Design Delivery Principal

Overview

Who are we?

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company, operating over 260 data centers across the globe. Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting sustainability goals.

Joining our operations team means you will be at the forefront of all we do, maintaining critical facilities infrastructure as part of a close-knit team delivering best-in-class service to our data center customers. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitable work environment that is foundational to our core values and vital to our success.

Job Profile

Summary:

The Design Delivery Principal is responsible for design decisions related to a portfolio of data center projects which can include new construction, phased expansion, retrofits and upgrades, acquisition conversions, mechanical and electrical equipment selections, and standards upgrades in either a specific region or globally. They are an exceptional industry professional progressing toward becoming a recognised expert on data center design. The Design Senior Manager critically assesses design decisions with consultation with more senior staff across disciplines and applies required Equinix standards and country-specific regulations to make the best design choices.

They manage the relationship and output of key design partners and equipment suppliers for their assigned projects and critically assess and escalate issues where the relationship with such partners is not meeting expectations.

• Design Process
  • Owns and leads a design process, interacting with Architectural, Mechanical and Electrical Partners (MEPs), and other design partners to deliver a portfolio of world class data centers with a strong focus on technical excellence, mission critical resilience and cost management
  • Reviews and contributes to the development of globally standardized tools, techniques and processes for the management and reporting of the design process
  • Works with peers in other regions to drive consistency and technical excellence on design and delivery practices and methodologies
  • Thinks and acts in a global manner, considering the applicability of any design decision, innovations or standards changes for all regions
• Regional role
  • Obtains site-specific conditions, utility and infrastructure design, costs and availability of utilities, liaison with planning authorities and local logistics including site logistics during construction and phasing
  • Provides locally informed and compliant infrastructure design, supply information to and collaborate with the master planning function
  • Provides local design engineering to support site specific changes to templates
  • Reviews the masterplan for delivery and submits to senior staff for approval
• Center of Excellence role
  • Conducts the master planning of expansion portfolio using global design standards and templates; incorporating regional information to apply these to the inception of projects
  • Generates project visualization, initial model using reference design templates and cost estimate for business case inception
  • Liaises with regional team to incorporate local infrastructure into the design
  • Liaises with construction cost team regionally and globally to assist business case generation
• Cross-Functional Coordination
  • Maintains interpersonal relationships with internal technical staff, external design consulting partners, construction management, commercial management, and regional P&L holders to ensure appropriate stakeholder exposure and buy-in to IBX projects
  • Adequately leverages center of excellence teams and more senior Design staff to augment technical expertise to ensure all facets of the datacenter design are considered and approved
  • Manages internal and external resources via influence and outstanding competencies
• Project Management
  • Indirectly manages experienced electrical and mechanical engineering…