Data Center Design Manager — Lead Multi-Site Projects

AECOM; Bogotá ciudad; On-site; COP 180,000,000 - 280,000,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Design Manager - Data Centers to be based in Bogota, Colombia. The candidate will oversee a range of data center projects from due diligence through construction documents and administration.

Responsibilities include leading design resources, managing multi-site plans, client meetings, and growing the data center design team while ensuring schedule and budget adherence and high quality standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering, plus eight (8) years of relevant experience in design and/or project management or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Active or recent leadership in data center and mission-critical trade organization
• Excellent communication in Spanish and English (written/oral).

Responsibilities

• Identify, onboard, and offboard design resources in coordination with department leadership (as needed to support project execution).
• Lead data center core and shell due diligence and design projects (including civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, security, and fire protection for greenfield and add/move/change projects) from start to finish, ensuring budget/schedule adherence, satisfaction of design requirements, and repeatable quality.
• Develop and enforce multi-site project and program management plans.
• Administer, oversee, and perform peer review and quality checks in line with client and AECOM standards.
• Oversee and maintain responsibility for project basis of design and localization process.
• Establish and oversee a process to detect, track and resolve scope changes, errors, or inconsistencies throughout the design process.
• Host and attend meetings with clients and external stakeholders.
• Manage and grow AECOM’s data center design team, fostering a sense of comradery, collective ownership, and collaboration.
• Proactively manage and communicate change throughout the project both within AECOM and to our clients.
• Identify problems early and develop creative solutions.
• Proactively communicate with all stakeholders to provide project updates and resolve outstanding issues.
• Develop technical and financial proposals for new and add/move/change data center design projects.
• Develop trusting relationships with client stakeholders.
• Oversee preparation of project administration documents.

Skills

Leadership

Bilingual

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture or Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

PMP Certification

Job description

AECOM is seeking a Design Manager - Data Centers to be based in Bogota, Colombia. The candidate will oversee a range of data center projects from due diligence through construction documents and administration.

Responsibilities include leading design resources, managing multi-site plans, client meetings, and growing the data center design team while ensuring schedule and budget adherence and high quality standards.