Senior Data Center Design Manager

Project Market: Mission Critical Construction

Project Type: Hyperscale Data Center Construction

Project Location: Charleston (Discussed during Interview)

Project Work Schedule: Hybrid

Contract Type: Permanent

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the end-to-end design coordination process across Mechanical, Electrical, and specialist packages for hyperscale data center projects
• Act as the primary interface between the client, design consultants, contractors, and key stakeholders to ensure seamless design delivery
• Oversee design development from concept through detailed design, construction, commissioning, and handover
• Manage and coordinate multidisciplinary design teams to ensure alignment with project scope, performance requirements, and technical standards
• Review and challenge design proposals to ensure compliance with client requirements, data center standards, and industry best practices
• Drive design risk management by identifying, tracking, and resolving design issues in a timely manner
• Coordinate with BIM teams to ensure accurate, clash-free, and constructible design models
• Support value engineering initiatives while maintaining performance, resilience, and uptime requirements critical to hyperscale environments
• Manage technical submittals, RFIs, design change control, and document approvals
• Ensure designs align with commissioning strategies and operational requirements for mission critical infrastructure
• Liaise with construction teams to ensure design intent is maintained through delivery and installation phases
• Attend and lead technical workshops, design reviews, and client meetings
• Maintain program alignment and support delivery against critical project milestones
• Ensure adherence to relevant codes, standards, and hyperscale client specifications
• Provide technical leadership and guidance across all design disciplines

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related engineering disciple
• Proven experience in mission critical construction environments (data centers, large-scale infrastructure, or critical facilities)
• Strong background in MEP design coordination within complex building services projects
• Experience working in a client-side consultancy, developer, or design management role preferred
• Demonstrated involvement in hyperscale or large-scale data center projects
• Strong understanding of commissioning processes in high-availability environments
• Proficiency with BIM processes and multidisciplinary coordination tools
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong technical knowledge of MEP systems, redundancy strategies, and resilient infrastructure design
• Ability to manage multiple design packages and drive delivery under tight program constraints
• Familiarity with industry standards relevant to data centers and critical environments
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and capable of working in fast-paced, high-pressure project environments

MUST HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED

• Right To Work - In the USA - No Sponsorship/Work Permits Available
• Experience on - Data Center, Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences & Semi-Conductor Projects