Development Project Engineer (Designer Civil, Structural, Architectural)

Who we are:

Its pretty exciting to find yourself standing in a pivotal moment in time. Its even more exciting to be out front leading it. At QTS our world-class data centers are supporting our customers most strategic growth initiatives positioning us at the forefront of todays dynamic digital transformation.

As AI and cloud drive the demand for increased speed capacity and capability QTS has emerged as the global digital infrastructure leader committed to connecting the world for good. Driven by purpose and fueled by a spirit of innovation QTS designs builds and operates some of the worlds most advanced forward-thinking data is a portfolio company of Blackstone.

Who You Are:

The Designer: Civil Structural Architectural is an earlycareer role responsible for supporting architectural civil and/or structural design activities across missioncritical development projects. This position assists with design preconstruction and construction efforts and plays a key role in coordinating design deliverables maintaining standards and supporting project execution.

The Designer works closely with Facilities Contractors Architects Engineers Commissioning Agents Vendors and Data Center Operations teams. This role requires strong written and verbal communication skills and a willingness to learn and grow within a property development and design organization.

What You Will Do:

• Support design preconstruction and construction activities for assigned projects

• Review drawing packages for adherence to established design standards

• Collaborate with internal and external design teams to ensure designs meet company standards local codes and AHJ requirements

• Coordinate schedules for design deliverables and manage design workflows

• Perform preliminary technical reviews of design drawings and calculations

• Research technical topics and support design development efforts

• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to define project scope requirements and communicate deviations from standards

• Work with construction commissioning and risk management teams to respond to RFIs and value design inquiries

• Support project teams in resolving design issues identified during construction and commissioning

• Work with consultants to develop and review architectural civil or structural calculations for compliance with design standards

• Manage the standards process including:

  • Design drawings

  • Specifications

  • Basis of Design (BODs)

  • Sequence of Operations (SOOs)

  • BIM models and related documentation

• Typically support 13 projects concurrently

The Impact You Will Have:

• Tasks are generally well defined

• Follows established design and engineering standards and best practices

• Regular guidance and oversight are expected

• Makes decisions for own work and deliverables

• Collaborates closely with peers

• May mentor Interns

What You Will Need to be Successful (basic qualifications):

• Bachelors degree in Architecture Structural Engineering Civil Engineering Construction Management or equivalent professional experience

• 04 years of related professional experience

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools specifically:

  • PowerPoint for communicating project updates

  • Excel for summarizing design deliverables and calculations

• Demonstrated interest in pursuing a career in property design engineering development or construction

• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time (typically once per month for 23 days)

• U.S. Citizenship required due to federal customer contracts

Other Key Skills:

• Prior experience designing architectural civil or structural systems for:

  • Data centers

  • Construction operations or facility maintenance

• Basic knowledge of architectural civil or structural industry standards procedures and methodologies

• Basic understanding of architectural civil or structural systems and their integration into missioncritical environments

• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to leadership and nonengineers

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interface across all organizational levels

• Proven team player who collaborates effectively with internal and external partners

• Strong problemsolving skills at a tactical level

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously

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

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. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint orally or in writing to the employer or the government or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint or discrimination claim.

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QTS is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. 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.