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About the Role

Lead the technical delivery of complex, high-performance data center projects, owning design decisions from inception through commissioning and handover. Act as the single authority for all design matters, driving technical excellence, standardization, and innovation while ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, and within budget.

Responsibilities

• Lead project design set-up and delivery, coordinating multi-disciplinary CSA and MEPH consultant teams
• Own the technical governance of projects, ensuring compliance with global and regional Design Engineering Guidelines (DEGs)
• Manage consultant procurement, appointments, performance, and budgets
• Act as the primary technical partner to Construction, Pre-Construction, Portfolio, Sales, and Operations teams
• Serve as the technical authority throughout construction, commissioning, IST, and handover
• Engage directly with customers on Build-to-Suit developments as the senior design lead
• Champion standardization, innovation, and continuous improvement, including BIM, DfMA, and emerging technologies
• Represent design in discussions with authorities, utilities, insurers, vendors, and Tier 1 contractors

Requirements

• 10–15+ years delivering mission-critical or highly serviced buildings (data centers strongly preferred)
• Strong technical background in CSA and/or MEPH (consultancy, commissioning, or owner-operator experience ideal)
• Proven experience managing complex stakeholder environments and external consultants
• Confidence operating at Director level, defending design decisions and influencing senior leaders
• Deep understanding of full project lifecycle: planning, design, permitting, construction, commissioning & IST

Experience Level

• 10-15+ years

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Architecture (Master’s / Chartered status preferred)

About the Company

• Digital Realty is the leading provider of carrier and cloud neutral data centre services by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions.
• PlatformDIGITAL®, the company’s global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx™) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges.
• Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 28 countries on 6 continents.
• We've 3,500+ colleagues around the world who work together, come up with life-changing solutions and create connections that matter every day.