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 one or more projects. The role works regularly with Facilities, contractors, designers, engineers, commissioning agents, vendors, and Data Center Operations staff, requiring strong written and verbal communication skills. The position manages multiple projects across campuses, coordinating development programs, budgets, schedules, permitting, procurement, construction delivery, and product deployment. It also supports executive decision-making through regular program updates, represents QTS in project meetings, collaborates with Sales Engineers and Product teams on client solutions, and contributes to due diligence for prospective sites and improvements to internal project management processes.

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 and closeout.
Experience with Microsoft Office, specifically 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.
Work with QTS stakeholders and design and construction teams to create a master development program for sites, including a complete campus design solution and capital budget.
Manage entitlement and permitting needs for assigned site projects.
Implement and manage phased site development plans to meet time, budget, and quality standards, and continuously 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 the strategic procurement team on equipment procurement and delivery.
Ensure submittals are coordinated with site stakeholders.
Monitor and create project budgets and track costs to date against overall budgets.
Establish project schedules and manage teams to complete work on time.
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 the schedule and budget for assigned locations.
Establish and maintain relationships, serving as a liaison with key QTS stakeholders.
Represent QTS’s interests and lead Owner-Architect-Contractor (OAC) meetings.
Build relationships that strengthen QTS’s position in data center real estate development.
Assist with due diligence for potential new sites as needed.
Work with the internal development team to improve project management processes and protocols.