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About the Role

As an integral part of the EMEA Development Group, the core objective of the Design team is to drive design innovation, standardization, and continuous improvement to enable the delivery of cost-effective and high-quality infrastructure, delivered safely and always on time. Striving for operational excellence, we specialize in pioneering technical design solutions to meet the evolving needs of our customers. Vantage is actively seeking an experienced Senior Design Manager for the London (LHR) market to strategically lead and enhance design and engineering efforts in the construction and development delivery process.

Responsibilities

Spearhead the development, review, maintenance, and enhancement of design packages, standards, and specifications, ensuring they align with strategic objectives and foster innovation.
Cultivate robust client relationships through leadership in technical meetings, providing comprehensive updates on design progress, risks, blockers, changes, and priorities to the Vantage Regional Development Director and Leadership Team.
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 in alignment with organizational goals.
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, aligned with customer and regional needs.
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

7+ years of experience in data center design management or equivalent leadership roles.
Proficiency in data center design and familiarity with Europe construction markets.
Strong knowledge of critical cooling and power infrastructure within data center projects.
Familiarity with building codes and fire ordinances.
Fluent in English.

Skills

Data center design management
Leadership
Technical acumen
Innovation
Design innovation
Standardization
Continuous improvement
Cost-effective infrastructure delivery
High-quality infrastructure delivery
Operational excellence
Technical design solutions
Engineering
Procurement processes
Collaboration
Product uniformity
Process improvement
Change management
Quality assurance
Risk management
Team development
Lessons Learned
Design briefs
Cost management
Benchmarking
Construction quality standards
Design changes management
Integration management

Location

London (LHR)

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior

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

Comprehensive suite of 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 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.
Vantage Data Centers designs, builds and operates resilient, sustainable digital infrastructure for the world’s leading technology companies with a relentless focus on our customers’ experience.
Our vision is to be the leading hyperscale data centre provider globally, making a positive and sustainable impact in the communities in which we operate.
Our core values are Trust, Accountability, Respect and Agility.

Equal Opportunity

Vantage Data Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer