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About the Role

As an integral part of the EMEA Development Group, the Design team drives innovation, standardization, and continuous improvement to enable the delivery of cost-effective, high-quality infrastructure, delivered safely and on time. This role involves holistic ownership of the design life cycle, managing engineering teams, overseeing procurement, and serving as the primary point of contact for department leaders. The Design Manager fosters seamless collaboration, drives uniformity in product delivery, and works closely with the Design Program Office team to improve processes and tackle engineering challenges.

Responsibilities

Spearhead the development, review, maintenance, and enhancement of design packages, standards, and specifications.
Cultivate robust client relationships through leadership in technical meetings, providing comprehensive updates on design progress, risks, blockers, changes, and priorities.
Provide strategic oversight to procurement and regional project leads, leading the selection of local partners for design development, contract oversight, and Value Engineering (VE) implementation.
Drive continuous improvement in design, procurement, and construction processes to optimize Operations delivery.
Lead change management initiatives with consultants and contractors to enhance overall efficiency.
Proactively anticipate, report, and mitigate design and engineering quality, risks, and opportunities through regular on-site inspections.
Ensure OFCI design alignment with executed design within the region.
Conduct regular meetings with design teams, provide feedback, and foster a culture of continuous improvement through Lessons Learned meetings.
Utilize advanced technical expertise to interface with the end user/customer, ensuring strict compliance with project requirements, codes, and specifications.
Take full ownership of design briefs, including design baselines, outlining clear and site-specific design inputs, constraints, assumptions, and requirements.
Actively provide insight into potential cost implications arising from project and design-based development.
Drive benchmarking initiatives for internal regional alignment and ensure the highest design and construction quality standards.
Proactively manage all design changes proposed by internal departments and third parties, ensuring seamless integration.

Requirements

Extensive data center design management experience.
Proven track record of excellence in complex engineering projects.
Familiarity with European construction markets.
Strong knowledge of critical cooling and power infrastructure within data center projects.
Familiarity with building codes and fire ordinances.
Fluent in English.
Willingness to travel up to 60% of the time.

Skills

Data center design management
Engineering team management
Procurement oversight
Client relationship management
Technical leadership
Process improvement
Quality assurance
Risk management
Cost management
Benchmarking

Location

EMEA

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

5 years preferred

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, building services engineering, or a related technical field preferred.
Alternative, relevant education or experience such as military service or exceptional experience/training may be considered.

Benefits

Above market total compensation package.
Comprehensive suite of health and welfare benefits.
Retirement benefits.
Paid leave benefits exceeding local expectations.
Benefits, recognition, training and development.

About the Company

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises.
Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.
We operate with No Ego and No Arrogance.
We work to build each other up and support one another, appreciating each other’s strengths and respecting each other’s weaknesses.
We find joy in our work and each other, actively seeking opportunities to inject fun into what we do.

Equal Opportunity

Vantage Data Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer.