Data Centre Design Manager: BIM & Construction Lead

Arcadis; West of England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking an experienced Data Centre Design Manager to oversee the full design process from preliminary design through to construction and as-built documentation for datacentre projects.

You will coordinate between clients, design teams and vendors, manage BIM coordination, and ensure quality and on-time delivery of technical submittals across IFC stages. Travel to Norway is required.

Qualifications

• Degree in Architecture, Engineering, or a related field.
• Professional accreditation (e.g., CEng, PE, PMP) preferred.
• Time served experience in design management for large-scale data centre or mission critical infrastructure projects.
• Proven track record in managing design teams, BIM coordination, and technical submittals.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the full design package, ensuring compliance with client procedures and standards.
• Coordinate the breakdown and packaging of works between Pads, Utilities, Foundations (PUF), Core & Shell (C&S), and Fit Out (FO).
• Lead and participate in design meetings with clients and design teams to ensure scope clarity and no delivery gaps.
• Define technical deliverables during the Draft IFC stage and ensure delivery via CSR.
• Review preliminary designs before Draft IFC and manage BIM coordination to Final IFC.
• Oversee delivery and review of Draft and Final IFC documentation and assess constructability with MIMO.

Skills

Data centre design standards

Stakeholder management

BIM software

Project management systems

Documentation review

Education

Degree in Architecture/Engineering

Professional accreditation (CEng/PE/PMP) preferred

Tools

BIM software

Project management systems

Job description

Arcadis is seeking an experienced Data Centre Design Manager to oversee the full design process from preliminary design through to construction and as-built documentation for datacentre projects.

You will coordinate between clients, design teams and vendors, manage BIM coordination, and ensure quality and on-time delivery of technical submittals across IFC stages. Travel to Norway is required.