Data Center Customer Design Manager

Job Summary

You will manage Data Centre Design projects to meet reliability, availability, efficiency, sustainability, regulatory, safety, cost, and speed-to-market targets.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple greenfield and fit-out Data Centre Design projects concurrently, ensuring completion within budget and schedule
• Develop design briefs and key metrics to maintain consistent design quality across regional metro projects
• Hold consultants and professional teams accountable for delivering project design intent and outcomes
• Lead a consortium of consultants including town planners, architects, civil & structural engineers, mechanical & electrical engineers, environmental and LEED consultants, and geotechnical engineers
• Collaborate with suppliers and designers to implement safety, efficiency, and sustainability improvements
• Conduct site visits to verify construction methods, site coordination, and equipment performance meet design criteria and maintain reliability and maintainability standards
• Ensure design compliance and timely project handover to customers
• Standardize design processes and manage customer design variations effectively
• Make advanced design decisions and secure customer buy-in for design solutions
• Stay updated on customers’ latest technical directions and support technical RFP processes
• Qualify technical compliance and deviations with customers, including Service Level Agreements and compliance exceptions
• Initiate design improvements based on lessons learned from projects
• Oversee consistent project design delivery and construction quality
• Propose innovative solutions to accelerate design delivery and speed to market

Required competencies and certifications

• Proven design experience managing projects across regional metros
• Professional Engineer or Registered Architect with practicing certifications preferred
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in design consultancy, including at least 5 years in a principal engineer role
• Strong interpersonal, communication, leadership, and influencing skills
• Experience with Design Bid Build, Design & Build, and other design delivery methodologies
• Flexibility to relocate and travel for business needs

Preferred competencies and qualifications

• Experience in hyperscale Data Centre design

Other Information

Interested candidates may send their CV to MAC (Reg No. R1221300) at anc1@anchorsearchgroup.com quoting the job title in the Subject line. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.