Senior Design Director, Data Centre & Critical Infra

Tanqeeb; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Tanqeeb is seeking an Associate Director – Design Management for a semi-government data centre portfolio in Abu Dhabi. The role leads design governance, technical standards, and delivers projects from concept to handover.

You will manage architects, engineers and OEMs, drive value engineering, and ensure performance, resilience and energy efficiency across critical infrastructure with global standards in mind.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Civil/Structural Eng. or similar.
• Chartered Engineer status or equivalent desirable.
• Data centre qualifications (CDCP, CDCS, uptime) advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead design management across data centre projects from feasibility to handover.
• Establish and improve design standards, reference designs, and documentation.
• Oversee Basis of Design and ensure alignment with requirements and regulations.
• Translate objectives into technical requirements and manage the design lifecycle.
• Coordinate multi-discipline teams including architects, consultants and OEMs.
• Lead design governance, assurance processes, and design reviews.
• Oversee BIM, model coordination, clash detection and information exchange.
• Provide senior technical input on critical MEP and data centre systems.

Skills

Data centre design

MEP systems

BIM & digital design

Design governance

Stakeholder management

Value engineering

Regulatory standards

Energy efficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Chartered Engineer status

CDCP / Uptime Institute qualifications

Tools

BIM tools

Project management software

Job description

Tanqeeb is seeking an Associate Director – Design Management for a semi-government data centre portfolio in Abu Dhabi. The role leads design governance, technical standards, and delivers projects from concept to handover.

You will manage architects, engineers and OEMs, drive value engineering, and ensure performance, resilience and energy efficiency across critical infrastructure with global standards in mind.