Senior Development Project Manager (Data Center Construction MEPR)

Quality Technology Services•Eagle Mountain, UT

About The Position

The Senior Development Project Manager (Data Center Construction MEPR) leads and manages the design, preconstruction, and construction activities for assigned projects. The role works closely with Facilities, contractors, designers, engineers, commissioning agents, vendors, Data Center Operations staff, and other QTS stakeholders, requiring strong written and oral communication skills. The position manages projects across one or more campuses, maintaining budgets, schedules, and status reports and communicating program updates for executive-level review. It develops campus master plans and capital budgets, manages entitlement and permitting needs, and oversees phased site development to meet time, budget, and quality standards. The role also supports procurement, project cost estimation, equipment delivery, commissioning, product deployment, and custom solutions for prospective clients. It represents QTS in owner-architect-contractor meetings, builds stakeholder relationships, supports due diligence for potential sites, and contributes to improving internal project management processes and protocols.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Science or Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
At least five 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 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 campus sites and maintain current budgets, schedules, and status reports.
Prepare and communicate monthly development program and project status updates suitable for executive-level review, presenting information to support decision-making.
Work with QTS stakeholders and design and construction teams to develop 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 schedule, budget, and quality standards.
Maintain campus master plans and update them to provide predictable project statistics in a changing 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.
Coordinate appropriate submittals with site stakeholders.
Create and monitor project budgets and costs to date against overall budgets.
Establish project schedules and manage teams toward on-time completion.
Review and approve contractor monthly pay applications.
Review contractor 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 schedule and budget constraints.
Serve as a liaison with key QTS stakeholders and maintain relationships.
Represent QTS in owner-architect-contractor (OAC) meetings.
Build relationships that support QTS’s leadership 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.