QTS Data Centers

Program Manager

• Manage multiple projects on a campus(es) and maintain updated budgets, schedules, and status reports for each
• Create and communicate updates on development program & project status on a monthly basis suitable for executive level reviews.
• Effectively present information in a manner to support efficient decision making
• Work with QTS stakeholders, design, and construction teams to create a master development program for site(s), including a complete campus design solution and capital budget.
• Manage entitlement and permitting needs for each assigned site project(s)
• Implement and manage multi-phased site development plans to achieve time, budget, and quality standards in a predictable fashion.
• Continuously update a campus master plan to provide predictable statistics in a dynamic environment
• Write scopes of work for design, construction, commissioning services & participate in procurement and project cost estimates
• Evaluate and level pricing proposals for design, construction, and commissioning services
• Work closely with strategic procurement team on equipment procurement and delivery process
• Ensure appropriate submittals are coordinated with site stakeholders
• Monitor & create project budget/cost-to-date against overall project budget.
• Establish project schedules and manage teams to on-time completion
• Review and approve monthly pay applications from the contractors
• Review change order requests from contractors and negotiate pricing
• Establish site construction security procedures in conjunction with site security team
• Develop plans for product deployment and review/communicate plans with QTS staff involved
• Collaborate with Sales Engineers and Product teams to aid in custom deal solutioning for prospective clients within the applicable schedule and budget for an assigned location.
• Establish and maintain relationships serving as liaison with key QTS stakeholders
• Represent QTS interests as leader in OAC meetings
• Create & build relationships that enhance QTS's ability to be a leader in creating the World's Most Valuable Data Center Real Estate
• Aid in due diligence efforts for potential new sites on an as-needed basis
• Work with the internal development team to enhance project management processes and protocols

Development Program Manager – Data Center Construction

Engineer

• Support the Utility Delivery team with required reporting, data collection, and deliverables
• Manage and organize documentation for utility development projects
• Support project schedules and report on milestones for utility projects
• Support budgets and cost forecasting of utility projects, including construction and equipment
• Track and report on status and schedule of power delivery timelines
• Participate in procurement and project cost estimates
• Level pricing proposals for design, construction, and commissioning services
• Review monthly pay applications from the contractors
• Review change order requests from contractors

Utility Development Project Engineer

Manager

• Partner with the Community Impact team and other business leaders to assist with the administration and implementation of various Community Impact strategic objectives, programs, processes, projects, and activities.
• Support and promote the QTS mission, strategy, and core values as a champion of culture and servant leadership.
• Serve as a confidential listener for employees and support employees in crisis, assisting with connecting them to additional support and resources, as needed for their wellbeing while maintaining the highest level of confidentiality.
• Recruit and partner with employee volunteer leads in multiple markets to deliver and administer engagement programs, events, initiatives, special projects, and volunteer opportunities; develop, lead and execute these opportunities in new, emerging, or transitional markets.
• Act as a cross-functional partner with other internal teams, such as government relations, marketing, and development, among others, to coordinate and report on community engagement activities within assigned markets; work with Community Impact leadership to identify opportunities for community volunteerism and nonprofit support that address key community needs; management and coordination of market events in cooperation with other teams and local employee volunteer leads.
• Perform location visits to participate in or provide leadership and coordination of activities, corporate events, sponsored events, volunteer engagement, care needs of employees, or to build/nurture local nonprofit partnerships; establish a schedule of location visits coordinated with Community Impact team and other leaders that focus on employee interactions to build trusting relationships with all employees.
• Responsible to be available for crisis response activities to support SVP and Community Impact team, including but not limited to hospital calls, assisting at funerals, and other related duties; after hours support on some evenings and weekends may be required to respond to the needs of employees or their families.
• Other and varied duties, as this role requires flexibility and ability to manage multiple priorities

Global Care and Impact Manager

• Ensure DCIM systems are operating as designed to protect the data center, capture power usage, calculate available capacity, and provide meaningful, timely alarms, notifications, and reports to end users.
• Configuration of DCIM system applications in support of new data center deployments, new data requirements, and data center retrofits.
• Prepare and maintain DCIM systems support documentation, test plans, and change management records.
• Implement corporate policies procedures, and standards to maximize the performance of systems, applications, and networks.
• Administer the QTS power provisioning, incident management, and reporting processes for sites.
• Coordinate field work as required including any necessary contractor supervision.
• Work efficiently and independently - applying analytical, troubleshooting, and organizational skills to support day-to-day operations.
• Work closely with co-workers, maintenance personnel, project managers, building managers, engineers, and contractors on site-specific projects.
• Perform inspections, and assist in the testing and commissioning of the facility system (as required).
• Participate in on-call duty; to include providing off-hour emergency support as needed.
• Lead maintenance and modification of controls on equipment to facilitate more efficient operation.
• Ability to work flexible hours and travel to other QTS facilities may be required.

DCIM Engineer II

General Counsel

• Responsibility for managing and overseeing certain aspects of the company’s real estate activities/development, operations, and transactions.
• Leading the negotiation and drafting of various legal documents and agreements, including those pertaining to real estate purchase/sale agreements, financing, leasing, tax incentives, title review and insurance, zoning and land use, easements and restrictive covenants, and management of multiple deals and deal flow.
• Working closely with internal development and due diligence teams and managing outside counsel, counterparties, insurers, and other third parties.
• Responsibility for various non-real estate legal and general business matters.
• Providing sound legal and business judgment on matters including loans, equity raises, joint ventures, acquisitions, construction, reporting and compliance, tax abatements litigation, etc.

Associate General Counsel, Director – Real Estate

• Support the legal aspects of the company’s real estate activities, operations, and transactions
• Negotiation and drafting of various legal documents and agreements, including real estate purchase/sale agreements, leasing, joint ventures, tax incentives, economic development projects, title review and insurance, zoning and land use, easements and restrictive covenants
• Management of multiple deals and deal flow
• Work with outside counsel, counterparties, vendors, insurers, and other third parties
• Responsibility for various non-real estate legal and general business matters
• Responsibility for various commercial law matters

Senior Corporate Counsel – Real Estate

• The Development Program Manager (Q-Systems: Telecom Quality) is primarily responsible for leading and managing the design, pre-construction and construction activities on a given project
• The Project Manager will interact on a daily basis with Facilities, Contractors, Designers, Engineers, Commissioning Agents, Vendors, and Data Center Operations staff
• Program level support for network infrastructure deployments across our portfolio
• Coordinate with QTS network infrastructure and technology teams to ensure infrastructure meets the facility needs
• Support our Q-Systems team with network infrastructure coordination
• Manage port schedule creation for development projects
• Review project design to ensure compliance with QTS system standards and Basis of Design documents
• Create and communicate updates on development program & project status suitable for executive level reviews
• Effectively present information in a manner to support efficient decision making
• Implement and manage multi-phased site development plans to achieve time, budget, and quality standards in a predictable fashion
• Continuously update a campus master plan to provide predictable statistics in a dynamic environment
• Write scopes of work for design, construction, commissioning services & participate in procurement and project cost estimates
• Evaluate and level pricing proposals for design, construction, and commissioning services
• Establish project schedules and manage teams to on-time completion
• Develop plans for product deployment and review/communicate plans with QTS staff involved
• Establish and maintain relationships serving as liaison with key QTS stakeholders
• Represent QTS Q-Systems interests as leader in OAC and low voltage meetings
• Review project implementations to ensure compliance with approved design documents, QTS system standards and Basis of Design documents
• Create & build relationships that enhance QTS's ability to be a leader in creating the World's Most Valuable Data Center Real Estate
• Work with the internal development team to enhance project management processes and protocols
• Develop relationship with QTS Facility Operations Technology teams to understand their needs and deliver technologies that support facility operations needs.

Development Program Manager – Telecom Quality

Operations

• Responsible for the oversight of commissioning, continuous improvement, and developmental support for sites in a geographic region.
• Provide assistance with commissioning-related engineering, including the coordination, installation, and integration of connectivity, network infrastructure, security, life safety, other building subsystems and finishes, transformers, electrical switchgear, UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply), STS (Static Transfer Switch), PDU (Power Distribution Unit), electrical distribution equipment, Chillers, water loops/components, Cooling distribution equipment, Electrical Power Monitoring Systems, and Building Management and automation systems.
• Manage the commissioning team(s) in assigned region, develop capabilities, engage employees.
• Follow operating and commissioning standards required for quality, safety, and ongoing operation.
• Oversee travel budgets to ensure compliance with organizational expenditure requirements.
• Assist in site construction activity and installations as needed, in coordination with QTS project departments, external construction resources, to ensure system design, installation and testing adhere to operational standards.
• Direct Cx Engineers to witness testing of all equipment during commissioning in your region and validate sequence of operations and receipt of all operational documentation.
• Assist Director as necessary in revising comprehensive commissioning plans for Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4, and Level 5 systems.
• Identify, track, and resolve any issues during the commissioning process, working closely with the project team to resolve technical challenges.
• Develop metrics for your team to provide feedback to QTS.
• Drive innovation into facilities programs/systems with an environmentally conscious attitude.

Manager, Facilities Operations, Commissioning

Project Manager

• Support and partner with Talent Acquisition leadership on various projects, as assigned
• Assess recruitment systems/tools processes and develop/implement enhancing strategies that align with QTS and People Services goals
• Champion, monitor, and report on Talent Acquisition data by providing frequent insights to recruitment leaders
• Create effective visual documentations upon request, portraying any process or workflow changes, data points, or general presentation preparation
• Manage and nurture Talent Acquisition program-related projects, ensuring timely deliverance and execution
• Act as a QTS brand ambassador for candidate relationship management (CRM) initiatives, such as proactively deploying talent attraction strategies, fostering diverse candidate pipelines, creating communication templates, etc.
• Collaborate with QTS Marketing to elevate employment branding initiatives, including maintaining QTS career webpages, creating recruitment content/swag, and building talent campaigns
• Oversee the QTS referral bonus programs, including auditing results, reporting trends, and fielding related questions from employees
• Manage the Talent Acquisition budget in partnership with the VP, People Services, ensuring efficient allocation of resources
• Surface reoccurring challenges for recruiters and explore resolutions, partnering with necessary internal teams on projects
• Maintain relationships with recruiting external stakeholders and facilitate the Preferred Partner Program, evolving program effectiveness and strategic alignment

People Service Project Manager – Contractor

Security Engineer

• Provide platform-level management of the security department to keep employees safe and secure facilities
• Standardize the QTS security posture for physical assets, technology, facilities, and services
• Supervise security professionals and contract employees
• Manage security operations reporting to SVP, Corporate Security
• Develops and maintains policies and procedures for Portfolio Physical Security strategies
• Regularly update key partners on incidents and emerging risks
• Partner with Facilities to identify safety deficiencies and develop policies
• Manage vendor elections for guard force and penetration testing services
• Establish performance metrics for team effectiveness
• Deliver training on security topics and support incident investigation efforts
• Participate in security audit and compliance controls

Director, Corporate Security

• Analyze project documentation and parameters, including those arising from leases, work letters, project financing, development incentives, design contracts, and construction contracts to establish project directives for various internal teams and other stakeholders through the entire project life cycle
• Cross-functionally develop schedules, budgets, and assist with pro-formas
• Work with project design team to ensure budget constraints and project goals are consistent with lease requirements
• Maintain understanding of property conditions and economic development incentives
• Monitor progress of project milestones, change orders, and payment processes for compliance with project documentation; and communicate updates and other customer requirements
• Oversee project implementation, progress, and closeout; and effectively present information in a manner to support efficient decision making among internal teams, executive leadership, and customers
• Facilitate planning for and turnover to operations and security teams
• Provide support to Capital Markets team in regard to due diligence for loans

Hyperscale Project Manager

• The Development Program Manager (Q-Systems: Connectivity) is primarily responsible for leading and managing the design, pre-construction and construction activities on a given project.
• The Project Manager will interact on a daily basis with Facilities, Contractors, Designers, Engineers, Commissioning Agents, Vendors, and Data Center Operations staff and should have both written and oral communication skills commensurate with this level of regular communication.
• Program level support for network infrastructure deployments across our portfolio.
• Coordinate with QTS network infrastructure and technology teams to ensure infrastructure meets the facility needs.
• Support our Q-Systems team with network infrastructure coordination.
• Manage port schedule creation for development projects.
• Review project design to ensure compliance with QTS system standards and Basis of Design documents.
• Create and communicate updates on development program & project status suitable for executive level reviews.
• Effectively present information in a manner to support efficient decision making.
• Implement and manage multi-phased site development plans to achieve time, budget, and quality standards in a predictable fashion.
• Continuously update a campus master plan to provide predictable statistics in a dynamic environment.
• Write scopes of work for design, construction, commissioning services & participate in procurement and project cost estimates.
• Evaluate and level pricing proposals for design, construction, and commissioning services.
• Establish project schedules and manage teams to on-time completion.
• Develop plans for product deployment and review/communicate plans with QTS staff involved.
• Establish and maintain relationships serving as liaison with key QTS stakeholders.
• Represent QTS Q-Systems interests as leader in OAC and low voltage meetings.
• Review project implementations to ensure compliance with approved design documents, QTS system standards and Basis of Design documents.
• Create & build relationships that enhance QTS's ability to be a leader in creating the World's Most Valuable Data Center Real Estate.
• Work with the internal development team to enhance project management processes and protocols.
• Develop relationship with QTS Facility Operations Technology teams to understand their needs and deliver technologies that support facility operations needs.

Development Program Manager – Q-Systems, Connectivity

Supply Chain

• Evaluate incoming shipments to determine equipment routing
• Coordinate with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of equipment, managing ship dates to effectively to meet project deadlines.
• Ensure accurate tracking of shipments by vendors, including updating serial numbers and other relevant information in the tracking system.
• Track shipments and communicate updates to relevant stakeholders, proactively addressing any issues or discrepancies.
• Resolve any issues or delays in the delivery process, collaborating with suppliers and internal teams to find solutions.
• Support the management, revisions, and distribution of the shipping guidance process, ensuring that all stakeholders are informed of shipping procedures and requirements.
• Coordinate with the onsite teams to understand their equipment needs by specified dates and validate them against current ship dates.
• Identify risks and potential delays in equipment delivery and communicate them to senior leadership for evaluation.
• Assist senior leadership in evaluating and adjusting equipment allocations at a program level, based on identified risks and priorities.
• Coordinate business process documentation and improvement strategies with internal stakeholders, process owners, and subject matter experts.
• Establish business metrics and reports to monitor and improve equipment delivery.

Supply Chain Delivery Execution Manager

• Assist in all site construction activity and installations, in coordination with QTS Development Team
• Conduct thorough commissioning activities, ensuring systems are installed, tested, and validated
• Monitor issues during commissioning process, working to resolve technical challenges
• Create and/or review detailed commissioning documentation
• Witness testing of all equipment during commissioning
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of systems during commissioning phase
• Implement quality control measures to ensure highest standards are met
• Mentor more junior Commissioning Engineers

Commissioning Engineer II, Mechanical

• Oversee, document, and track various aspects of commissioning activities
• Conduct thorough commissioning activities, ensuring that all systems are installed, tested, and validated according to industry standards and client specifications
• Monitor any issues during the commissioning process, working closely with the project team to resolve technical challenges
• Create and/or review detailed commissioning documentation, including test procedures, reports, and as-built documentation, ensuring accuracy and completeness
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including design engineers, project managers, contractors, commissioning agents, and facilities operations
• Implement quality control measures to ensure the highest standards are met during the build and commissioning process
• Mentor more junior Commissioning Engineers