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 Sep 26, 2026 · 03:06 UTC. Regional openings are not confirmed assignments to the projects in this brief.

61data-center / fab openings

9hiring employers

47with published pay

2with mobility terms

Aligned Data Centers →21 openings

Chief Engineer ↗Chicago, IL · Source current

NTT Global Data Centers →10 openings

956 - Data Center technician L2 ↗Chicago, Illinois · Source current

CyrusOne →7 openings

Director, Construction & Development ↗Aurora, IL · Source current

Oracle →7 openings

Senior Data Center Operations Engineer ↗Chicago, IL, United States · Source current

Holder Construction →5 openings

MEP - Assistant Superintendent ↗Mount Prospect, IL · Source current

Digital Realty →4 openings

Assistant Property Manager ↗Franklin Park, IL, United States · Source current

9 of 9 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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