Senior Manager of Data Centre Design

Location: Whitechapel

Senior Manager, Data Centre Design

Barbican, London

£150,000

Join a Data Centre Developer & Operator, looking after Hyperscale Data Centres!

A Senior Manager, Data Centre Design role is available for a technical leader who wants to define the standards behind next-generation AI infrastructure. This is a hands-on leadership position focused on creating and maintaining design standards across complex, high-performance data centre environments.

Working across electrical, mechanical, civil and BIM disciplines, you will combine technical depth with commercial awareness and delivery capability. This role suits someone who enjoys building the framework from the ground up, getting into engineering detail when required and influencing consultants, contractors and senior stakeholders.

Senior Manager, Data Centre Design Benefits:

£150,000 salary plus 30% bonus
Opportunity to shape design standards for advanced AI infrastructure environments
Senior technical ownership across multiple disciplines
Exposure to executive stakeholders, EPCs, design consultants and specialist delivery partners

The Senior Manager, Data Centre Design Role:

Create and maintain electrical, mechanical, civil and BIM design standards across live projects
Review and provide technical input on consultant and contractor design packages
Work through detailed engineering considerations including power distribution, cooling strategies and structural requirements for high-density compute environments
Participate directly in design workshops and technical discussions with EPCs and consultants
Define technical requirements and review supplier and contractor responses
Build and develop technical leadership capability across electrical, mechanical, civil and BIM disciplines as the portfolio expands
Provide hands-on technical guidance while maintaining consistency across project delivery

Senior Manager, Data Centre Design Requirements:

Strong hands-on design experience in electrical or mechanical engineering within data centres or similarly complex mission-critical facilities
Experience reviewing, developing or producing technical design documentation rather than only managing review processes
Knowledge of high-density compute environments, including GPU infrastructure considerations
Understanding of cooling strategies, including air and liquid cooling approaches
Experience challenging and influencing consultants, EPCs and technical stakeholders on engineering decisions
Ability to establish standards and processes from the ground up
Engineering degree in mechanical, electrical or a related discipline

Desirable

Experience:

Experience working across European and US data centre markets and relevant codes
Exposure to liquid cooling technologies such as direct liquid cooling or cooling distribution units
Chartered Engineer status or equivalent

If you are a technical design leader who enjoys building standards, solving complex engineering challenges and remaining close to delivery, apply now for more information