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About the Role

This Principal-level role integrates architectural design authority with digital information governance and end-to-end lifecycle design, data integrity, and asset intelligence across Vantage’s EMEA portfolio. The role delivers data-driven, platform-based data center solutions, ensuring continuity from early-stage design through operations. It establishes frameworks, standards, and governance for structured digital delivery, modern construction methods, and operational asset integration, defining and assuring architectural design strategy, information governance, digital delivery assurance, lifecycle digital asset integration, and data environments for analytics, AI, and digital twin enablement.

Responsibilities

Lead architectural scope across early-stage development, including feasibility, test fits, and concept design.
Define and evolve scalable, repeatable design solutions aligned to platform strategy and standardisation objectives.
Integrate CSA, MEP, ICT, and Security requirements into coordinated, buildable solutions.
Contribute to product and platform development, including modularisation and DfMA strategies.
Support technical decision-making across cost, programme, constructability, and performance.
Lead regional delivery of digital information strategy aligned with global goals.
Establish and maintain ISO 19650-compliant information frameworks and CDE governance (ACC/Forma).
Define and enforce portfolio-wide information standards, naming conventions, and digital workflows.
Lead digital delivery assurance, including data quality, lifecycle governance, design review, submission compliance, and consultant BIM execution governance.
Drive portfolio consistency through standardised digital processes, onboarding, and governance.
Provide governance over BIM/Digital Delivery teams to ensure consistent execution of model federation and coordination, clash detection and resolution workflows, geometry QA and model health monitoring, naming compliance and Revit standards, Level of Development (LOD) definition and compliance, view templates and publishing workflows, Navisworks coordination, and discipline model management and consultant integration.
Ensure implementation of BIM model auditing frameworks, geometry compliance validation, model coordination control, and LOD validation and reporting.
Establish and govern the EMEA digital asset lifecycle framework, covering design through operations and asset refresh.
Define structured digital turnover requirements enabling operational readiness and maintainable asset records.
Develop asset information models aligned to COBie, structured asset data deliverables, digital twin readiness, and operational metadata standards.
Lead integration strategy between design environments and operational systems (ACC/FORMA, DCIM, BMS, CMMS, GIS, SCADA, ERP platforms).
Enable mapping of design assets to operational systems, ensuring true lifecycle data continuity.
Define structured data frameworks enabling portfolio-wide analytics, performance intelligence, asset information quality monitoring, and predictive/AI-enabled operational insights.
Support development of asset relationship models, telemetry-enabled asset strategies, digital twin data schemas, and live data environments.
Ensure readiness of data environments for machine learning, advanced analytics, operational optimisation, and asset intelligence.
Establish digital frameworks supporting industrialised delivery and manufacturing traceability, including serialised asset data structures, module genealogy, prefab tracking, and factory QA/QC digital records.
Define standards for manufacturing data integration, supply chain digital continuity, and FAT/SAT linkage to operational asset data.
Implement strategies for QR/RFID asset tracking and integration with OFCI procurement datasets.
Drive alignment across Design, Delivery, Procurement, Development, and Operations teams.
Act as a key interface between MCE, Global/Regional Digital Information teams, and regional stakeholders.
Lead engagement with consultants, contractors, and technology providers to ensure alignment with standards and delivery objectives.
Lead initiatives to improve digital delivery, data quality, and lifecycle integration.
Identify and implement new technologies supporting digital engineering, Virtual Design & Construction (VDC), automation, data integration, digital twin, and asset intelligence.

Requirements

Degree in Architecture, Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
10+ years experience in architectural design within data center or mission critical environments.
10+ years experience in digital information management, BIM, or CDE governance.
Strong knowledge of ISO 19650 information management.
Strong knowledge of BIM tools (Revit, Navisworks, ACC/Forma).
Demonstrated leadership in platform standardisation and product development.
Demonstrated leadership in digital transformation or information governance programmes.
Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional and multi-regional environments.
Strategic leadership and decision-making capabilities.
Architectural and engineering judgment.
Expertise in digital information and data governance.
Systems integration and lifecycle thinking.
Stakeholder management and communication skills.
Innovation and continuous improvement mindset.
Ability to travel nationally and internationally up to 15%.

Skills

Architectural design
Digital information management
BIM
CDE governance
ISO 19650 information management
Revit
Navisworks
ACC/Forma
Platform standardisation
Product development
Digital transformation
Information governance
Cross-functional leadership
Multi-regional leadership
Strategic leadership
Decision-making
Engineering judgment
Systems integration
Lifecycle thinking
Stakeholder management
Communication
Innovation
Continuous improvement
Virtual Design & Construction (VDC)
Automation
Data integration
Digital twin
Asset intelligence
Analytics
AI
Machine learning
COBie
DCIM
BMS
CMMS
GIS
SCADA
ERP platforms
DfMA
Modularisation
OFCI
QR/RFID asset tracking

Location

EMEA
Hybrid
National and international travel required

Work Type

Full-time
Hybrid

Experience Level

Principal-level
10+ years experience

Education Level

Degree in Architecture, Engineering, or related engineering discipline

Benefits

Above market total compensation package
Comprehensive health and welfare benefits
Retirement benefits
Paid leave benefits exceeding local expectations
Recognition programs
Training and development opportunities

About the Company

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects, and connects technology for hyperscalers, cloud providers, and large enterprises.
Operates across North America, EMEA, and Asia Pacific.
Innovates data center design for reliability, efficiency, sustainability, and scalability.
The Mission Critical Engineering (MCE) team is an integral part of the EMEA Development Group within the CTO organisation.
The MCE team serves as the technical authority and engineering lead during pre-construction.
The MCE team defines and governs design briefs, performance requirements, and engineering standards.
The MCE team ensures solutions are resilient, compliant, and aligned with Vantage’s scaling strategy.
The MCE team leads consultant and contractor technical engagement, establishes robust technical baselines, and drives informed engineering decisions.
The MCE team ensures design solutions are buildable, scalable, and aligned across all disciplines, integrating CSA, MEP, ICT, and Security requirements.
The MCE team leads product and platform development initiatives, including standardisation, OFCI, and DFMA strategies.
The MCE team enables repeatable, high-quality infrastructure delivery across the EMEA portfolio.
The MCE team enables efficient, safe, and predictable project outcomes, supporting speed to market and capital efficiency.
The company operates with No Ego and No Arrogance.
Employees build each other up, support one another, appreciate strengths, and respect weaknesses.
Employees find joy in their work and actively seek opportunities to inject fun.

Equal Opportunity

Vantage Data Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer.