Senior Design Manager - Mechanical

Senior Design Manager – Mechanical

Senior Design Manager – Mechanical is a pivotal subject‑matter expert role leading the mechanical discipline within the QTS European Development Group. The position manages pre‑construction and construction activities for select campus and development projects, engaging daily with internal design managers, external consultants, contractors, commissioning agents, vendors, and data centre operations. The role also liaises with external consultants outside of design, including project managers, cost & schedule consultants, local authority officers and hyperscale customers.

• Manage subordinate Design Managers as well as key projects on a campus(es) and maintain updated budgets, schedules, and status reports for each;
• The selection and management of AE consultants within proposed and ongoing projects;
• Create and communicate design updates on development program & project status monthly, suitable for executive‑level reviews presenting information in a manner to support efficient decision making;
• Work with QTS stakeholders, design and construction teams to create a master development design program for site(s), including a complete campus design solution;
• Manage design input into planning and permitting needs for each assigned campus/individual project(s);
• Implement and manage design input on multi‑phased site development plans to achieve time, budget, and quality standards in a predictable fashion;
• Continuously update a campus master plan and assist with the update of QTS’s European Freedom and any other design standards;
• Write scopes of work for design, design support throughout construction and commissioning & participate in procurement and project cost estimates;
• Review the Basis of Design (BoD) and subsequent RIBA stage project document issues ensuring design compliance to QTS’s European Freedom standards;
• Coordinate page‑turn reviews with subsequent input/incorporation of internal stakeholder comments and alignment of project team input into the QTS design gating process;
• Work closely with the strategic procurement team on equipment procurement and delivery process;
• Engage with the Project Management and Quantity Surveyor teams both internal and external to ensure full visibility via the design change order process assessing potential impact against the approved project budget (BTT);
• Project technical submittals and ensure these are closed out by the Project Team in a timely manner, providing point of contact for escalation and/or clarification for the Project Team;
• Establish project design schedules and manage design teams to ensure on‑time completion;
• Review the production and content of design change order requests from both consultants and contractors;
• Collaborate with Sales/Solutions Engineers and Product teams to aid in custom deal solutioning for prospective clients within the applicable schedule and budget constraints for any particular location;
• Establish and maintain relationships serving as liaison with key QTS stakeholders;
• Create & build relationships that enhance QTS’s ability to be a leader in creating the World’s ‘Most Valuable Data Center Real Estate’;
• Prioritise critical issues in high‑volume communications, ensuring cost, risk, schedule, and quality pressures are addressed.
• Review all mechanical deliverables for technical content, quality and adherence to code/standardisation requirements;
• Conduct mechanical development reviews to ensure all projects adhere to QTS’s mechanical specification and standards.

• Bachelor’s degree in science or engineering or equivalent professional experience;
• Either mechanical DC or highly serviced/critical engineering design experience;
• A minimum of 3 to 7 years’ experience of hyperscale‑sized mission‑critical building facilities delivery ideally in a multi‑disciplinary design environment;
• Experience with Bluebeam, Revit, BIM 360, ACC, the Microsoft Office suite of programmes and an ability to communicate programme updates to executive level.

• MBA, Master’s in Engineering, Management or a related Engineering field is desirable but not essential;
• Professional registration as a…