QTS Realty Trust

Quality Assurance Senior Project Manager (Data Center Construction)

QTS Realty Trust$90K — $120K *
York, SC 29745In-Person
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of construction experience
  • 2+ years of management experience in quality assurance
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint and Excel
  • Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time
  • US Citizenship required due to federal contracts

Responsibilities

  • Manage quality assurance programs for various projects
  • Train and oversee project-specific quality personnel
  • Provide quality training to project teams and vendors
  • Identify and suggest continuous improvement opportunities
  • Document updates for project teams bi-weekly
  • Lead project quality meetings
  • Conduct weekly jobsite inspections with General Contractor

Benefits

  • Q-Rest Sabbatical
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Tuition assistance for dependents
  • Eagle Club Award trip eligibility
  • Paid volunteer days and floating holidays
  • Parental leave and military leave assistance
Full Job Description
Who You Are & the Impact You Will Have:

The Quality Assurance Sr. Project Manager (QAM, Data Center Construction), is primarily responsible for leading the development and implementation of project specific quality programs in alignment with the QTS Quality Assurance Program. The QAM (Data Center Construction) will interact with project teams, including trade partners and vendors, to ensure adequate control measures are performed and produce the expected outcomes, and lead the corrective action when found otherwise.

What You Will Do:
  • Manage the quality assurance programs on one or more projects.
  • Train, manage, assist, and hold accountable other project-specific quality personnel, when applicable.
  • Provide training to project teams, including trade partners and vendors, on quality expectations.
  • Monitor and proactively recommend continuous improvement opportunities at the project level.
  • Document and communicate updates for assigned project(s) to the Development Quality Team on a bi-weekly basis.
  • Lead/Participate in project quality meetings to ensure adequacy of topics and participation.
  • Monitor project inspection and testing requirements and results.
  • Perform weekly jobsite walks with the General Contractor.
  • Periodically review project Quality Observation Reports for data integrity and follow up with teams for corrective actions when found to be deficient.
  • Understand and communicate the Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) expectations.
  • Lead/Participate in root cause analyses when a nonconformance issue meets prescribed criteria.
  • Work alongside MEP Team to understand expectations and improvement opportunities during commissioning activities.
  • Participate in vendor/supplier factory tests, inspections, and audits.
  • Establish and maintain relationships serving as liaison with key QTS stakeholders.
  • Represent QTS interests as a leader in OAC Meetings.
  • Encourage vocal and visible recognition for quality successes.
  • Be a leading voice for INTEGRITY within the quality program to promote open and productive communication between all stakeholders.
  • Actively participate in internal QTS Quality improvement opportunities.


What You Will Need to be Successful (basic qualifications):
  • 5+ years of construction experience
  • 2+ years of quality related management experience, including plan development, training, implementation, and continuous improvement.
  • Experience in Microsoft Office suite, specifically PowerPoint for presentation development and Excel for data compilation and analysis.
  • Be able to travel up to 50% of the time.
  • US Citizenship for this position is required by law due to federal customer contracts.


Other Key Skills:
  • Experience with Procore and PowerBI
  • American Society for Quality (ASQ) certified CMQ/OE, CQIA, CQPA, CQE, and/or CQA
  • Experience with delivery of mission critical data center facilities.
  • Experience working with MEP trades.
  • Strong communication and written skills
  • Able to work effectively in a team environment.
  • Able to identify and communicate trends
  • Demonstrated ability to prioritize, set, and meet targets
  • Self-motivated with a proven ability to achieve results
  • Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and priorities


The Perks (and these are just a few!):
  • Q-Rest Sabbatical
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • QTS scholarship for dependents
  • Eagle Club Award Trip Eligibility
  • Paid Volunteer and Floating days
  • Tuition Assistance, Parental Leave and Military Leave Assistance


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About QTS Realty Trust

QTS is the digital infrastructure leader – Powered by People, driven by purpose and fueled by a spirit of innovation. We have a 20-year track record of designing, building and operating world-class data centers, delivering the critical infrastructure for the world’s largest and fastest-growing companies. We have more than 75 data centers in operation or under development across the United States and Europe.
Learn more about QTS Realty Trust
Size
82,000 employees
Market Cap
$5.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$15.9 million
Founded
2005
5 Year Trend
+11.6%
Revenue
$539.3 million
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