Senior Design Manager

4 days ago

Newport, Newport, United Kingdom Vantage Data Centers Full time
About Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion, equity, respect, and acceptance. We celebrate diversity and strive to learn from each other's experiences.

As a leading provider of data center solutions, Vantage powers, cools, protects, and connects the technology of the world's top hyperscalers, cloud providers, and large enterprises. With a presence in North America, EMEA, and Asia Pacific, Vantage has revolutionized data center design to deliver significant gains in reliability, efficiency, and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

Design Team

The Design Team is an integral part of the EMEA Development Group, with a core objective to drive design innovation, standardization, and continuous improvement to enable the delivery of cost-effective and high-quality infrastructure, delivered safely and on time. We specialize in pioneering technical design solutions to meet the evolving needs of our customers.

Position Description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Design Manager to lead and enhance design and engineering efforts in our Cardiff campus. The role involves holistic ownership of the design life cycle, managing engineering teams, overseeing procurement processes, and serving as the primary point of contact for department leaders. The Senior Design Manager will foster seamless collaboration across functions, drive uniformity in product delivery, and work closely with the Design Program Office team to improve processes and tackle engineering challenges.

Key Responsibilities
  • Strategic Design Leadership: Develop, review, maintain, and enhance design packages, standards, and specifications to align with strategic objectives and foster innovation.
  • Client Relationship Management: 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.
  • Strategic Procurement and Vendor Management: 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.
  • Continuous Process Improvement: 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.
  • Quality Assurance and Risk Management: 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.
  • Team Development: Conduct regular meetings with design teams, provide feedback, and foster a culture of continuous improvement through Lessons Learned meetings.
  • Technical Interface: Utilize advanced technical expertise to interface with the end user/customer, ensuring strict compliance with project requirements, codes, and specifications.
  • Design Brief: 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.
  • Cost Management: Actively provide insight into potential cost implications arising from project and design-based development.
  • Benchmarking and Quality: Drive benchmarking initiatives for internal regional alignment and ensure the highest design and construction quality standards.
  • Coordination and Integration: Proactively manage all design changes proposed by internal departments and third parties, ensuring seamless integration.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in construction management, building services engineering, or a related technical field from an accredited institution preferred. Alternative, relevant education or experience such as military service or exceptional experience/training may be considered.
  • 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.

As the Senior Design Manager, you will be instrumental in advancing the design and engineering excellence of Vantage's data center projects, contributing to the growth and success of our organization. Your technical acumen, leadership skills, and dedication to innovation will shape the future of data center development in the region.

Vantage Data Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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