Senior Development Project Manager (Data Center Construction Design)

QTS Data Centers•US TX Remote, TX

About The Position

The Senior Development Project Manager (Data Center Construction Design) 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 manages multiple projects across one or more campuses, overseeing program planning, design and construction procurement, budgets, schedules, permitting, cost controls, contractor payments and changes, site security, and product deployment. It provides monthly program updates for executive review, supports custom deal solutioning with Sales Engineers and Product teams, represents QTS in owner-architect-contractor meetings, and contributes to due diligence and improvements to project management processes.

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 @ Risk, and Design Build project delivery methods from conceptual development through procurement and 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 on 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 decision-making.
Work with QTS stakeholders and design and construction teams to create a master development program, complete campus design solution, and capital budget.
Manage entitlement and permitting requirements for assigned site projects.
Implement and manage phased site development plans to meet time, budget, and quality standards; 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 strategic procurement on equipment procurement and delivery.
Ensure submittals are coordinated with site stakeholders.
Monitor and prepare project budgets and cost-to-date against overall project 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 deal solutions for prospective clients within applicable schedule and budget constraints.
Establish and maintain relationships and act as a liaison with key QTS stakeholders.
Represent QTS interests and lead owner-architect-contractor 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.