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About the Role
The Subregional Design Lead oversees project set-up, design delivery, and technical coordination within the Design, Engineering & Construction (DE&C) function. This role ensures adherence to design standards, drives consistency, and resolves design challenges. You will lead consultant teams, manage stakeholders, and ensure high standards of quality, schedule, cost, and safety.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical oversight and guidance to Design Managers across the subregion and step in where required
- Lead coordination of internal and external stakeholders, including consultants, contractors, and governance bodies
- Ensure compliance with Global and Regional Design Engineering Guidelines (DEGs) and manage deviation approvals
- Review and oversee design deliverables, including Basis of Design (BoD), drawings, and technical documentation
- Manage design schedules aligned with construction and tender timelines (TES)
- Support procurement processes including issuing RFPs, evaluating bids, and advising on OFCI equipment submissions
- Act as technical lead for A/E consultants and commissioning teams, including reviewing commissioning plans and testing scripts
- Drive project reporting, budgeting, gating processes, and alignment with internal governance requirements
- Support customer engagement for build-to-suit projects and collaborate with Sales, Preconstruction, and Portfolio teams
- Contribute to continuous improvement, innovation, and standardisation initiatives (e.g. BIM, DfMA, lessons learned)
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (CSA/MEPH) or Architecture; advanced degrees or chartership preferred
- 10–15 years of experience in mission-critical or highly technical building design and delivery
- Strong understanding of data centre design or similarly complex infrastructure projects
- Experience in managing multidisciplinary design processes and consultant teams
- Familiarity with project lifecycle stages including planning, design, permitting, construction, and commissioning
- Knowledge of governance, gating processes, and change control within an owner-operator environment
- Ability to manage project budgets, schedules, risks, and technical deliverables simultaneously
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and negotiate across functions
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Proven ability to work independently, think strategically, and operate effectively in fast-paced environments
Skills
- BIM
- DfMA
Experience Level
- 10-15 years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (CSA/MEPH) or Architecture
- Advanced degrees or chartership preferred
Benefits
- Highly competitive compensation package
- Excellent benefits
- Environment that recognizes and rewards contributions
- Supportive and inclusive environment
- Development opportunities
About the Company
- Digital Realty brings companies and data together 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 25+ countries on six continents.
- Digital Realty is a publicly traded company (NYSE: DLR) with investment grade ratings from all three major ratings agencies.
Equal Opportunity
- Digital Realty is an equal opportunity employer, EOE/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled.
- All applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or other status protected by law or Company policy.