Development Project Engineer

QTS Data Centers • Wilmer, TX

3d

About The Position

The Development Project Engineer assists with the design, preconstruction, and construction activities for assigned projects. The role works regularly with Facilities, contractors, designers, engineers, commissioning agents, vendors, Data Center Operations, and corporate real estate staff. Strong written and oral communication skills are needed to support these interactions.

The position supports development leaders and project managers across multiple projects and campuses, maintaining budgets, schedules, and status reports and preparing program and project updates for executive-level reviews. It contributes to campus master development planning, entitlement and permitting, scopes of work, procurement, cost estimating, pricing review, equipment delivery coordination, submittal coordination, budget and schedule monitoring, and change-order review. The engineer also represents QTS in owner-architect-contractor meetings, supports construction security procedures, and builds relationships with stakeholders.

The role may support due diligence for potential or new land and property opportunities, working with real estate, connectivity, power, and construction stakeholders to evaluate data center development opportunities. It also works with the internal development team to improve project management processes and protocols.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management, or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint for executive-level program updates and Excel for creating and maintaining site program and individual project budgets.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interface with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to work effectively as a team player in internal and external team environments.
• Ability to solve problems at a tactical and functional level.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Nice To Haves

• One or more years of professional experience in commercial construction practices and procedures, including Lump Sum, Construction Management at Risk, and Design Build delivery methods from conceptual development through procurement to closeout.
• Experience or exposure to mission-critical data center facilities.
• Experience managing MEP trades.

Responsibilities

• Assist Development leadership and the Project Manager with day-to-day activities and responsibilities.
• Support multiple projects across campuses and maintain current budgets, schedules, and status reports for each.
• Assist with monthly development program and project status updates suitable for executive-level reviews.
• Work with QTS stakeholders and design and construction teams on site master development programs, campus design solutions, and capital budgets.
• Assist with entitlement and permitting needs for assigned site projects.
• Assist with scopes of work for design, construction, and commissioning services; participate in procurement and project cost estimates.
• Evaluate and level pricing proposals for design, construction, and commissioning services.
• Work with the strategic procurement team on equipment procurement and delivery.
• Coordinate appropriate submittals with site stakeholders.
• Help monitor project budgets and costs to date against overall budgets.
• Review project schedules and manage teams toward on-time completion.
• Review contractor change-order requests and negotiate pricing.
• Assist in establishing site construction security procedures with the site security team.
• Establish and maintain relationships and serve as a liaison with key QTS stakeholders.
• Represent QTS interests in OAC meetings.
• Build relationships that support QTS's leadership in data center real estate.
• Support due diligence for potential or new land banks and properties, including evaluating data center design and construction opportunities with Corporate Real Estate, Connectivity, Power, and Construction teams.
• Assist with establishing and monitoring entitlement and permitting processes for projects as needed.
• Work with the internal development team to improve project management processes and protocols.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with Roth and Traditional matching contributions and immediate vesting.
• Flexible spending and HSA accounts.
• Paid holidays, paid time off, paid volunteer days, and floating holidays.
• Employee assistance program.
• Tuition assistance and tuition reimbursement.
• Parental leave and military leave assistance.
• QTS scholarship for employee dependents.
• Wellness program.
• Bonus eligibility.
• Stock Purchase Plan.
• Pet and legal insurance.
• Q-Rest Sabbatical Program.
• Q-Anniversary Service Award Program.
• Military Benefits Package.
• QTS Charitable Matching Gift Program.
• QTS Crisis Fund.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level