Data Center Design Lead Architectural

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We are seeking a Data Center Architectural Design Lead to provide senior leadership across the architectural planning, design, coordination, and delivery of large-scale data center and mission-critical facilities. This role will support the growth of our North American Data Center practice by leading architectural design strategy, technical coordination, client engagement, design governance, and capability development across hyperscale, cloud, AI, colocation, enterprise, and mission-critical environments.

The successful candidate will bring dedicated experience in data center architecture, with a strong understanding of the functional, technical, operational, security, planning, and constructability requirements that define high-performance mission-critical facilities. This includes expertise in space planning, campus planning, building configuration, equipment adjacency, egress, code compliance, envelope design, physical security, maintainability, phasing, modularity, sustainability, and integration with highly complex mechanical, electrical, structural, civil, and telecoms systems.

This role requires an architect who can balance technical performance with speed-to-market, constructability, planning constraints, client standards, operational requirements, and long-term scalability. The Architectural Design Lead will work closely with multidisciplinary teams, global delivery resources, contractors, developers, and clients to deliver consistent, efficient, and resilient architectural solutions for the data center market.

• Lead architectural design strategy for major data center projects across North America, including hyperscale, cloud, AI, colocation, enterprise, and mission-critical facilities.
• Provide architectural leadership from site feasibility, planning, and concept design through detailed design, permitting, construction support, commissioning, and operational handover.
• Develop building and campus design solutions that support resilience, scalability, constructability, security, maintainability, operational efficiency, and phased growth.
• Lead space planning and building configuration for data halls, electrical rooms, mechanical areas, white space, support areas, loading docks, administration spaces, security zones, circulation, egress, and back-of-house operations.
• Coordinate architectural design with mechanical, electrical, structural, civil, telecoms, security, fire protection, commissioning, and construction teams to deliver fully integrated solutions.
• Support AI-ready and high-density facilities by coordinating…