Data Centre Design Manager - Equity Eligible PM Lead

PRS; North East; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity eligibility

25 days' annual leave + public hols

Private medical and dental cover

Life assurance & income protection

Job summary

PRS is seeking an experienced Design Manager to lead design activities for large-scale data centre developments in the UK. You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams, manage budgets and schedules, and drive timely decision-making across internal and external stakeholders.

The role requires a degree in engineering or related field, at least five years in design or project delivery, and strong experience with MEP coordination and BIM tools. Travel to project sites is expected as needed.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture or related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum five years in design management, construction, development or project delivery.
• Experience coordinating projects from early design through procurement, construction and completion.
• Strong grasp of project controls: budgets, schedules, risk and change control.
• Experience managing external consultants and multidisciplinary teams.
• Proficiency with design and project tools and software.

Responsibilities

• Manage design activities across data centre projects to meet programme, budget and quality.
• Maintain schedules, budgets, risk registers and progress reports.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, consultants, contractors and commissioning partners.
• Support site development, planning and entitlement activities.
• Review scopes, design submissions and cost estimates for accuracy.
• Assist procurement with equipment delivery tracking and stakeholder comms.
• Review design changes and provide recommendations on changes.
• Coordinate design reviews and document key decisions and actions.
• Work with construction, operations, procurement and commercial teams for delivery.
• Participate in project meetings and escalate risks or programme issues.
• Contribute to site due diligence and campus master planning.

Skills

Budget management

Schedule management

Stakeholder management

MEP coordination

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction/Architecture

Postgraduate qualification in related field

Tools

Bluebeam

Revit

BIM 360

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

PRS is seeking an experienced Design Manager to lead design activities for large-scale data centre developments in the UK. You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams, manage budgets and schedules, and drive timely decision-making across internal and external stakeholders.

The role requires a degree in engineering or related field, at least five years in design or project delivery, and strong experience with MEP coordination and BIM tools. Travel to project sites is expected as needed.