Chicago metro: projects and hiring

2 sourced project profiles, documented delivery responsibilities and current regional openings.

Sourced project records · evidence dates are listed below · Chicago metro market →

Hiring in Chicago metro

Inventory assessed Nov 10, 2026 · 08:44 UTC. Regional openings are not confirmed assignments to the projects in this brief.

102data-center / fab openings

28hiring employers

64with published pay

17with mobility terms

Aligned Data Centers →12 openings

Facility Manager ↗Chicago, IL · Source current

Burns & McDonnell →11 openings

Senior Electrical Engineer - Mission Critical ↗Chicago, IL, United States · Source current

NTT Global Data Centers →11 openings

Data Center Technician L2 ↗Chicago, Illinois · Source current

Stantec →11 openings

Mechanical Senior Project Engineer - Mission Critical Facilities ↗Chicago, IL, United States · Source current

CyrusOne →6 openings

Service Delivery Technician I ↗Aurora, IL · Source current

Oracle →6 openings

Sr. Principal Technical Program Manager, End-to-End Data Center Delivery ↗Chicago, IL, United States · Source current

28 of 28 feeds for employers represented here are current within six hours. Delayed feeds retain their last available inventory. Source freshness →

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Projects and delivery responsibilities

A partial market roster. Targets remain targets until confirmed; operating campuses provide delivery context, not evidence of a new construction award.

Edged Chicago second building →

Under construction · Data center · Record updated Sep 7, 2026

72 MW planned critical IT capacity

Edged's second Chicago-campus building topped out in June 2026 and targets Q2 2027 service. It is distinct from the first building that opened in 2025.

Who is involved

Edged USDeveloper
Individual work packages are not documented in this source. Source ↗
FCL BuildersGeneral Contractor
Second-building construction. Source ↗
ThermalWorksEquipment
Waterless cooling system. Source ↗

Milestones

Reported · June 4, 2026
Topping-out announcement Source ↗
Target · Q2 2027
Ready for service Source ↗

Evidence and dates · 1 sources

Second Chicago campus building tops out ↗Edged US · Published Jun 4, 2026 · Retained Sep 7, 2026

QTS Chicago 1 →

Operating + expansion leasing · Data center · Record updated Sep 7, 2026

A 30-acre campus near downtown Chicago. QTS is marketing pre-leasing for its second building; this does not by itself establish a construction start or delivery date.

Who is involved

QTS Data CentersDeveloper
Individual work packages are not documented in this source. Source ↗

Milestones

No dated milestones are documented.

Evidence and dates · 1 sources

QTS Chicago 1 campus profile ↗QTS Data Centers · Publication date not stated · Retained Sep 7, 2026

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