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QTS Data Centers · 5 days ago

Senior Manager, Network Planning & Development

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

QTS Data Centers is a global digital infrastructure leader committed to connecting the world for good. The Sr. Network Planner is responsible for gathering connectivity requirements, conducting fiber due diligence, and managing commercial negotiations with fiber providers to develop robust connectivity solutions for data center projects.

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Responsibilities

Establish and maintain a repeatable fiber due diligence program for US supporting QTS data center development projects

Owns customer requirements gathering and documentation to pre-qualify sites for particular use cases

Works collaboratively with parallel teams inside QTS and Blackstone, fiber providers, and customers to create best in class connectivity solutions that are intuitive, cost effective, well designed, and easily digestible

Lead business meetings, identify and communicate connectivity challenges that are uncertain, costly, or potentially unsolvable

Creates and manages a consistent output for connectivity solutions and communicates regularly with parallel teams and executive leadership

Vendor management at the technical, business, and executive level with US fiber providers

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

Network engineeringFiber connectivity solutionsCost analysisTelecom industry experienceTechnical project managementCustomer engagementsVendor engagementsLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationDocumentation

Required

Bachelor's degree with >10 years of experience in the telecom, datacenter, or cloud infrastructure industries

Experience and understanding of metro, long-haul, & submarine networks throughout the US

Able to articulate Data Center fiber connectivity development best practices, solves for complex engineering and diversity requirements, identify challenges & risks to the business

Able to interpret and evaluate relevant technical addenda in telecom contracts

Familiar with basic financial modeling to evaluate and model deal structures (fiber leases, Dedicated Internet leases, IRU's, etc.)

The ability to document your decisions and recommendations to internal technical leadership as well as VPs, SVPs, and C-suite

A high degree of organization and ability to manage multiple, competing priorities

Able to travel for site due diligence trips and industry conferences as needed

Proficient in Smartsheet, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Earth, Fiber Locator, Peering DB, & project management software