Pre-Development Project Specialist

QTS Data Centers • Ashburn, VA

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About The Position

The Predevelopment Project Specialist is primarily responsible for supporting the predevelopment activities for the business. The Project analyst will interact on a regular basis with the predevelopment Project Manager and internal stakeholders in various departments including Corporate Real Estate, Development, Engineering and Data Center Operations staff. Predevelopment analysts should have both written and oral communication skills commensurate with this level of regular communication.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Business, Engineering or equivalent professional experience
• Requires a minimum of 2-4 years of related experience.
• One to three years of professional experience in commercial development or real estate practices and procedures, including management of property due diligence workstreams, entitlement and permit pursuit, design management project delivery methods from conceptual development through construction handoff.
• 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

Nice To Haves

• MBA, Masters in Engineering, Management, or related field desirable
• Experience with delivery of mission critical data center facilities
• Experience with management of Civil Design

Responsibilities

• Support Predevelopment Project Managers and Acquisitions teams with necessary upfront diligence workstreams including researching jurisdictional databases and codes prior to Purchase and Sale Agreement execution
• Assist with the preparation of predevelopments budgets and management of project cashflow forecasts
• Assist with the creation of updates on development program initiatives & project status on a monthly basis suitable for executive level reviews.
• Support real estate due diligence efforts on potential or new land banks and properties, including evaluating opportunities to design & build new data centers by working with key stakeholders: Corporate Real Estate, Connectivity, Power & Construction teams.
• Support the development of entitlement & permit schedules for new properties and data centers
• Participate in design, entitlement, and permit activities for key projects as assigned, new greenfield and brownfield projects
• Ensure designs are consistent with QTS approved standards & evaluate areas where standards should be improved
• Supports continuous improvement of company pre

Benefits

• 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
• Roth and Traditional 401(k) matching contributions with immediate vesting
• Every employee is bonus or commission eligible
• Generous PTO, Paid Volunteer Days Plus Floating Holidays
• Stock Purchase Plan (SPP)
• 11 paid Holidays Annually/Holiday compensation when worked
• Pet and Legal Insurance
• Q-Rest Sabbatical Program
• Q-Anniversary Service Award Program
• Parental Leave for primary and secondary caregivers
• Military Benefits Package
• QTS Charitable Matching Gift Program
• QTS Scholarship for Employee Dependents
• QTS Crisis Fund
• Wellness Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees