Data Center Project Engineer - Budget, Schedule & Teams

Jobtailor; Iowa (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

QTS is seeking a proactive Project Manager support professional to assist Development leadership and PMs with day-to-day activities across campus projects. You will help maintain budgets, schedules, and status reports, and prepare monthly executive-level updates on program progress.

Collaborate with design, construction, and procurement teams to develop master development programs, entitlement and permitting plans, and accurate cost estimates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management field or equivalent experience
• Experience with Microsoft Office, especially PowerPoint for executive program updates, and Excel for budgets
• 1+ years in commercial construction practices and procedures (Lump Sum, CM@Risk, Design-Build) from concept to closeout
• Experience or exposure in mission critical data center facilities
• Experience with management of MEP trades

Responsibilities

• Assist Development leadership and Project Manager with day to day activities and responsibilities
• Assist with multiple projects on campuses and maintain updated budgets, schedules, and status reports for each
• Assist with updates on development program and project status on a monthly basis for executive reviews
• Work with QTS stakeholders, design, and construction teams on master development programs, campus design solutions, and capital budgets
• Assist with entitlement and permitting needs for each assigned site project(s)
• Assist with scopes of work for design, construction, commissioning services and participate in procurement and project cost estimates
• Evaluate and level pricing proposals for design, construction, and commissioning services
• Work closely with strategic procurement on equipment procurement and delivery process
• Coordinate submittals with site stakeholders
• Monitor project budget / cost-to-date against overall project budget
• Review project schedules and manage teams to on-time completion
• Review change order requests from contractors and negotiate pricing
• Help establish site construction security procedures with site security team
• Establish and maintain relationships with key QTS stakeholders
• Represent QTS Interests in OAC meetings
• Contribute to building QTS’s leadership in data center real estate
• Support due diligence with real estate efforts for new land banks and properties
• Assist with entitlement and permit processes for individual projects
• Collaborate with internal development team to enhance project management processes and protocols

Skills

Project Management

Budget Management

Stakeholder Communication

Team Collaboration

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

QTS is seeking a proactive Project Manager support professional to assist Development leadership and PMs with day-to-day activities across campus projects. You will help maintain budgets, schedules, and status reports, and prepare monthly executive-level updates on program progress.

Collaborate with design, construction, and procurement teams to develop master development programs, entitlement and permitting plans, and accurate cost estimates.