Project Manager III

QTS Data Centers; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off and holidays

Tuition assistance

Employee assistance program

Job summary

QTS Data Centers in Ashburn, Virginia is seeking a Project Manager III to lead complex, cross-functional programs to optimize data center facilities. This role will require strong project management expertise and the ability to communicate effectively across multiple teams.

The ideal candidate will have at least seven years of project management experience and proficiency in Microsoft Office and project management applications. Benefits include a competitive package and bonus eligibility.

Qualifications

• Seven or more years of project management experience.
• Experience managing complex, strategic programs with multiple sub-projects/workstreams.
• U.S. citizenship required by law due to federal customer contracts.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex and cross-functional projects to improve data center facilities.
• Coordinate execution across multiple workstreams.
• Continuously monitor and report project status to leadership.

Skills

Project management

Technical discovery

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

MS Project

Smartsheets

Job description

The Project Manager III will lead complex, cross‑functional programs focused on improving, standardizing, integrating, and optimizing data center facilities across the company portfolio. This role manages projects involving site assessments, infrastructure gap resolution, operational readiness, customer‑impacting remediation, facility improvements, and technical system transitions. It facilitates communication among systems engineering, network engineering, security, data center operations, and contractors, ensuring alignment with company standards and delivery expectations. The project manager turns complex issues into actionable plans, coordinates execution across multiple workstreams, and provides clear reporting to leadership on progress, risk, schedule, budget, and business impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with systems, network, and security engineering teams to complete technical discovery and validate project scope.
• Apply project management expertise to ensure accurate and timely delivery of infrastructure services and solutions.
• Collaborate with team managers and technical resources to identify project approach, deliverables, tasks, dependencies, and resourcing needs, particularly as they relate to infrastructure and data‑center‑based technologies.
• Develop and actively manage detailed project plans, identifying applicable phases, milestones, tasks, resources, deliverables, and due dates using standard project management practices.
• Review proposed changes to project plans and facilitate stakeholder alignment to approve and implement beneficial changes.
• Manage multiple projects and workstreams in a deadline‑driven environment, ensuring commitments are met and risks are addressed proactively.
• Continuously monitor and report on project status to leadership, including schedule, risks, issues, and required escalations.
• Coordinate cross‑functional activities to support infrastructure readiness, operational handoff, and successful project closeout.
• Contribute to the ongoing development and improvement of internal processes, documentation, and delivery standards within Technology Delivery.
• Ability to travel up to 25%

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, project management, or other related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Seven or more years of project management experience.
• Proficient with the Microsoft Office suite.
• Experience building detailed technical project plans and task dependencies based on technical familiarity and stakeholder interviews.
• Experience managing complex, strategic programs with multiple sub‑projects/workstreams.
• Experience working in data center environments.
• U.S. citizenship required by law due to federal customer contracts.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of data center/critical environment concepts, such as space, power, cooling, and connectivity.
• Strong knowledge of technologies found within data center architecture, such as routers, switches, firewalls, server components, storage, and virtualization.
• Experience with project management applications and visualization tools such as MS Project, Smartsheets.
• PMP certification.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interface with senior management.
• Strong facilitation skills.
• Self‑motivated, goal‑oriented individual with extensive experience multitasking across multiple concurrent and complex projects.
• Strong communication, organization, and management skills.
• Strong time management and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to prioritize in a fast‑paced environment.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package includes 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.
• Position is bonus eligible.

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, national origin, age, disability status, genetic information and testing, family and 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.

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.

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