff involved
• 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.
• Establish and maintain relationships serving as liaison with key QTS stakeholders
• Represent QTS Interests as leader in OAC meetings
• Create & 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

What You Will Need to be Successful (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 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 50% of the time
• US Citizenship for this position is required by law due to federal customer contracts

Other Key Skills:

• 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

The Perks (and these are just a few!):

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Eagle Club Award Trip Eligibility
• Paid Volunteer and Floating days
• Tuition Assistance, Parental Leave and Military Leave Assistance

We conform to all the laws, statutes, and regulations concerning equal employment opportunities and affirmative action. We strongly encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply to all of our job openings. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, age, disability status, Genetic Information & Testing, Family & Medical Leave, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer or the government, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint or discrimination claim.

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QTS is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e‑mail to [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.