Senior Data Center Construction Project Lead

QTS Realty Trust; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Job summary

QTS Realty Trust in Cedar Rapids, IA, is seeking a Senior Development Project Engineer (Data Center Construction). You will support development leadership and project managers on multiple campus projects, maintaining budgets, schedules, and status reports for executive reviews.

This role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management and 5+ years in commercial construction, including delivery methods such as Design Build and CM at Risk.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management field 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.

Responsibilities

• Assist Development leadership and Project Manager with day to day activities and responsibilities.
• Assist with multiple projects on a campus(es) and maintain updated budgets, schedules, and status reports for each.
• Assist with updates on development program & project status on a monthly basis suitable for executive level reviews.
• Work with stakeholders, design, and construction teams to develop campus design solutions and capital budgets.
• Assist with entitlement and permitting needs for each site project(s).
• Assist with 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.
• Monitor project budget / cost-to-date against overall project budget; review schedules and manage teams to on-time completion.
• Review change order requests and negotiate pricing; establish site construction security procedures with site security team.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Team player

Problem solving

Verbal and written communication

Multi-project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management

Tools

Microsoft Office

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

QTS Realty Trust in Cedar Rapids, IA, is seeking a Senior Development Project Engineer (Data Center Construction). You will support development leadership and project managers on multiple campus projects, maintaining budgets, schedules, and status reports for executive reviews.

This role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management and 5+ years in commercial construction, including delivery methods such as Design Build and CM at Risk.