Design Manager

Accenture DACH; Frankfurt; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture DACH is seeking a Design Manager in Frankfurt, Germany, to lead multi-disciplinary teams on data-centre projects. This role involves full design-cycle oversight, from concept to construction support, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and commitment to energy sustainability.

The ideal candidate will have extensive design management experience, strong communication skills, and a degree in engineering or architecture. Join us to drive innovative design solutions in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive design management experience in mission-critical infrastructure.
• Strong multidisciplinary coordination skills integrating various engineering inputs.
• Proactive in navigating regulatory and technical challenges.

Responsibilities

• Manage all design stages across architecture and engineering streams.
• Ensure integrated solutions for energy and sustainability.
• Coordinate planning submissions and interface with stakeholders.

Skills

Design management

Multidisciplinary coordination

Regulatory compliance

Client management

Technical assurance

Education

Degree in engineering, architecture, or related discipline

Job description

The Design Manager will lead multi-disciplinary teams to deliver technically robust and coordinated designs for hyperscale, enterprise, and colocation data‑centre projects. This role covers full design‑cycle oversight, including scoping, technical assurance, regulatory compliance, stakeholder engagement and interface management from concept through to construction support.

Responsibilities

• Manage all design stages across architecture, MEP, environmental, digital systems and technical advisory streams.
• Ensure integrated solutions across energy management, water systems, sustainability and operational resilience.
• Work closely with clients to shape briefs, project origination, commercial definition and feasibility alignment.
• Steer compliance with UK and international standards, ensuring design quality and project readiness.
• Support modular and prefabricated design approaches to accelerate programme delivery and improve energy efficiency.
• Coordinate planning submissions, permitting activities and interface with environmental and grid stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Extensive design‑management experience in mission‑critical or technically complex infrastructure, preferably including data centres.
• Strong multidisciplinary coordination skills, integrating engineering, architecture, digital and environmental inputs.
• Awareness of emerging UK market drivers such as power‑grid constraints, increased AI‑related energy use, net‑zero policies and the surge in new facility construction.
• A proactive, solutions‑focused approach to navigating regulatory, environmental and technical challenges.
• Excellent communication and client‑management skills.
• Degree‑level qualifications in engineering, architecture or a related discipline; chartership desirable.