Senior Development Program Manager (Data Center Construction)

Quality Technology Services•Fayetteville, NC

About The Position

The Senior Development Program Manager (Data Center Construction) leads and manages the design, pre-construction, and construction activities for assigned projects. The role oversees multiple projects across one or more campuses, coordinating with Facilities, contractors, designers, engineers, commissioning agents, vendors, Data Center Operations, and other QTS stakeholders. It is responsible for maintaining project budgets, schedules, and status reporting, and communicating program updates suitable for executive-level review. The position develops campus master plans and site development programs, manages permitting and entitlements, coordinates procurement and project cost estimates, and monitors construction progress, costs, quality, and completion. It also supports product deployment and custom solutions for prospective clients, represents QTS in project meetings, contributes to site due diligence, and helps improve internal project management processes and protocols. Travel is required as needed for the business.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Science or Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
At least eight years of professional experience in commercial construction practices and procedures.
Experience managing Lump Sum, Construction Management at Risk, and Design Build project delivery methods from conceptual development through procurement and closeout.
Experience with Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint for executive program updates and Excel for site program and individual project budgets.
Ability to travel as needed for the business.

Nice To Haves

MBA, master’s degree in Engineering, Management, or a related field.
Experience delivering mission-critical data center facilities.
Extensive experience managing MEP trades.

Responsibilities

Manage multiple campus projects and maintain current budgets, schedules, and status reports for each.
Prepare and communicate monthly development program and project updates suitable for executive-level reviews, presenting information to support efficient decision-making.
Work with QTS stakeholders and design and construction teams to create master development programs for sites, including campus design solutions and capital budgets.
Manage entitlement and permitting needs for assigned site projects.
Implement and manage phased site development plans to meet time, budget, and quality standards predictably.
Continuously update campus master plans to provide predictable statistics in a dynamic environment.
Write scopes of work for design, construction, and commissioning services; participate in procurement and project cost estimates.
Evaluate and compare pricing proposals for design, construction, and commissioning services.
Coordinate with the strategic procurement team on equipment procurement and delivery.
Ensure appropriate submittals are coordinated with site stakeholders.
Monitor project budgets and costs to date against overall project budgets.
Establish project schedules and manage teams toward on-time completion.
Review and approve contractors’ monthly pay applications.
Review contractors’ change order requests and negotiate pricing.
Establish site construction security procedures with the site security team.
Develop product deployment plans and review and communicate them with involved QTS staff.
Collaborate with Sales Engineers and Product teams on custom solutions for prospective clients within applicable schedules and budgets.
Establish and maintain relationships, serving as a liaison with key QTS stakeholders.
Represent QTS in OAC meetings.
Build relationships that enhance QTS’s ability to lead in creating valuable data center real estate.
Assist with due diligence for potential new sites as needed.
Work with the internal development team to improve project management processes and protocols.