Senior Pre-Construction Design Manager (CSA)

Competitive
EMEA
Permanent

Job Description
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London, UK

The Client

Datacenter People is partnering with a European developer of hyperscale data center campuses.

What The Job Involves

• Design Coordination: Lead consultants to produce accurate designs, ensuring compliance with client requirements and Local Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) requirements.


• Attend regular design meetings and site visits as required.


• Product Development: Act as discipline lead to continue developing Data Center Shell flexible solutions and process to deliver faster for our customers.


• Preconstruction Sr. Design Manager Role Specification technologies and designs and advise internal stakeholders and customers on project implementation.


• Risk Management: Identifying and managing design and permitting\-related risks and resolving technical queries. Report to stakeholders and investors with strategic recommendations to eliminate or mitigate risk.


• Tender Management: Develop design deliverables and Request. For Proposal (RFP) documents, and assist in pricing strategies.


• Stakeholder Engagement: Acting as the primary contact for design teams and clients, including tracking and reporting on Planning Application milestones.


• Provide project technical information and strategy for Investment Committee (IC) or JVCo approvals.


• Strategic Planning: Ensuring design outputs align with procurement strategies developed by commercial teams.


• Constructability \& Value Engineering: work with the Constructability Director to review designs to enhance buildability and optimize costs before construction begins, often aligning with RIBA stages 2–5\.

We Are Looking For Someone With

• Bachelor's Degree (BA/BS) required\- Civil Eng or Architectural.


• Proficiency in English, both written and spoken.


• 5\+ years' of experience working in data center industry in a design role.


• 3\+ years' of experience working on data centre project delivery.


• 2\+ years' of experience on pre construction and planning application projects.


• 10\+ years' of experience in relevant engineering design.


• Proven track record strong analytical and commercial skill set to contribute to business case.


• Proven track record of managing multiple simultaneous projects requiring frequent communication, organization, time management, and problem\-solving skills.


• Proven track record for cultivating strong relationships with key client


• Master's Degree (MEng/MS) preferred.


• Charter engineer or similar.


• 10\+ years' working in the data center industry predominantly in design roles


• across the life cycle of a data center (pre\-construction, construction,


• commissioning, operation).


• 2\+ years' Client\-side experience.

We regret that due to the high volume of applications we are unable to acknowledge each one. Please bear in mind that if you are selected for interview we will contact you within the next seven days.

Consultant
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Adam Summerfield

Principal

• Adam.Summerfield@datacenterpeople.com

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