Design Manager – Data Centre Design Leader

Cdc; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CDC Academy

CDC Day

Parental Leave

Volunteer Leave

Employee Assistance Program

CDC Social Events

Job summary

CDC Data Centres is seeking an experienced Design Manager to lead the design delivery for large-scale data centre developments. You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams, working with internal stakeholders, A&E consultants, contractors and vendors from concept through to construction to balance technical requirements, programme, risk and customer outcomes.

You will guide design inputs across architectural, structural, mechanical and electrical disciplines, ensuring timetables are met,

Qualifications

• Experience in design management or multidisciplinary design delivery, ideally across data centres, major construction, critical infrastructure or other complex built environments.
• Strong understanding of engineering design and coordination of multiple technical disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience in driving project outcomes - managing design consultants, contractors and competing project priorities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with ability to drive teams toward milestones.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design process across multiple data centre projects, managing A&E consultants and multidisciplinary design teams.
• Coordinate architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical and specialist design inputs to deliver integrated project outcomes.
• Drive design programmes and deliverables, ensuring documentation is produced on time and to a high standard.
• Manage planning, consenting and building permit activities in collaboration with internal teams and external authorities.
• Review designs and identify opportunities to improve constructability and mitigate programme and financial risk.
• Champion Safety in Design, collaboration and continuous improvement throughout the design and construction lifecycle.

Skills

Design management

Multidisciplinary coordination

Stakeholder management

Construction project delivery

Education

Architecture/Civil/ME/EE degree

Job description

CDC Data Centres is seeking an experienced Design Manager to lead the design delivery for large-scale data centre developments. You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams, working with internal stakeholders, A&E consultants, contractors and vendors from concept through to construction to balance technical requirements, programme, risk and customer outcomes.

You will guide design inputs across architectural, structural, mechanical and electrical disciplines, ensuring timetables are met,