Uptime & Risk-Driven Maintenance Planner

QTS Realty Trust; Groningen (MN); On-site; USD 69,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

EUR training bursary of 5,250 €

Company car scheme - eligibility

Pension scheme with Allianz

Occupational disability allowance

Voluntary health insurance

Voluntary pet insurance

Job summary

QTS Realty Trust is seeking a Senior Operations Maintenance Planner to lead end-to-end maintenance planning, scheduling integrity, and site readiness for data center campuses. You will balance preventive maintenance, vendor capacity, and site risk to sequence activities safely and uptime-focused.

You will own maintenance calendars, approve or re-sequence tasks, manage backlog health, and ensure adherence to planning standards across internal teams and third-party vendors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering or similar discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Exhibits excellent interpersonal skills with all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Owns site or multi-building maintenance calendars, including sequencing and prioritization.
• Approves, defers, or re‑sequences preventive maintenance based on risk or site conditions.
• Manages maintenance backlog health, aging, and corrective prioritization.
• Coordinates vendor work schedule and ensures timely execution.
• Enforces planning standards, documentation quality and readiness requirements.
• Identifies vendor‑driven risks and escalates or mitigates proactively.
• Coordinates replenishment priorities when constraints exist.
• Establishes annual drill calendars aligned to site risk profiles.
• Plans drills to meaningfully test readiness and not merely satisfy requirements.
• Provides leadership with a defensible view of site readiness posture.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Organization

Prioritization

Coordination

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering or similar discipline

Tools

ServiceNow

Smartsheet

Job description

QTS Realty Trust is seeking a Senior Operations Maintenance Planner to lead end-to-end maintenance planning, scheduling integrity, and site readiness for data center campuses. You will balance preventive maintenance, vendor capacity, and site risk to sequence activities safely and uptime-focused.

You will own maintenance calendars, approve or re-sequence tasks, manage backlog health, and ensure adherence to planning standards across internal teams and third-party vendors.