Director, Utility Delivery at Quality Technology Services

The Director Utility Delivery will be responsible for the team leading Utility Development across the North American footprint. This leader owns all utility distribution transmission and substation efforts (both utility and QTS-led) to deliver projects on-budget on-time and as-scoped. This team also leads engagement and contracting with third-party partners such as substation EPCs equipment vendors and commissioning agents. This role will interface and collaborate with many critical stakeholders including but not limited to pre-development teams leading entitlements; utility engagement teams leading power due diligence; energy leaders driving power contracts and negotiations; sales teams coordinating customer demands; technical engineering teams; finance teams; and development team project leaders planning and building new data centers.RESPONSIBILITIES other duties may be assigned.Leader for the team driving transmission & substation projects across North AmericaLead and expand the team of Utility Program Managers Project Managers and CoordinatorsManage and expand relationships with key substation EPC partnersManage and expand relationships with key high- & medium-voltage equipment suppliersOversee HV & MV equipment procurement alongside QTS procurement leadsLead all aspects of high-voltage projects including scope schedule & budgetNegotiate contracts with substation EPCsTrack and report on power project status for all North American sites Drive and own utility portfolio-level budget and financial reporting to QTS leadershipDevelop project and equipment forecasts to aid procurement & vendor partnersCollaborate with Pre-Development Utility Engagement Energy Development Legal and Sales to deliver power capacity in line with customer demandsBASIC QUALIFICATIONSBachelors degree in construction energy management or equivalent professional experienceTen or more years of utility and energy projects along with construction managementFour or more years of people leader experienceExperience delivering utility and/or client HV substationsDemonstrated experience working directly with executives and collaborating effectively across all levels of the organizationAble to travel up to 50% of the time or as needed to support relationship building and deliveryPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONSFifteen or more years delivering utility & construction projectsSix or more years of people leader experienceExperience leading large-scale power projects (100 MW)Established relationships with leading utility construction & EPC partnersDemonstrated ability negotiating construction agreementsExperience managing large portfolio of workKNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIESStrong verbal and written communication skillsStrong negotiating skillsAbility to build relationships and influence cross-discipline teamsAbility to be flexible and adapt to changing situations at a high growth companyAbility to prioritize multitask and deliver high quality work in tight timeframesTOTAL REWARDSThis role is also eligible for a competitive benefits package that includes: medical dental vision life and disability insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; flexible spending and HSA accounts; paid holidays; paid time off; paid volunteer days; employee assistance program; tuition assistance; parental leave; military leave assistance; QTS scholarship for dependents; wellness program and other company benefits.This position is bonus eligible.This job may be eligible for equity.We conform to all the laws statutes and regulations concerning equal employment opportunities and affirmative action. We strongly encourage women minorities individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply to all of our job openings. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity or national origin age disability status Genetic Information & Testing Family & Medical Leave protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. 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If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process please send an e-mail to and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.Required Experience:Director Key Skills Forklift,Customer Service,Organizational skills,Basic Math,Dealership Experience,Laundry,SyteLine,Warehouse Experience,Dispatching,Personal Injury Law,Translation,Project Coordination Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1