Summer Internship: Technical Project Management

Technical Project Management Intern

QTS Data Centers is proud to stand at the forefront of today's dynamic digital transformation. Our world-class data centers empower our customers' most strategic growth initiatives, positioning us as a global leader in digital infrastructure. Driven by purpose and a spirit of innovation, we design, build, and operate some of the most advanced data centers worldwide. In addition to our cutting-edge technology, we are dedicated to sustainability, incorporating renewable energy solutions to minimize our environmental footprint and drive meaningful impact.

As a proud portfolio company of Blackstone, QTS is uniquely positioned to achieve ambitious growth and innovation goals.

At QTS, we are Powered by People. Our team members are the cornerstone of our culture, innovation, and growth. They are mission-driven, resourceful, and committed to making a positive impact in the communities where we live and work. Together, we're achieving remarkable things and shaping the future of digital infrastructure.

And we'd like to invite you to join us.

In addition to a variety of benefit packages, QTS goes above and beyond for our employees:

• Roth and Traditional 401(k) matching contributions with immediate vesting
• Every employee is bonus or commission eligible
• Generous PTO, Paid Volunteer Days Plus Floating Holidays
• Stock Purchase Plan (SPP)
• 11 paid Holidays Annually/Holiday compensation when worked
• Pet and Legal Insurance
• Q-Rest Sabbatical Program
• Q-Anniversary Service Award Program
• Parental Leave for primary and secondary caregivers
• Military Benefits Package
• QTS Charitable Matching Gift Program
• QTS Scholarship for Employee Dependents
• QTS Crisis Fund
• Wellness Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

QTS' summer internship program will provide you first hand experience into the fast paced world of the data center industry by providing weekly lunch and learns, a comprehensive orientation program, and site based activities, socials and volunteering events. Every intern will be assigned initiatives tied to real QTS objectives helping with anything pertaining to the whole life-cycle of a data center build and/or company operations.

The Technical Project Management Intern will gain hands on experience on how to act as a technical contributor and/or Technical Project Manager across a variety of initiatives. Your responsibilities will include, but aren't limited to:

• Leverage Project Management tools like Asana, , MS Project, Smart Sheets and more
• Design project timelines and assign/identify deliverables
• Technical writing overview
• Researching proposed solutions and workflows
• Data cleansing
• Maintain updated budgets, schedules, and status reports for assigned projects.
• Develop scopes of work for design, configuration, and commissioning services.
• Participate in procurement and project cost estimates.
• Develop value statements for potential innovation initiatives (AI/ML/Automation).
• Assist with data interpretation, correlation, visualizations, and reporting.
• Work on technology procurement and delivery processes with the strategic procurement team.
• Monitor the status and availability of in-production technologies.
• Respond to break-fix issues and coordinate long-term corrective actions.
• Develop and populate new database structures.
• Track and resolve security vulnerabilities and associated risks.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Actively pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Business Management, Economics, Mathematics, Accounting, Finance, STEM, Data Science or a related field.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, especially PowerPoint for presentations and Excel for data analysis and budgeting.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Must be a US Citizen

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Current full-time enrollment in one of QTS's partner institutions (listed below) or a Blackstone Launchpad affiliate school:
• Auburn University
• Kansas State University
• Georgia State University
• Southern Adventist University
• Texas A&M University
• University of Kansas
• Previous internship or co-op experience in construction or data center industry highly preferred.
• Experience with data analysis tools such…