Brand-New Data Centre Design Manager — On-Site North England

PRS (Phoenix Resourcing Services); England; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

PRS (Phoenix Resourcing Services) is seeking an experienced Data Centre Design Manager for a brand-new data centre site in the North of England. This on-site, full-time role will shape the project from its earliest stages, coordinating design across development workstreams and stakeholders to deliver a technically robust solution.

You will lead multidisciplinary design interfaces, manage budgets and schedules, and engage with senior teams to drive design quality and programme delivery.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in data centre design management across early-stage development and delivery.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary design teams and consultants.
• Strong ability to manage interfaces between architecture, structural, MEP and operations.
• Commercial awareness including budgets, scopes and procurement.

Responsibilities

• Lead design coordination across site and campus development workstreams, managing deliverables, schedules, actions, risks and controls.
• Drive collaboration between architects, engineers, specialists, contractors and commissioning teams.
• Support early-stage site development, coordinating design inputs for planning, permitting and development requirements.
• Manage design programme and quality, identify issues and escalate risks before they affect delivery.
• Coordinate technical and commercial requirements to align design with budgets and construction methods.
• Develop and review scopes of work for design consultants, engineering services and construction packages.
• Support procurement and cost management, reviewing proposals and maintaining alignment with design intent.

Skills

Data centre design management

Design coordination

Multidisciplinary engineering

Stakeholder management

Job description

PRS (Phoenix Resourcing Services) is seeking an experienced Data Centre Design Manager for a brand-new data centre site in the North of England. This on-site, full-time role will shape the project from its earliest stages, coordinating design across development workstreams and stakeholders to deliver a technically robust solution.

You will lead multidisciplinary design interfaces, manage budgets and schedules, and engage with senior teams to drive design quality and programme delivery.