Senior Development Project Manager (MEPR DC Construction) Van Wert, OH

Quality Technology Services•New Albany, OH

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Development Project Manager (Data Center Construction MEPR) leads and manages design, pre-construction, and construction activities for assigned data center projects. The role works regularly with Facilities, contractors, designers, engineers, commissioning agents, vendors, Data Center Operations staff, and other QTS stakeholders, and requires strong written and oral communication. The position may manage multiple projects across one or more campuses and supports development planning, delivery, procurement, budgeting, scheduling, and project closeout.

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 program updates and Excel for site program and project budgets.
Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.
U.S. citizenship is required by law due to federal customer contracts.

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 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 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 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.
Work with the strategic procurement team on equipment procurement and delivery.
Coordinate appropriate submittals with site stakeholders.
Monitor and create project budget and cost-to-date tracking against the overall project budget.
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 the applicable schedule and budget for an assigned location.
Establish and maintain relationships and serve as a liaison with key QTS stakeholders.
Represent QTS interests and lead in OAC meetings.
Build relationships that strengthen QTS’s position in 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.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
401(k) retirement plan with Roth and Traditional matching contributions and immediate vesting.
Flexible spending and HSA accounts.
Paid holidays, paid time off, paid volunteer days, and floating holidays.
Bonus eligibility.
Stock Purchase Plan.
Pet and legal insurance.
Employee assistance program.
Tuition assistance and tuition reimbursement.
Parental leave and military leave assistance and benefits.
QTS scholarship for employee dependents.
Wellness program.
Q-Rest Sabbatical Program.
Q-Anniversary Service Award Program.
QTS Charitable Matching Gift Program.
QTS Crisis Fund.
Holiday compensation when working on holidays.