You will be part of an international team of specialized designers and engineers, collaborating across regions and borders on some of our company's most significant data centre and mission critical projects in Europe.
This role offers a genuine opportunity to drive and influence design strategy, standards and ways of working across regions, within a culture of technical excellence, knowledge sharing and collaboration among experts and professionals. You will take on design leadership responsibilities for large, complex data centre projects in Germany and across Europe, working closely with colleagues from multiple disciplines and geographies.
You will lead multidisciplinary teams through early concept, planning, detailed design and delivery, guiding projects through construction while maintaining design intent, technical quality and coordination under demanding programme and regulatory conditions.
As a Senior Design Manager / Project Manager Design - Data Centre, you will:
* Own and drive the design strategy across disciplines from concept through delivery
* Lead architects, specialist engineers and consultants as a single, integrated team
* Manage design programmes, deliverables, interfaces and approvals
* Act as the primary design interface between clients, authorities and internal teams
* Ensure design quality, technical compliance, cost, risk, and programme
* Champion sustainability, resilience and long term performance
* Mentor junior and senior team members and help shape best practice across the group
Does this role inspire you? We are looking for someone passionate about sustainable data centre design and who possesses:
* Extensive experience leading design on complex, multidisciplinary projects
* Experience in mission critical, industrial, infrastructure or highly technical projects
* Minimum of 10 years professional experience
* Strong understanding of HOAI, RIBA or equivalent frameworks
* Confidence navigating planning, permitting and authority processes
* Degree in architecture, engineering, or a related discipline
* Excellent communication and team leadership skills
* Very good written and spoken English skills and preferably German