Design Delivery Technical Program Manager

Job Description

Main Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design delivery and technical coordination for Data Center projects across the APAC region.

• Manage project intake activities, technical due diligence (TDD), Owner Project Requirements (OPR) compliance, design schedules, project risks, and technical governance throughout the project lifecycle.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for design delivery activities between internal Design & Engineering teams, developers, consultants, and cross-functional stakeholders.

• Drive multi-disciplinary design reviews and stage gate governance across all project milestones, including Basis of Design (BOD), 30%, 65%, 95%, Issued for Construction (IFC), and Issued for Permit (IFP) submissions.

• Facilitate engineering change management and Change Control Board (CCB) processes, assessing scope, cost, schedule, and technical impacts associated with design modifications and specification updates.

• Coordinate technical reviews, stakeholder alignment, and issue resolution to ensure projects progress efficiently despite ambiguity and changing requirements.

• Partner with Planning, Design, Construction, Commissioning, and Operations teams to manage technical handoffs and maintain project continuity.

• Manage project governance activities, including meeting coordination, review tracking, risk logs, action item management, developer accounts, and project collaboration platforms.

• Drive developer and consultant engagement to ensure compliance with technical requirements, project standards, and design specifications.

• Identify, escalate, and communicate critical technical, schedule, cost, and execution risks to leadership and key stakeholders.

Daily Work Tasks

• Lead design delivery coordination meetings with developers, consultants, engineering teams, and project stakeholders.

• Review technical submittals and design deliverables at key stage gates to ensure compliance with project requirements and standards.

• Track project schedules, risks, actions, decisions, and change requests across assigned projects.

• Facilitate Change Control Board (CCB) reviews and document impacts associated with engineering and design modifications.

• Coordinate technical due diligence activities and validate project readiness requirements.

• Review compliance matrices and engineering documentation to ensure alignment with Owner Project Requirements (OPR) and baseline specifications.

• Manage project collaboration tools, stakeholder access, developer accounts, Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) environments, project repositories, and related documentation systems.

• Support project reporting activities by maintaining action logs, risk registers, meeting records, and project dashboards.

• Partner with Planning, Design, and Construction teams to coordinate technical handovers between project phases.

• Prepare executive summaries and escalation materials for leadership review and decision making.

Areas of Responsibility (including but not limited to)

• Data Center Project Delivery of large hyperscale projects

• Technical Due Diligence (TDD)

• Owner Project Requirements (OPR) Compliance

• Design Delivery Governance

• Multi-Disciplinary Engineering Coordination

• Design Stage Gate Reviews (BOD, 30%, 65%, 95%, IFC, IFP)

• Engineering Change Management

• Change Control Board (CCB) Governance

• Project Risk Management

• Technical Submittal Reviews

• Design Schedule Management

• Cross-Functional Stakeholder Alignment

• Developer and Consultant Management

• Construction Handover Readiness

• Technical Escalation and Executive Reporting

• Project Collaboration Platforms (ACC, Procore, Asana, Google Workspace)

You will be able to demonstrate the following on a consistent basis

• Strong understanding of data center design, engineering, and construction delivery processes.

• Excellent technical program management skills with the ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously.

• Proven experience driving project execution in fast-paced and ambiguous environments.

• Strong understanding of engineering design review processes and project stage gate governance.

• Ability to identify cross-functional impacts resulting from design changes and drive resolution across multiple disciplines.

• Strong risk management, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to influence teams without direct authority.

• Ability to facilitate collaboration between developers, design consultants, engineering teams, and construction stakeholders.

• Strong organizational and project planning skills with exceptional attention to detail.

• Ability to distill complex technical issues into concise communications for leadership and executive audiences.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related technical discipline.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in technical program management, engineering, construction management, design delivery, or mission-critical infrastructure projects.

• Experience supporting large-scale data center, industrial, infrastructure, or mission-critical facility programs.

• Demonstrated experience managing complex engineering design processes and cross-functional project execution.

• Experience with Change Control Board (CCB) governance, technical reviews, risk management, and project controls.

• Strong understanding of design documentation, project lifecycle management, and engineering workflows.

• Experience working with project collaboration platforms such as Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), Procore, Asana, SharePoint, or equivalent systems.

• Advanced proficiency with Google Workspace and Microsoft Office applications.

• Proven experience coordinating stakeholders across planning, design, construction, and operational teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience delivering hyperscale data center projects.

• Experience managing projects through design, construction, commissioning, and operational handover phases.

• Familiarity with Owner Project Requirements (OPR), Basis of Design (BOD), and technical governance frameworks.

• Experience working with external developers, engineering consultants, and multi-disciplinary project teams.

• Professional certifications such as PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP, PRINCE2, or equivalent project management credentials.

• Knowledge of mission-critical infrastructure, electrical, mechanical, civil, architectural, and ICT systems within data center environments.

Location

Singapore