Design Manager - Hyperscale
As our Design Manager you’ll lead the planning and technical design of data centre projects, ensuring innovative, scalable, and compliant solutions aligned with Hyperscale Data Centre requirements.
Here you’ll support the project delivery across all project phases from due diligence to handover with technical analysis and advice and coordinating multi-discipline teams to deliver the designs for high-performance resilient Data Centres with a focus on safety in design, buildability and prefabrication for speed of delivery and innovation in achieving both technical and commercial outcomes.
Being our DM PM, you’ll work collaboratively with our Engineering and Design Centre of Excellence SMEs and sector leads, to achieve economies of scale and speed through standardised long lead, free issue equipment, application of lessons learned, NEXTDC design standards, briefs, process and scopes of services to improve speed, scale, security, sustainability, reliability, business case total cost of ownership and ROIC for hyperscale projects.
You’ll be responsible for the following areas:
- Design Management
- Culture and Leadership
- Safety Leadership
- Project Planning
- Risk Management
- Cost & Commercial Management
- Quality Control
Qualifications
- Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate multidisciplinary teams including architects, engineers and specialty consultants
- Ability to delegate responsibilities, foster a collaborative and productive work environment, and maintain the respect and engagement of the workforce
- Capability to manage complex data centre designs and in-depth understanding of technical principals, construction methods, materials, best practices, building codes, regulations, and safety standards.
- Proficiency in design management and collaboration tools
- Ability to anticipate potential issues (e.g., design improvements, changing customer needs, unforeseen subsurface conditions), implement proactive measures, and resolve problems when they do occur.
- Ability to effectively manage multiple design projects and sub-projects concurrently.
Your proven commercial experience will see you bringing:
- 5+ years’ experience in Data Centre or mission critical design management
- Degree in Architecture, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or Structural/Civil Engineering, or other relevant industry qualification.
- Experience working for Consulting Engineers, Principal Contractors or Client-side Design management
This opportunity will see you working with world leaders in our space. Join our journey now and be an integral part of our ongoing success.
Additional Information
- Seize this exciting opportunity to join one of Australia’s fastest growing companies and play a key contributing role in the future of AI and the digital economy
- Join an inclusive, diverse and values-driven working culture supporting hybrid work practices
- Enjoy awesome employee benefits (gifted share options, NEXTDC days, volunteer days, professional development, holistic wellbeing and mental health programs and more)
- Great opportunities to progress within our company (grow as we grow)
Our mission is to continue building a diverse and inclusive workforce which represents the communities in which we operate.
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