Director, Pre-Construction & Scheduling

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Who You Are (Job Summary) The Director, Pre-Construction & Scheduling is responsible for establishing and governing the processes, standards, systems, and controls that enable predictable execution across the QTS Development portfolio. Serving as a strategic partner to regional development execution teams, this leader oversees portfolio-wide planning, pre-construction governance, schedule management, cost and schedule compliance, production reporting, risk management, contractor evaluation support, and project controls functions. Reporting to the VP, Development Pre-Construction & Scheduling, this role develops and drives the standards, metrics, and governance necessary to improve delivery predictability, increase organizational consistency, and provide leadership with visibility into cost, schedule, and execution risks across a rapidly growing development portfolio.   What You Will Do (Job Responsibilities) Portfolio Planning & Controls Leadership • Lead development and implementation of enterprise planning and controls processes across the Development organization. • Establish governance frameworks supporting project planning, cost management, schedule management, and execution readiness. • Partner with Development executives to improve portfolio predictability, performance measurement, and project outcomes. • Drive continuous improvement initiatives across pre-construction, project controls, and schedule management functions. • Develop organizational standards, templates, methodologies, and best practices.  

Pre-Construction & Development Planning • Support project evaluation and early-stage planning activities. • Lead development and maintenance of cost, schedule, and execution planning standards. • Provide oversight of estimating methodologies, budgeting assumptions, and cost benchmarking programs. • Evaluate contractor proposals, schedules, commercial terms, and project delivery strategies. • Identify value engineering opportunities and risk mitigation strategies during project development. • Support procurement, contract administration, and work authorization processes.  

Schedule Governance & Production Tracking • Establish portfolio-wide scheduling standards and governance processes. • Define schedule compliance requirements and performance expectations. • Lead production tracking, forecasting, and schedule analytics initiatives. • Develop executive reporting tools and dashboards supporting project and portfolio management. • Identify emerging schedule risks and coordinate intervention strategies when required. • Maintain enterprise schedule risk management and escalation processes.  

Portfolio Reporting & Analytics • Develop and maintain performance metrics that provide insight into portfolio health, project execution, schedule performance, and cost management. • Ensure consistent and accurate reporting throughout the Development organization. • Partner with Data & Analytics teams to improve reporting capabilities and data quality. • Deliver executive-level insights and recommendations based on portfolio performance trends. • Establish KPIs and reporting frameworks supporting strategic decision-making.  

Risk Management & Compliance • Lead development and implementation of portfolio risk management processes. • Monitor compliance with approved development standards, planning requirements, schedules, budgets, and governance expectations. • Drive identification, escalation, and resolution of significant project risks. • Collaborate with Development, Procurement, Finance, Quality, and Design & Engineering leaders to mitigate delivery risks. • Establish project intervention processes for underperforming or high-risk initiatives.  

People Leadership • Build, develop, and lead teams responsible for development planning, controls, analytics, scheduling, pre-construction, and project governance functions. • Establish performance expectations and technical standards. • Mentor and develop future functional leaders within the organization. • Drive organizational capability building related to project controls and portfolio management.  

(Required Qualifications) • Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Project Management, Business, or related field. • Nine or more years of experience in project controls, construction management, pre-construction, scheduling, development, or similar disciplines. • Three or more years of direct people leadership experience. • Experience managing complex capital projects or programs. • Demonstrated expertise in planning, cost management, scheduling, project controls, governance, and risk management. • Proven experience developing enterprise standards, reporting, and performance management processes. • Strong collaboration skills and ability to influence leaders across a matrixed organization. • Strong analytical, business, and executive communication capabilities.  

Nice to Have • Twelve or more years of construction, development, project controls, or related experience. • Data center, mission-critical, or large-scale infrastructure development experience. • MBA, master's degree, PMP, CCM, PSP, or other relevant professional certification. • Expertise with scheduling, project controls, analytics, and portfolio management tools including Primavera P6, Power BI, Tableau, Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, or similar platforms. • Experience establishing new organizational functions and operating models. • Advanced experience leading enterprise transformation or process improvement initiatives.  

Other Key Skills (KSAs) • Strong knowledge of project planning, pre-construction, scheduling, project controls, and portfolio governance. • Ability to analyze complex business and project data to identify risks, trends, and opportunities. • Knowledge of cost management, schedule management, contractor procurement, and risk mitigation practices. • Ability to develop KPIs, dashboards, reporting frameworks, and executive-level i

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