Design Manager

Position: Design Manager (Permanent)
Equans Data Centres are seeking to appoint a Design Manager, to support our growing Data Centre business.

We are committed to providing cutting edge solutions for our clients Data Centre facilities and are recruitment a Design Manager to join our innovative team in projects based in the UK. The Design Manager will travel regularly to sites and be focused on the management of design and technical support services to our data centre projects and will support the teams in the resolution of design related issues in a timely manner, ensuring there are no delays to the construction and fit-out process.

What you will deliver?

* Take full responsibility for the design coordination within the project.

* Liaise with the client to establish information flow and platforms to be utilised.

* Work with the programmers to establish timelines and take responsibility for the production and control of the design programme and report against it.

* Manage the uploading of the design information in a timely manner.

* Monitor the Design management tools to ensure all information is available and is in the correct location.

* Organise, control and manage the design team meeting with the client and their teams.

* Identify and manage risk from drawings, specifications, programme and procurement.

* Identify problems and offer solutions.

* Assist in ensuring that work is carried out in full conformance with quality, environmental and safety standards.

What we can offer you?

On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes;

* 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays)

* Life Cover equivalent to 4 times annual salary

* Company Stakeholder Pension Scheme

* Private Medical Insurance

* 2 corporate social responsibility days per year

* Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalised support programmes

* Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme

* Access to our growing employee networks including Access Ability (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), WOMEN TOGETHER (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals.

* 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app

Who are we looking for?

* Experience working with a main contractor or large subcontractor.

* Background in Electrical/Mechanical or Construction design.

* In-depth knowledge of the design and construction process.

* Knowledge and skills to effectively problem solve with the ability to effectively manage risk.

* Be self-motivated, with proven organisational ability and the drive to meet deadlines.

* Customer focused with the ability to communicate effectively with clients.

* Attention to Health and Safety matters.

* Commercially astute.

* Experience in the data centres sector is desirable.

Who are we?

We are a strategic data centre partner delivering every aspect of general contractor design, build, and commissioning for major data centres across Europe to provide new build, fit-out, complex retrofit, and upgrade through one point of contact.

Leveraging decades of experience with Bouygues Energies & Services and Equans in data centres, we deliver to every aspect of client needs through sustainability, health and safety, and wider engineering considerations. At Equans Data Centres, we’re unique in our ability to bring clients complete in-house expertise across many facets of consulting, architecture, construction, and engineering. We are a true combination of global standardisation and local on-the-ground expert teams in every key European country to ensure the right level of localisation.

We have total control of our supply chain, with the robustness of a global and European leader in construction behind us. And our most highly qualified and expert teams are focused on client success above all.

This enables us to deliver data centres with the best possible quality, speed to delivery, and high repeatability and scalability – to realise client needs for cost transparency, low risk, continual availability, innovation, and certainty of planning…