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