Senior Development Project Manager

• Lead and manage design, preconstruction, and construction activities for assigned projects
• Manage multiple campus projects and maintain budgets, schedules, and status reports
• Create and communicate monthly development program and project updates for executive-level reviews
• Present information to support efficient decision-making
• Develop master development programs, campus design solutions, and capital budgets
• Manage entitlement and permitting requirements
• Implement and manage multi-phased site development plans
• Maintain and update campus master plans
• Write scopes of work for design, construction, and commissioning services
• Participate in procurement and project cost estimates
• Evaluate and level pricing proposals
• Coordinate equipment procurement and delivery with strategic procurement
• Coordinate submittals with site stakeholders
• Monitor project budgets and cost-to-date
• Establish project schedules and manage teams to on-time completion
• Review and approve contractor monthly pay applications
• Review change order requests and negotiate pricing
• Establish site construction security procedures
• Develop and communicate product deployment plans
• Collaborate with Sales Engineers and Product teams on custom deal solutions
• Liaise with key QTS stakeholders and represent QTS in OAC meetings
• Build relationships supporting QTS's data center real estate leadership
• Support due diligence for potential new sites
• Enhance internal project management processes and protocols

• 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 @ Risk, and Design Build project delivery methods from conceptual development through procurement to close out
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite, specifically PowerPoint and Excel
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
• US Citizenship required by law due to federal customer contracts
• MBA, Master's in Engineering, Management, or related field desirable
• Experience delivering mission critical data center facilities preferred
• Extensive experience managing MEP trades preferred

Demonstrates expertise in managing design, preconstruction, and construction activities for commercial projects, with a strong focus on budget management, scheduling, and stakeholder communication. Proficient in developing master plans and managing entitlement processes for mission-critical data center facilities.

• Project Management
• Commercial Construction Practices
• Budget Management
• Design Build Project Delivery
• MEP Trade Management

• Project Scheduling
• Cost Estimation
• Scope Writing
• Entitlement Management
• Construction Management @ Risk
• Lump Sum Project Delivery
• Design Build Project Delivery
• Capital Budget Development
• Site Development Planning
• Data Center Facility Delivery

• Communication
• Relationship Building
• Decision-Making
• Team Management
• Negotiation

• Bachelor’s Degree in Science or Engineering
• MBA or Master's in Engineering or Management (Desirable)

• Mission Critical Facilities
• Data Center Real Estate
• Procurement
• Construction Security Procedures
• Stakeholder Coordination

• Microsoft Office Suite
• Power Point
• Excel