Data Centre Design Lead

Salter Grange Limited; Blyth; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Salter Grange Limited is recruiting an experienced Design Manager for a major hyperscale data centre project on behalf of a leading international contractor.

You will lead multidisciplinary design teams from project inception through to construction and handover, requiring a proactive leader with strong technical expertise, commercial awareness, and the ability to manage multiple stakeholders in fast-paced environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in design management, engineering, or project delivery.
• Experience on large-scale data centre or mission-critical projects.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical and electrical building services systems.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams across regions.
• Knowledge of European building regulations and standards.
• Experience with BIM environments including Revit and data environments.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the design process from concept through construction and commissioning.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams across architectural, structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, and consultants.
• Develop and manage design programmes aligned with delivery schedules.
• Review design deliverables for client requirements and standards.
• Collaborate with project managers, commercial, procurement, and site operations to maintain design intent.
• Manage design risk registers, RFIs, and design change processes.
• Ensure designs are practical, cost-effective, sustainable and buildable.
• Support value engineering while maintaining quality.

Skills

Design management

Project delivery

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem-solving

Tools

Autodesk Revit

Common data environments

Job description

Salter Grange Limited is recruiting an experienced Design Manager for a major hyperscale data centre project on behalf of a leading international contractor.

You will lead multidisciplinary design teams from project inception through to construction and handover, requiring a proactive leader with strong technical expertise, commercial awareness, and the ability to manage multiple stakeholders in fast-paced environments.