Construction Design Manager - Datacenter (H/F/X)

Digital Realty; Paris; Sur place; EUR 60 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Digital Realty is looking for a Design Manager in Paris to oversee project setup and design delivery for data centre projects. This role involves leading multidisciplinary consultant teams, ensuring alignment with budget and technical requirements, and implementing Design Engineering Guidelines. The ideal candidate has experience in mission critical building delivery, familiarity with data centre design, and strong communication skills to engage with key stakeholders. This position enables you to drive innovation while ensuring safety and quality across all project phases.

Qualifications

• Experience in a multi-disciplinary design environment is essential.
• Ability to communicate design decisions with stakeholders clearly.
• Organized and pragmatic in developing technical solutions.

Responsabilités

• Lead project setup and design delivery for data centre projects.
• Manage multi-disciplinary consultant teams.
• Oversee project costs and schedule control.

Connaissances

Mission critical building delivery experience

Data centre design experience

Change control familiarity

Communication of complex technical issues

Proactive teamwork

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in CS/MEPH engineering disciplines or Architecture

Outils

BIM/Revit

Description du poste

The Design Manager sits within the Design, Engineering & Construction function and is responsible for project set‑up, delivery control and technical coordination of consultant teams. The role ensures implementation of the company’s Design Engineering Guidelines (DEG’s) and standardised design across data centre projects within the region.

What You’ll Do

• Lead project set‑up and end‑to‑end design delivery for data centre projects, ensuring alignment with programme, budget and technical requirements
• Coordinate and manage multi‑disciplinary consultant teams across CSA and/or MEPH scopes
• Implement and govern the company’s Design Engineering Guidelines (DEG’s) and standardised design solutions
• Own design governance through the DLR Gating Process, including preparation of the Project Information Document (PID) and chairing G0/G1 calls aligned with RIBA delivery stages.
• Control and report on project cost and schedule, working closely with Delivery teams on budgets, forecasts and milestone planning
• Oversee change control activities including budget reviews, contracts, change orders and invoice approvals
• Provide technical leadership throughout delivery, resolving escalated RFIs and managing technical submittals to timely close‑out
• Co‑manage commissioning activities and Integrated Systems Testing (IST) to support safe and successful project handover
• Produce and contribute to monthly project reporting, pipeline metrics and insurance reporting in line with corporate requirements
• Champion buildability, safety and quality by design across all phases of the project lifecycle
• Lead and participate in cross‑functional design reviews, promoting innovation, DfMA strategies and best‑in‑class technical solutions
• Support the evolution of regional and global design standards by feeding in lessons learned and market insights
• Drive adoption of modern design systems and tools (e.g. BIM/Revit) and ensure standard designs are agreed at key milestones
• Collaborate closely with Portfolio, Pre‑Construction, Construction, Operations, Solutions and Sales teams to resolve design challenges and deliver project goals

What You’ll Need

• Strong mission critical building delivery experience ideally in a multi‑disciplinary design environment
• Data centre design experience is preferred or experience of highly serviced building designs within the mission critical sector
• Familiarity of gating processes/change control within an Owner Operator Development organisation is preferred
• Familiarity of multi‑disciplinary subject matters within the Group to cover the key technical areas relevant to the data centre industry inclusive of all CSA and MEPH disciplines.
• Bachelor’s degree in one of the CS/MEPH engineering disciplines or Architecture – equivalent experience in a related engineering, architecture or other discipline field will be considered
• Ability to clearly explain and communicate complex technical issues, confidently defending design decisions with senior internal and external stakeholders
• Able to work proactively and collaboratively with project teams, contractors and other specialists in a multi‑stakeholder environment
• Ability to navigate competing project pressures, assessing solution options against cost, risk, schedule and quality impacts
• Organised and pragmatic in developing and appraising technical solutions, operating effectively within a process‑orientated framework and fast‑paced environment