Senior Development Project Manager (Data Center Construction)

QTS Data Centers•Eagle Mountain, UT

About The Position

The Senior Development Project Manager (Data Center Construction) leads and manages design, preconstruction, and construction activities for assigned projects. The role works regularly with Facilities, contractors, designers, engineers, commissioning agents, vendors, and Data Center Operations staff, requiring strong written and oral communication. The position oversees multiple campus projects, budgets, schedules, permitting, procurement, construction delivery, and stakeholder coordination, while supporting QTS’s development of advanced data center facilities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Science or Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
Five or more 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 to closeout.
Experience with Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint for executive-level program updates and Excel for site program and 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 projects across one or more campuses and maintain current budgets, schedules, and status reports.
Prepare and communicate monthly development program and project updates for executive-level reviews, presenting information to support efficient decision-making.
Collaborate with QTS stakeholders and design and construction teams to develop site master development programs, campus design solutions, and capital budgets.
Manage entitlement and permitting requirements for assigned site projects.
Implement and manage phased site development plans to meet time, budget, and quality standards, and update campus master plans.
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 strategic procurement on equipment procurement and delivery.
Ensure appropriate submittals are coordinated with site stakeholders.
Monitor project budgets and costs to date against overall budgets.
Establish project schedules and manage teams to achieve on-time completion.
Review and approve contractors’ monthly pay applications.
Review contractors’ change order requests and negotiate pricing.
Establish construction security procedures with the site security team.
Develop product deployment plans and review and communicate them with relevant QTS staff.
Collaborate with Sales Engineers and Product teams on custom solutions for prospective clients within the applicable schedule and budget.
Build and maintain relationships, serving as a liaison with key QTS stakeholders.
Represent QTS’s interests and lead in OAC meetings.
Build relationships that strengthen QTS’s ability to lead in creating valuable data center real estate.
Support due diligence for potential new sites as needed.
Work with the internal development team to improve project management processes and protocols.