Design Manager Data Center
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About the Role
Senior Design Manager needed to lead Civil, Structural, and Architectural design activities for a Data Center Campus in Abu Dhabi. Must have extensive experience in design management and data center projects.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and manage all Civil, Structural, and Architectural design activities across the Data Center Campus
- Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams, consultants, and stakeholders
- Manage preparation, review, and approval of design deliverables
- Ensure compliance with client requirements, regulations, and standards
- Lead value engineering workshops and constructability reviews
- Manage design interfaces across CSA, MEP, façade, ICT, security, and specialist systems
- Coordinate with Procurement, Construction, Commercial, Planning, and Commissioning teams
- Act as primary technical interface with Client, consultants, and authorities
- Lead, mentor, and develop design management and engineering teams
Requirements
- Experience in design management for data center projects
- Knowledge of Civil, Structural, and Architectural design
- Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams
- Experience with BIM and design coordination
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Job Purpose
- The Design Manager is responsible for leading and managing all Civil, Structural, and Architectural (CSA) design activities throughout the project lifecycle, from concept development and detailed design through construction support, commissioning, and handover.
- The role ensures that all design deliverables comply with client requirements, project objectives, regulatory requirements, and data center industry standards while maintaining alignment with project schedule, budget, quality, and constructability objectives.
- The Design Manager acts as the primary technical interface between the Client, consultants, authorities, and project teams, ensuring seamless integration between design, procurement, construction, and commissioning activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Design Leadership & Coordination: Lead and manage all Civil, Structural, and Architectural design activities across the Data Center Campus.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams, consultants, specialist contractors, and design stakeholders.
- Establish and maintain effective design management processes, governance, and reporting structures.
- Ensure alignment between design objectives, project requirements, and construction strategies.
- Design Management: Manage the preparation, review, and approval of design deliverables, including drawings, specifications, calculations, reports, BIM models, and technical submissions.
- Ensure all design deliverables comply with client requirements, applicable regulations, international standards, and data center specific requirements.
- Monitor design progress and ensure timely delivery of key milestones in accordance with the project schedule.
- Manage design interfaces across CSA, MEP, façade, ICT, security, and specialist systems.
- Technical Excellence & Risk Management: Lead value engineering workshops, constructability reviews, and technical optimisation initiatives.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate design and technical risks throughout the project lifecycle.
- Ensure technical consistency and integration across all disciplines.
- Support the development of innovative and cost effective engineering solutions while maintaining project performance requirements.
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