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About the Role

The Senior Design Manager is responsible for design decisions related to a portfolio of datacenter projects, including new construction, expansions, retrofits, and upgrades. They are an industry professional progressing towards becoming a recognized expert on datacenter design, critically assessing decisions and applying Equinix standards and country-specific regulations. They manage the relationship and output of key design partners and equipment suppliers.

Responsibilities

Owns and leads the design process, interacting with Architectural, MEP, and other design partners to deliver world-class datacenters with a focus on technical excellence, resilience, and cost management.
Reviews and contributes to the development of globally standardized tools, techniques, and processes for design management and reporting.
Collaborates with peers in other regions to drive consistency and technical excellence in design and delivery practices.
Thinks and acts globally, considering the applicability of design decisions, innovations, or standards changes for all regions.
In the regional role: Obtains site-specific conditions, utility design, costs, and availability; liaises with planning authorities and local logistics.
Provides locally informed and compliant infrastructure design and supply information to the master planning function.
Provides local design engineering to support site-specific changes to templates.
Reviews the masterplan for delivery and submits to senior staff for approval.
In the Center of Excellence role: Conducts master planning of expansion portfolios using global design standards and templates, incorporating regional information.
Generates project visualization, initial models using reference design templates, and cost estimates for business case inception.
Liaises with regional teams to incorporate local infrastructure into the design.
Liaises with regional and global construction cost teams to assist business case generation.
Maintains interpersonal relationships with internal technical staff, external design partners, construction management, commercial management, and regional P&L holders.
Leverages center of excellence teams and senior design staff to augment technical expertise.
Indirectly manages experienced electrical and mechanical engineering staff in the Independent Technical Review and Innovation & Development teams.
Directly responsible for managing the design schedule for assigned projects to ensure on-time creation and review of Basis of Designs (BODs), REIC Submissions, and design documentation for IFP and IFC sets.
In the regional role: Works with construction managers, general contractors, and subcontractors to deliver projects during construction and ensure full documentation and closeout.
Manages design budgets and controls change management requests during construction, in consultation with the Construction Manager.
In the Center of Excellence role: Works with regional design teams and Construction Managers to deliver Concept Designs and Standards.
Manages design costs to ensure appropriate balancing of cost flexibility and global standardization.
Stays up-to-date on advancements in design being investigated by the centers of excellence teams.
Ensures designs meet Equinix’s Global Design Standards and business needs for capacity, density, and function.

Requirements

Proven years experience in a Design MEP Firm or in the design team of a Mission Critical Building operator or subcontractor.
Proven years experience as an Architectural lead in a Mission Critical Architectural Design Practice preferred.
MSc in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering OR MSc in Architecture is preferred, BSc acceptable or extensive and demonstrable experience in role.
Architects to hold RA or AIA PE desirable but not essential.

Skills

Technical excellence
Mission critical resilience
Cost management
Design process management
Global standards application
Stakeholder management
Project management
Budget management
Change management

Location

Global

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior

Education Level

MSc in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
MSc in Architecture
BSc acceptable
RA or AIA PE desirable

Benefits

Opportunity to shape the future
Belonging and purpose
Team that welcomes you

About the Company

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, shortening the path to connectivity to enable innovations that enrich work, life and planet.
A place where bold ideas are welcomed, human connection is valued, and everyone has the opportunity to shape their future.
A career at Equinix means being at the center of shaping what comes next and amplifying customer value through innovation and impact.
You’ll work across teams, influence key decisions, and help shape the path forward.
You’ll find belonging, purpose, and a team that welcomes you—because when you feel valued, you’re empowered to do your best work.

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