Director, Utility Delivery

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 sitesDrive and own utility portfolio-level budget and financial reporting to QTS leadershipDevelop project and equipment forecasts to aid procurement & vendor partnersBASIC QUALIFICATIONSBachelor's 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 timeframesWe 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.The "Know Your Rights" Poster is included here:Know Your Rights (English)Know Your Rights (Spanish)The pay transparency policy is available here:Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster-Formatted 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 talentacquisition@ and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

Created: 2026-04-15