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QTS

Fully managed IT and telecoms services

Utility Development Program Manager

Program ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeIrving, TX, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, construction, or equivalent experience.
  • At least 7 years of medium- or high-voltage substation, transmission line, or utility infrastructure construction management experience.
  • Demonstrated experience leading complex utility or infrastructure projects.
  • Working knowledge of transmission line design, construction, interconnection, and natural gas utility processes.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint for executive reporting and Excel for budgets and tracking.
  • Ability to travel up to 50%.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to be flexible and adapt to changing situations at a high-growth company.
  • Ability to build strong internal and external working relationships with utilities, transmission providers, and regulatory agencies.
  • Ability to coordinate across electric and gas utilities to align infrastructure delivery, permitting, easement, and service requirements.
  • Ability to prioritize, multitask, and deliver high-quality work in tight timeframes.

Responsibilities

  • Create and implement a strategy to ensure timely delivery of power to development sites in support of existing and future leases.
  • Serve on the diligence team to advise on and evaluate utility capacity feasibility of potential new sites, including transmission line routing, interconnection, and deliverability constraints.
  • Manage partners and consultants involved in electrical substation and transmission line design and construction.
  • Lead standardization of utility substation design, including distribution feeds to multiple buildings.
  • Coordinate transmission line development activities, including route selection, right-of-way acquisition support, permitting, and easement strategy in partnership with utilities and third-party engineers.
  • Support transmission interconnection processes, including coordination with utilities, independent system operators, regional transmission organizations, and regulatory bodies to secure timely energization.
  • Manage budgets and cost forecasting for utility projects, including construction and equipment for substation and transmission line scopes.
  • Develop specifications for transformers, transmission structures, and equipment.
  • Procure substation long-lead equipment, transmission line materials including conductor, structures, and insulators, and transformers.
  • Procure and manage construction at multiple substation and transmission line sites simultaneously.
  • Track and report power delivery timelines and schedules, including transmission line milestones and interconnection dependencies.
  • Support natural gas utility development activities, including coordination with gas providers, pipeline routing, service agreements, permitting, easements, and schedule alignment with campus power delivery needs.

Desired Qualifications

  • At least 10 years of electrical substation, transmission line, or utility infrastructure construction experience.
  • Strong industry knowledge of utility partners, transformer manufacturers, transmission contractors, and material suppliers.
  • Technical expertise in high- and medium-voltage electrical design or construction, including overhead and underground transmission systems.
  • Experience with transmission permitting, right-of-way acquisition, regulatory and ISO interconnection, and natural gas utility coordination.
  • Experience managing large portfolios of utility or infrastructure work.

About the Company

QTS

Fully managed IT and telecoms services

QTS provides fully managed IT and telecoms services that improve system reliability and offer predictable costs, with a plan to keep technology up to date. A dynamic, knowledgeable team partners with a business to understand its needs, then handles implementation and ongoing IT management, with support when issues arise. They emphasize local Devon/South West expertise, a hands-on approach, and a focus on reliability and hassle-free management. Their goal is to simplify IT management for clients while keeping technology current and expenses predictable.

Company size
1-10
Company stage
Acquired
Total funding
$10.2B
Headquarters
Exeter, United Kingdom
Founded
2005

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